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Crispy Lentil Tacos in Lettuce Cups with Lime Crema & Charred Veggies

Serves
4 servings
Prep
10 min
Cook
20 min
Cost
$10.75
Nutrition
320 cal · 15g protein
  • quick
  • meatless

🍳 1 pan

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Crispy Lentil Tacos in Lettuce Cups with Lime Crema & Charred Veggies is a Mexican weeknight dinner that serves 4 and is on the table in about 30 minutes, for around $11 in groceries. You'll need 1 pan, and the 8 ingredients below are everyday supermarket items. Add it to your week and the whole grocery list lands in your Instacart cart in one tap.

Goes with: Fresh fruit (2 min)

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Ingredients

  • 2 cans canned lentils
  • 2 heads butter lettuce
  • 2 medium zucchini
  • 1 medium red onion
  • 1 can coconut milk
  • 2 lime
  • 2 tsp cumin
  • 3 tbsp olive oil

Steps

  1. Drain and rinse 2 cans lentils, toss with 2 teaspoons cumin, and sauté in 2 tablespoons olive oil over medium-high heat for 8 minutes until edges crisp; meanwhile, chop zucchini and red onion and char in 1 tablespoon olive oil in a separate skillet for 6 minutes.
  2. Whisk together 1 cup coconut milk with juice from 1 lime to make a crema sauce.
  3. Separate 8–12 lettuce leaves, fill each with 1/4 of the lentil mixture, top with charred vegetables, drizzle with lime crema, and serve immediately.

On the side: Fresh fruit (2 min)

1 lb fruit (grapes or apples)

  1. Wash and slice the fruit and put it on the table.

Nutrition per serving

Calories320
Protein 19%Carbs 48%Fat 33%
Protein
15 g
Carbohydrates
38 g
Fiber
10 g
Sugar
5 g
Fat
12 g
Saturated fat
1 g
Sodium
520 mg

Estimated from the ingredients and amounts in this recipe; brands and portions vary. Not medical or dietary advice.

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