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    Mexican Entrées Under 300 Calories

    Make every night a fiesta with these lightened south-of-the-border favorites.

    Beef Carnitas Empanadas
    By Holley Johnson, M.S., RD., Food Editor, MyRecipes.com
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    Beef Carnitas Empanadas

    Carnitas is a Mexican dish of braised pork that's cooked until very tender and shredded or torn into small bits. This beef version features carnitas as filling for empanadas, but you can also use it in tacos, enchiladas, or burritos.

    Recipe: Beef Carnitas Empanadas

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