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Mushroom Tacos with Salsa Verde
Give your family a full serving of vegetables using a mushroom and meat blend. This guiltless recipe is sure to please even the pickiest of eaters.

Yield: 8 servings

Ingredients
Tacos
2 Tbsp. olive oil
¼ lb. 85% lean ground beef
¾ lb. white button mushrooms
¾ lb. cremini mushrooms
2 cups julienne of sweet onions
1 Tbsp. minced garlic
4 Tbsp. ground chili pepper
salt and pepper to taste
lime juice to taste
8 Corn tortillas
1 cup shredded green cabbage
2 Tbsp. chopped cilantro
4 Tbsp. cotija Cheese, grated

Avocado Salsa Verde
1 large, ripe avocado, peeled, pitted and cut in ½-inch dice
1/3 cup diced tomato
2 Tbsp. finely chopped onion
½ tsp. seeded and minced Serrano chile
½ tsp. minced garlic
1 Tbsp. lemon or lime juice
2 Tbsp. chopped cilantro
1/4 tsp. sugar

Directions
Heat a sauté pan over medium-high heat. Place ground beef in pan and cook; season with salt and pepper. Sauté for 3 to 5 minutes until golden brown. Chop mushrooms to approximately the size and texture of ground beef and sauté in a separate pan with 2 tablespoons olive oil for 3 to 5 minutes. Combine mushrooms and meat and set aside.

Heat sauté pan used for ground beef over medium-high heat. Add onions and sauté until golden brown. Add garlic and cook until fragrant. Add the mushroom/beef mixture and ground chili pepper. Sauté 2 to 3 minutes, stirring. Adjust seasoning with salt, pepper and lime juice.

To serve, toss shredded cabbage with salt, pepper, lime juice and cilantro. Please 2 tablespoons of shredded cabbage on a tortilla, and top with 2 tablespoons of mushroom and beef mixture. Top with a generous tablespoon of avocado salsa, and sprinkle with Cotija cheese to taste.

To Make Avocado Salsa Verde: Combine all salsa ingredients and refrigerate for at least an hour.

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