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Hungry Girl Today: 4.15.08
CHEW THE RIGHT THING
BITE IT!
HG's Cheesy Beefy Supreme Wrap
I'll Melt With You!
Everywhere we turn these days, we see print ads and commercials for Taco
Bell's Cheesy Beefy Melt. And quite frankly, we were starting to get weak. So
we headed on over to The Bell, picked up one of those Melts, scrutinized its
cheesy innards, and got busy in the kitchen. The result is this fantabulous
swap. Check it out!
Ingredients:
1 La Tortilla Factory Whole Wheat Low-Carb/Low-Fat Tortilla, Large
(sometimes labeled Smart & Delicious Smart & Delicious Low Carb High
Fiber)
1/2 cup frozen ground-beef-style soy crumbles (like Boca Ground Burger or
Morningstar Farms Meal Starters Grillers Recipe Crumbles)
1/2 cup shredded fat-free cheddar cheese
1/2 wedge The Laughing Cow cheese, Light Original Swiss
1 tbsp. fat-free sour cream
1 tsp. taco seasoning mix
1/2 tsp. taco sauce
Directions:
Place frozen soy crumbles, Laughing Cow cheese and taco seasoning mix in
a small microwave-safe bowl. Heat in microwave for 45 - 60 seconds.
Remove, add taco sauce, and mix well. Lay tortilla out on a large microwave-
safe plate, and then warm it in the microwave for about 10 seconds. Place
the soy crumble mixture in the center of the tortilla. Next, cover the mixture
with the shredded cheese. Place the tortilla, open-faced, in the microwave for
about 40 seconds (until shredded cheese has melted slightly). Remove plate
from the microwave, and place sour cream on top of the melty cheese layer.
Then, wrap the tortilla up by first folding in the sides and then rolling it up
from the bottom. With the seam side down on the plate, heat the wrap in the
microwave for another 30 seconds. Enjoy! MAKES 1 SERVING
Serving Size: 1 Cheesy Beefy Supreme Wrap (entire recipe)
Calories: 267
Fat: 6g
Sodium: 1,460mg
Carbs: 30g
Fiber: 16g
Sugars: 2g
Protein: 38g
POINTS® value 5*
FIGHT IT!
Taco Bell's Cheesy Beefy Melt
Cheesy Meltdown!
What's the deal with Taco Bell's Cheesy Beefy Melt? It has some sort of a
cult following. And apparently, it launched months ago but was removed from
the menu. Then (due to popular demand), it was added back. Now there's a
HUGE publicity push for the thing. When we got ours back to the HG HQ and
unrolled it, we were slightly horrified by what we saw. For starters, the tortilla
was HUGE. Also, inside it was a pile of oily goo. And shockingly, the main
ingredient wasn't cheese OR beef -- it was RICE. In fact, it should be called
the Cheesy RICEY Melt. To be fair, we did taste it, and it didn't taste bad. But
how could it? After all, it's got all that fatty cheese and sour cream (those
things are easy on the taste buds -- even we know that!). Our version,
though made with "meaty" soy crumbles and not actual beef, is STILL way
beefier and cheesier than Taco Bell's. And in case you're wondering, the
cheese in the regular version does NOT stretch for several feet when you
bite into it, like it does in the commercials. Bummer.
Serving Size: 1 Cheesy Beefy Melt
Calories: 570
Fat: 29g
Sodium: 1,540mg
Carbs: 51g
Fiber: 4g
Sugars: 4g
Protein: 26g
POINTS® value 13*
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CHEW ON THIS:
Tomorrow, April 16th, is Day of the Mushroom. Sounds like a GREAT day to
whip up a batch of yummy Portabella Skins. Mmmmm!
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*The Points® values for these products and/or recipes were calculated by
Hungry Girl and are not an endorsement or approval of the product, recipe
or its manufacturer or developer by Weight Watchers International, Inc., the
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