BEEF TORTILLA BURGERS

INGREDIENTS:
1 medium (200g) red pepper
1 medium (200g) green pepper
8 x 20cm flour tortillas
8 lettuce leaves, shredded
1/3 cup (80ml) low-fat sour cream
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley

PATTIES:
310g can red kidney beans, rinsed, drained
500g very lean minced beef
1 small (80g) onion,finely chopped
35g packet taco seasoning mix
cooking oil spray

SALSA:
1 small (80g) onion, chopped
4 medium (300g) egg tomatoes,chopped
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
1 tablespoon mild sweet chilli sauce

METHOD:
Quarter peppers, remove seeds and membranes.
Grill peppers, skin side up, until skin blisters and blackens.
Peel skin, slice peppers.
Shape tortillas into cones, place on oven tray, place an individual ovenproof mould in center of each cone to help keep its shape while heating.
Heat tortillas in moderate oven about 5 minutes or until crisp.
Fill each tortilla with lettuce, peppers, salsa and 2 teaspoons sour cream, sprinkle with parsley.
PATTIES:
Mash half the beans.
Combine beef, all the beans, onion and seasoning mix in bowl, mix well
Shape mixture into 8 patties.
Place patties on oven tray coated with cooking oil spray, cover, refrigerate for 1 hour.
Bake in moderately hot oven about 25 minutes or until patties are firm.

SALSA:
Combine all ingredients in bowl, mix well.


Makes 8.
Per serve: 10.1g fat.
Calories: 305.
Suitable if you have diabetes.