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Fiesta Lettuce Wraps and Pepper Boats

4 servings

Fiesta Lettuce Wraps and Pepper Boats

Using bell peppers and lettuce for wraps is a fun way to increase vegetables on the plate. Lettuce leaves and mini peppers are perfect for a build-your-own Southwestern meal or as appetizers. USDA MyPlate Kitchen — Produce for Better Health Foundation (public domain), via myplate.food

Ingredients

  • 6 sweet, mini bell peppers
  • 8 lettuce leaves
  • 1 cup instant brown rice — dry
  • 1 pound tilapia filets, fresh or frozen — thawed
  • 2 teaspoons Southwest chipotle seasoning — no sodium
  • 2 tablespoons canola oil — divided
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 limes — divided
  • 1/4 cup reduced-fat sour cream
  • For the Salsa Fresca:
  • 1/2 cup yellow corn — frozen or canned, no-salt added
  • 1 medium tomato
  • 1 small onion
  • 1 clove garlic — minced
  • 1 jalapeno pepper — minced
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

Method

  1. Slice peppers in half vertically.
  2. Arrange lettuce and 8 pepper halves on a serving platter.
  3. Cook brown rice according to package directions.
  4. To make salsa fresca , dice remaining pepper halves, tomato, and onion; mix with corn, garlic, jalapeño pepper, and 1/4 teaspoon salt.
  5. Sprinkle both sides of tilapia filets with Southwest chipotle seasoning.
  6. Heat 1 1/2 tablespoons canola oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
  7. Add fish to pan, and cook for 3 minutes on each side (cook fish until it is opaque, 145 ºF).
  8. Flake with a fork and place in a serving dish.
  9. When rice is done, stir in remaining 1/2 tablespoon oil, juice from one lime, and ¼ tsp salt.
  10. Cut remaining lime into wedges.
  11. To serve, set out pepper-lettuce platter, rice, fish, salsa fresca , sour cream, and lime, and let diners build their own boats and wraps

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