Mince lettuce cups

Serves: 6

Time to make: 20 mins , excludes making base mixes

Ingredients

1 portion Tasty chickpeagarbanzoX mix (see tip)
1 portion Basic mince ground beefXmix (see tip)
1 portion Basic rice salad mix (see tip)
1 ½ cups diced vegetables (such as carrot, courgettezucchiniX, capsicums)
½ cup fresh mint
1 cos lettuce or iceberg lettuce
1 small cucumber, diced
⅓ cup low-fat plain yoghurt

Instructions

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1 Remove chickpea mix, mince mix and rice salad mix from freezer the night before.

2 Place chickpea mix, mince mix and vegetables in a large non- stick pan and heat through until hot. Add a little water if the mix is a little thick for you. Stir in half the mint.

3 Break lettuce leaves up to form cups and arrange on serving plates. Spoon in mince. Scatter with cucumber. Drizzle with yoghurt and remaining mint and serve with rice salad drizzled with pre-made dressing.

Variations

Make it gluten free: When making mixes beforehand, check curry powder is gluten free and use gluten-free tomato paste in Basic mince mix; check ground spices in Tasty chickpea mix are gluten-free; and use gluten-free vinaigrette in Basic rice salad mix.

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Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 503 cal

Kilojoules 2110 kJ

Protein 33 g

Total fat 17 g

Saturated fat 4 g

Carbohydrates 55 g

Sugar 24 g

Dietary fibre 8 g

Sodium 240 mg

Calcium 210 mg

Iron 6.5 mg

Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.