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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Latin American >> Mexican >> Mexican

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. ORIGINAL DIRECTIONS: | 2. Crumble beef into a large microwave-safe bowl. Cover and microwave on high for 6-7 minutes or until meat is no longer pink, stirring every minute. Drain fat from meat. Stir in tomato paste, water and taco seasoning. Cover and cook in microwave on high for 3-4 minutes until heated through, stirring once. Spoon about 1/3 cup meat mixture down the center or each tortilla (set remaining meat mixture aside). Roll tightly and place seam-side down in greased, shallow 2 1/2 quart dish. In separate microwave-safe bowl, combine cheese sauce & chiles. Cover and cook on high for 1 minute. Stir and pour over tortillas. Spoon remaining meat mixture down the center of tortillas. Cover and cook on high for 5-6 minutes or until heated through. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving. | 3. MY WAY: | 4. Cook beef in large skillet until no longer pink, draining fat from meat. Stir in tomato paste, water, taco seasoning, bell pepper, onion, cumin, chili powder and chili flakes. Cook until heated through. Spoon about 1/3 cup meat mixture down the center or each tortilla (set remaining meat mixture aside). Roll tightly and place seam-side down in greased 9x13" baking dish. In small pan, combine cheese/cheese sauce & chiles. Cook and stir until well combined and pour over tortillas. Spoon remaining meat mixture down the center of tortillas. Sprinkle with Mexican-blend cheese. Cover with plastic wrap and cook in microwave on high for 5-6 minutes or until heated through. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
beef	1 1/2	1/2	ground lean	795.6018	0.0	156.8764	18.292
onion	1		chopped	60.0	14.01	1.65	0.15
tomato paste	1	can		139.4	32.147	7.343999999999999	0.799
water	1	cup		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
taco seasoning	1	envelope		-	-	-	-
flour tortilla	10 -12		warmed	-	-	-	-
cheese sauce	1	jar		-	-	-	-
green chilies	1	can	chopped	89.955	21.2744	4.4978	0.4498
bell pepper	1		cut	-	-	-	-
onion	1		chopped	60.0	14.01	1.65	0.15
cumin	1	teaspoon		7.875	0.929	0.374	0.4677
chili flake	1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
chili powder	1/2	teaspoon		3.807	0.6709999999999999	0.1817	0.1928
mexican cheese	2	cups	shredded blend	984.72	12.2232	56.6016	79.1472

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.