Frugal Recipe:Tuna Burritos

[Melissa Burnell]

Here is a super easy recipe to use up tuna. This makes a super easy,

zesty – healthy lunch.

Tuna Burritos

1 Tbsp. vegetable oil

1 onion, chopped

2 cloves garlic, minced

2 stalks celery, diced

1 cup diced sweet green pepper

1 can(19 oz) chick-peas

2 tsp chili powder

1/2 tsp dried oregano and ground cumin

1/4 tsp hot pepper sauce

1/4 cup fresh lime or lemon juice

4 large flour tortillas

1 can(6 oz) tuna, drained and flaked

1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese

In large skillet, heat oil over medium heat, cook onion for 3

minutes, add garlic, celery and 3/4 cup of the green pepper, cook,

stirring often, for 5 minutes. Drain chick-peas, reserving 1/4 cup of

the liquid. Rinse chick-peas and add to skillet along with chili

powder, oregano, cumin and hot pepper sauce. Heat through, mashing

chick-peas with potato masher. Stir in lime juice and reserved

liquid, heat through.

Spread evenly over each tortilla, leaving 1-inch border. Sprinkle

with tuna pieces and roll up. Place, seam side down, in greased 13×9-

inch baking dish, cover tightly with foil and bake in 400 degrees F

oven for 15 minutes. Sprinkle with cheese, bake, uncovered, for about

3 minutes or until cheese melts. Garnish with remaining green pepper.

By Sherry from Mexico

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