Inside-Out Taco Salad Wraps
Recipe from Old El Paso

Wrap up traditional taco fillings in a lettuce leaf for a handheld taco salad.


Inside-Out Taco Salad Wraps

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Ingredients
Dipping Sauce
  • 1  cup
    Old El PasoŽ Thick 'n Chunky salsa
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  • 1/2  cup
    peach preserves
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  • 1/2  teaspoon
    liquid smoke
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  • 1/2  teaspoon
    Worcestershire sauce
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Wraps
  • 2/3  cup
    diced peeled jicama
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  • 2  teaspoons
    fresh lime juice
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  • 1 
    ripe large avocado, pitted, peeled, and coarsely chopped
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  • 1  container
    (18 ounces) refrigerated taco sauce with seasoned ground beef
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  • 1 3/4  cups
    coarsely crushed tortilla chips
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  • 1/4  cup
    chopped green onions (4 medium)
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  • 1  can
    (2.25 ounces) sliced ripe olives, drained
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  • 1/2  cup
    finely shredded sharp cheddar cheese (2 ounces)
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  • 1/4  cup
    coarsely chopped fresh cilantro
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  • 12  large
    leaves Bibb lettuce, rinsed, patted dry with paper towels
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Directions
1.
In small bowl, mix all dipping sauce ingredients; set aside. In another small bowl, mix jicama with 1 teaspoon of the lime juice. In third small bowl, mix avocado with remaining teaspoon lime juice. Heat taco sauce with ground beef in microwave as directed on container.
2.
On large serving platter, layer crushed chips, warm taco sauce with ground beef, jicama, avocado, onions, olives and cheese. Sprinkle cilantro over top. On large plate, arrange lettuce leaves.
3.
To serve, spoon about 1/3 cup layered fillings onto each lettuce leaf; wrap lettuce around filling. Serve with dipping sauce.

Tips:
No peach preserves? Apricot preserves makes a yummy stand-in.
Nutrition information
1 Serving: Calories 440 (Calories from Fat 190), Total Fat 21g (Saturated Fat 6g, Trans Fat 1/2g), Cholesterol 30mg; Sodium 1230mg; Total Carbohydrate 50g (Dietary Fiber 5g, Sugars 18g), Protein 14g; Percent Daily Value: Vitamin A 30.00%; Vitamin C 8.00%; Calcium 10.00%; Iron 20.00%; Exchanges: 2 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 Fat; Carbohydrate Choices: 3 Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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