Black Bean & Cilantro Lettuce Wraps with Yellow Squash

Need a gluten free, dairy free, and lacto ovo vegetarian main course? Black Bean & Cilantro Lettuce Wraps with Yellow Squash could be a tremendous recipe to try. One serving contains 561 calories, 27g of protein, and 11g of fat. This recipe serves 1. For $1.89 per serving, this recipe covers 32% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of lime, cilantro, yellow squash, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. 40 people found this recipe to be tasty and satisfying. It is brought to you by Green Lite Bites. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. Overall, this recipe earns a great spoonacular score of 97%. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Spicy Black Bean Lettuce Wraps, Easy Turkey & Broccoli Lettuce Wraps with Chinese Black Bean Sauce, and Cilantro-Lime Turkey Taco Lettuce Wraps.

Servings: 1

 

Ingredients:

1 15oz can of Black beans drained and rinsed

About 1/2 cup chopped cilantro

1 tbsp honey (21g)

Pinch of Kosher Salt

1 lime

2 tsp olive oil (9g)

About 1/2 cup of yellow squash chopped small (I used 2 tiny ones)

Equipment:

Cooking instruction summary:

Zest the lime then cut in half. Squeeze out the just and add it to the beans, squash, cilantro, salt, honey and olive oil.If you don’t have a fresh lime, mine yielded just over 2 tbsp of juice. Bottled will work in a pinch.Toss everything together.Cover and let sit in the fridge for at least 20 minutes.I ended up with about 2 and 1/2 cups. I used a cup to make 3 yummy wraps on lettuce leaves and topped them with just a bit of fat free feta for a salty bite.I’m giving the nutritional information for 2 servings. Each will be about 1 and 1/4 cup. My other serving is in the fridge right now. I can’t wait to get my hands on it! It’s probably even better than it was yesterday!

 

Step by step:


1. Zest the lime then cut in half. Squeeze out the just and add it to the beans, squash, cilantro, salt, honey and olive oil.If you don’t have a fresh lime, mine yielded just over 2 tbsp of juice. Bottled will work in a pinch.Toss everything together.Cover and let sit in the fridge for at least 20 minutes.I ended up with about 2 and 1/2 cups. I used a cup to make 3 yummy wraps on lettuce leaves and topped them with just a bit of fat free feta for a salty bite.I’m giving the nutritional information for 2 servings. Each will be about 1 and 1/4 cup. My other serving is in the fridge right now. I can’t wait to get my hands on it! It’s probably even better than it was yesterday!


Nutrition Information:

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561k Calories
27g Protein
10g Total Fat
96g Carbs
59% Health Score
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Calories
561k
28%

Fat
10g
16%

  Saturated Fat
1g
10%

Carbohydrates
96g
32%

  Sugar
19g
22%

Cholesterol
0.0mg
0%

Sodium
1678mg
73%

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Protein
27g
54%

Fiber
32g
128%

Folate
286µg
72%

Manganese
1mg
57%

Vitamin C
42mg
52%

Iron
8mg
50%

Phosphorus
497mg
50%

Copper
0.91mg
46%

Potassium
1578mg
45%

Vitamin B1
0.65mg
43%

Magnesium
164mg
41%

Vitamin B2
0.62mg
37%

Vitamin K
32µg
31%

Vitamin B6
0.4mg
20%

Calcium
186mg
19%

Zinc
2mg
17%

Vitamin B3
3mg
16%

Vitamin A
703IU
14%

Vitamin E
1mg
11%

Vitamin B5
1mg
11%

Selenium
6µg
9%

covered percent of daily need
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