Chicken Taco salad
Anyone who knows Dr. bear knows how he loves Mexican food.  When we decided to try a low fat, low calorie diet the dinners we missed the most were the Mexican dinners at the El Puerto in Edmonds.  So we headed to the grocery store with our reading glasses and calculator to see what combinations with a Spanish flavor we could substitute for our esteemed El dinners.  The following taco salad is a delightful combination of flavors and if you follow this recipe you will have a huge plate of food at about 400 calories.  If you prefer a veggie salad, substitute low fat canned Pinquito beans (80 calories for 127 grams [1/2 cup] serving).  We use a low fat flour tortilla, sprayed with a butter-flavored cooking spray, draped over a small glass oven proof bowl and baked for about 20 minutes until crispy to make a "Northern Style" shell for the salad
Senor Oso's Gordo Pollo Taco Salad
 

1 low fat tortilla - baked	130 calories
250 grams lettuce, shredded	35 calories
75 grams sweet onion, chopped	30 calories
100 grams tomato, chopped	20 calories
50 grams celery, thinly sliced	10 calories
50 grams green onion	20 calories
100 grams baked chicken, sliced	100 calories
1 oz non fat cheese, shredded	35 calories
1 tablespoon non fat sour cream	20 calories

            
That's it - 400 calories and mucho grande delicioso!
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