Mexicalli Pie - Serves 8
16 ounces ground 90% lean turkey or beef
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped green and/or red bell peppers
1 1/2 cups frozen whole kernel corn
1 cup chunky salsa
3/4 (3 ounces) Kraft shredded reduced-fat
Cheddar Cheese
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
1 cup (3 ounces) crushed corn chips
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large skillet
sprayed with olive-oil-flavored cooking spray,
brown meat, onions, and green pepper. Add
corn, salsa, Cheddar Cheese, and black pepper.
Spray a 10-inch pie plate with olive-oil-flavored
cooking spray. Place meat mixture in pie plate.
Top with crushed corn chips. Bake 30 minutes.
Cool 10 minutes before serving.
Each serving equals:
HE: 2 Protein, 3/4 Bread, 1/2 Vegetable, 1/4 slider,
10 optional calories
204 calories, 10 gm fat, 15 gm protein, 14 gm carbohydrate,
324 mg sodium, 2 gm fiber
DIABETIC: 2 MEAT, 1 STARCH