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.

• Prep: 20 min
• Cook: 25 min
• Total: 45 min
• Servings: 4
• Cuisine: Southwestern
• Difficulty: Easy

Dietary

• Gluten-Free
• Nut-Free
• Soy-Free
• Egg-Free
• Pescatarian
• High-Protein

Tags

• quick
• healthy
• savory
• fresh
• crowd-pleaser
• stir-fry

Ingredients

• 6 mini bell peppers (sweet)
• 8 lettuce leaves
• 1 cup instant brown rice (dry)
• 1 pound tilapia filet (fresh or frozen, thawed)
• 2 teaspoon Southwest chipotle seasoning (no sodium)
• 2 tablespoon canola oil (divided)
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 2 limes (divided)
• 0.25 cup sour cream (reduced-fat)
• 0.5 cup yellow corn (frozen or canned, no-salt added)
• 1 tomato (medium)
• 1 onion (small)
• 1 clove garlic (minced)
• 1 jalapeno pepper (minced)

Instructions

1. Slice mini bell peppers in half vertically.
2. Arrange lettuce leaf and 8 pepper halves on a serving platter.
3. Cook instant brown rice according to package directions.
4. To make salsa fresca, dice remaining mini bell pepper halves, tomato, and onion; mix with yellow corn, garlic, jalapeno 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 tilapia filet to pan, and cook for 3 minutes on each side (cook fish until it is opaque, 145 ºF). Flake with a fork and place in a serving dish.
8. When instant brown rice is done, stir in remaining 1/2 tablespoon canola oil, juice from one lime, and ¼ tsp salt.
9. Cut remaining lime into wedges.
10. To serve, set out pepper-lettuce platter, instant brown rice, tilapia filet, salsa fresca, sour cream, and lime, and let diners build their own boats and wraps.

Notes

Serving Suggestion: Serve with an 8 ounce glass of fat-free (skim) milk. Substitute brown rice with another quick cooking grain, such as whole-wheat couscous if desired.

Nutrition (per serving)

• Calories: 505
• Protein: 29 g
• Carbohydrates: 69.8 g
• Fat: 12.9 g
• Fiber: 5.9 g
• Sodium: 370 mg
• Saturated Fat: 2.7 g
• Sugar: 7.3 g
• Cholesterol: 51 mg