Greek-style Burrito

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2/3 cup uncooked rice
• 1 3/4 lbs extra lean ground beef (91%)
• 4 small garlic cloves, peeled and minced
• 1/2 teaspoon dried mint
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup plain fat-free yogurt
• 4 (6 inch) flour tortillas, warmed (you may choose to make your own)
• 1/2 head iceberg lettuce, outer leaves removed, shredded

Recipe

• 1 place rice and 1 1/3 cup water in medium saucepan. cover and bring to a boil. reduce heat to low and simmer for 14 minutes. do not stir or lift cover. remove from heat and let steam, covered for an additional 10 minutes.
• 2 meanwhile, brown beef and garlic in a large, non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. drain on paper towels to remove all fat. you may use a mesh strainer, as i do.
• 3 return meat/garlic mixture to skillet and add mint, oregano, cumin and salt.
• 4 cook over medium heat 1 minute, stirring constantly.
• 5 remove from heat. add the yogurt and the cooked rice, mixing well.
• 6 spoon onto center of warm tortilla, top with lettuce and roll up.
• 7 note: you can warm the tortillas in the microwave oven. lay them flat and heat them at medium power for 45-50 seconds. check about half-way through, and be sure not to over-heat them. all microwave ovens heat differently.
• 8 you can also warm them in the oven at 250° by wrapping them in aluminum
• 9 foil and heat in 250° oven for 10 minutes.