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Burrito's are a mexican snack food that are extremely versatile and portable, as such they are ideal for bodybuilders as snack foods in between main meals or as main meals.

This burrito recipe is easy to make. Garnish with shredded lettuce, sour cream, chopped tomatoes, or your favorite garnish. Scroll down the page for more burrito recipes and related recipes.

INGREDIENTS:

• 250g extra lean ground beef (alternatively use chicken or soya mince)
• 100g Brown Rice
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1 Green Pepper
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• 1 teaspoon dried leaf oregano, crumbled
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
• 1 can kidney beans
• 1 can chopped tomatoes
• 6 large wholemeal flour tortillas
• shredded lettuce
• garnishes either: guacamole/salsa/cheese/sour cream

PREPARATION:

In a saucepan bring some water to the boil and add Brown Rice, simmer for 30 minutes or until just soft then put to one side. In a large skillet over medium heat, cook ground beef, onion, and garlic until meat is browned, stirring often to break up meat. Drain well. Add chili powder, oregano, cumin, salt, and pepper; simmer for 10 minutes. Add beans, rice and 1/2 cup of chopped tomatoes. Heat thoroughly. Wrap tortillas in foil and place in a 350° oven to heat for 10 minutes. Spoon about 1/2 cup of the ground beef mixture onto each tortilla; roll tightly and place seam-side down on serving platter lined with shredded lettuce. Garnish and serve with any of the following: shredded cheese, sliced ripe olives, chopped tomatoes, sour cream or guacamole, and more shredded lettuce. Burrito recipe makes 8 burritos[/size]

Fitday has this lot at 350 cals per Burrito, 21%prot (20g)/85%carbs/10%fat (3%saturated)

So two Burritos are 700cals with 40g of Protein!

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