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Taco Boats

Make taco night healthier for your family with this easy Beef Lettuce Taco Boat recipe! The ground beef is cooked with onions, peppers, corn, beans, and delicious taco seasoning. Assembling is easy, just spoon into your lettuce boat and top with your favorite toppings. 

This recipe is from our friend Alyssa over at Macaronie Bites, who says, “I don’t know about you but I LOVE Mexican food. Not only is it pretty easy to make and super customizable, but it’s so flavorful and you can never go wrong with chips and guacamole! One of my favorite things about Mexican food is you can easily make it a bit more healthy.”

Revolution Farms Romaine Lettuce Boats are the perfect vehicle for this delicious appetizer or healthy dinner. Romaine Lettuce Boats are available at all Meijer stores!

Ingredients:

This taco mixture is super easy to make and only takes a couple of ingredients. You can also switch ingredients in and out based on your liking as well as adjust the toppings to your preferences!

  • Revolution Farms Romaine Lettuce Boats
  • Ground Beef
  • Yellow Onion
  • Red Pepper
  • Green Pepper
  • Beans
  • Corn
  • Taco Seasoning
  • Shredded Cheese
  • Sour Cream
  • Salsa
  • Avocado

How to make Beef Lettuce Taco Boats:

  1. Start by cleaning and chopping your peppers. Next, chop your onion.
  2. Heat oil in a pan and add the peppers + onion. Cook until they begin to sweat and then add your ground beef.
  3. Cook the mixture until the ground beef is no longer pink. Add the seasoning, beans, and corn. Cook until the mixture is well incorporated.
  4. Scoop the mixture into your lettuce boats and top with your desired toppings.
  5. Enjoy!

 

Taco Boats

Looking for an easy, delicious, and healthy lunch? These BLA Lettuce Wraps are naturally low in carbs and perfect for an on-the-go lunch. Made with crispy bacon, crunchy lettuce, and ripe avocados, you’ll want to make these for lunch every single day!

 

I know what you’re thinking… BLA sounds suspiciously like BLT. This recipe comes from our friend Alyssa over at Macaronie Bites and she hates tomatoes. So instead of making these lettuce wraps stuffed with bacon and tomatoes, she stuffed them with bacon and avocado!

Ingredients

  • Revolution Farms Whole Leaf Romaine Lettuce
  • Bacon
  • Avocado
  • Spicy Mayo (optional)

Directions:

  • Use large lettuce leaves that are big enough to hold the filling
  • If all fails, use toothpicks to hold your wraps together!
  • Lay your lettuce leaves down and fill with your filling of choice
  • Roll
  • Secure
  • Dip
  • Enjoy!

For the full recipe, inspiration, and super cool printable recipe card, check out the post on Macaronie Bites!

 

While most people think of salads as a crisp and refreshing summer meal, we’re here to tell you salads can also be warm and hearty for the wintertime!

 

Roasted Vegetables

You can use any roasted veggies you like here – it will be delicious no matter what. These are some favorites for roasting, and they taste great warm or cooled. Cut into about 1/2 inch pieces, drizzle with olive oil, salt and pepper, and roast at about 400 degrees for 35-40 minutes, flipping or stirring once.

  • Butternut Squash
  • Baby potatoes
  • Carrots
  • Parsnips
  • Broccoli
  • Cauliflower
  • Red Onion
  • Olive Oil
  • Sea salt and black pepper to taste

Salad

  • 1 tablespoon Olive Oil
  • 2 tablespoon Balsamic vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons each of fresh basil, coriander and parsley, finely chopped
  • Sea salt and black pepper to taste
  • Feta cheese crumbles
  • 1 package Revolution Farms Michigan Spring Mix

 

Instructions

  • Whisk together the olive oil, balsamic, salt, pepper and herbs to make the salad dressing
  • Remove veggies from the oven.
  • Top salad with roasted veggies, drizzle the dressing on top and crumble the feta on top of that!

This fall salad is packed with protein and delicious fall-inspired ingredients, combined for maximum flavor and texture that’s perfect for either a main course or side salad, depending on your menu.

Ingredients

  • 1 package Revolution Farms POW! Superfood Mix
  • 1 15 oz. can chickpeas
  • 2 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1/2 tsp cumin
  • 1/2 tsp turmeric
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp ginger
  • Salt to taste
  • 1/4 cup pepitas
  • 1/4 cup pecan halves
  • 1/4 cup dried cranberries
  • 1/2 cup pomegranate seeds
  • 1/4 cup vinaigrette dressing

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
  • Combine the chickpeas, olive oil, cumin, turmeric, cinnamon, ginger, and salt together.
  • Spread the chickpeas out on a baking sheet and roast for about 20-30 minutes, or until golden and crispy.
  • Chop the POW! Superfood salad greens and toss with pepitas, pecans, pomegranate seeds and dried cranberries.
  • Add vinaigrette on top.
  • Add in the roasted chickpeas, toss, and enjoy.
Summer salad

Looking for a summer salad recipe with fresh, zesty flavor and a bit of a kick? Look no further. This unexpected salad combo created by Hannah over at Detroit is for Foodies will wow your guests this summer.

Start with Revolution Farms’ new Zesty Zing mix, and top with your favorite fruits, veggies and proteins. Hannah uses radishes, cucumbers, strawberries and grilled shrimp in this version, which is a fantastic combo of sweet, crunchy and savory.

Toss greens in this homemade dressing recipe and serve! If you ever doubted that using freshly made dressing instead of the bottled stuff makes a difference, just try this. You won’t go back.

Summery Salad Dressing Recipe

  • 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar or lemon juice
  • 2/3 cup avocado oil
  • 1 tsp Dijon
  • 2 tsp celery seeds
  • 1 tbsp minced onion
  • Pinch of Kosher Salt
  • 1 tbsp maple syrup

Add all ingredients except the oil to a food processor. Process and slowly add the oil. Refrigerate for an hour if possible before serving on Revolution Farms Zesty Zing! mix.

Summer salad

Italian Chopped Salad Pizza

Our friend Amber over at Mommy Gone Healthy found a way to combine two favorites into one unique mashup dish – salad and pizza!

 

This Italian Chopped Salad Pizza has any number of variations you could make to customize it to your taste, but however you make it, it’s a winner for adults and kids alike. This version uses our Great Lakes Gourmet Mix to make a delightful Italian Salad.

 

Recipe is on her site over at Mommy Gone Healthy:

For all the BLT lovers, here’s a lightened up, low-carb option made with our Buttery Bibb lettuce! This includes three fun variations with delicious flavors! Buttery Bibb’s soft leaves are perfect for lettuce wraps:

BLT Lettuce Wraps 3 Ways

Start with one Bibb leaf laid out on plate or cutting board. Then add:

  • Bacon, tomato, hard boiled egg, mayo, chives, OR
  • Bacon, tomato, blue cheese, OR
  • Bacon, tomato, avocado, greek yogurt ranch sauce (¼ c. greek yogurt, 1 tbsp mayo, 1-2 tbsp milk, ranch seasoning powder)

This satisfies the BLT flavor profile without all the carbs, and adds a little extra flavor in each one with unexpected ingredients. Enjoy!

Recipe courtesy of Amber Battishill at @mommygonehealthy.