Lean Mexican

We have a Mexican inspired dish weekly in our home and one of my favorites is so deliciously lean and easy we have it quite often.

• 1 lb of ground chicken (the leanest of the ground meats. You can use turkey or lean beef)
• 1 packet of low sodium taco flavoring
• 1 can of black beans (rinsed and drained)
• 1 c of frozen corn

Calories: 260 Carbs: 30 Fat: 7 Protein: 24

This is the base of the dish. I recommend to make it once this way, then figure out what else to add to it!

1. Brown the meat and drain any grease. (I like to put the heel of my bread loaf down in the grease to soak it up, then toss the bread.)
2. Add corn, drained & rinsed black beans and taco packet and stir.
3. Sometimes I add some water, depending on what kind of texture I want.

We often add onions, peppers of all colors, diced tomatoes, jalepenos, etc. I recommend to steer clear of sour cream, substitute plain greek yogurt if you're like me and just need that creamier flavor. I also like to scoop out half an avacado and mash it to add a creamy taste. I omit the taco sauce and use Frank's Hot Sauce instead since the calorie count is lower.

This takes about 15 minutes to make and has about 5-6 1 cup servings depending on how many veggies you toss in there.

Ole!