Ground Beef Lettuce Wraps
These Ground Beef Lettuce Wraps are so flavorful served in a crisp lettuce leaf to eat with your hands. Cooked beef with wonderful Asian spices topped with crunchy carrots, green onions, and peanuts this is a recipe you will love!
Servings: 8 wraps
Ingredients
- sesame oil for cooking
- ½ medium yellow onion (finely diced)
- 1 lb lean ground beef
- salt and pepper (or to taste)
- 1 tablespoon tomato sauce (or to taste)
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin (or to taste)
- ½ teaspoon paprika (or to taste)
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder (or to taste)
- ½ teaspoon cayenne (or to taste)
- 1 teaspoon low sodium soy sauce
- 2-3 mini romaine lettuce heads
Toppings:
- 1/2 medium carrot (grated_
- green onion sliced
- salted or regular peanuts
- chili powder
Instructions
- Heat sesame oil in a skillet over medium heat. Once warmed place onions in the skillet to cook until translucent and soft.
- Next add in your ground beef and season with salt and pepper. Cook and crumble the beef until browned and no longer pink. Drain the fat as needed.
- To your cooked ground beef add in tomato sauce, ground cumin, paprika, garlic powder, cayenne, and soy sauce. Add more seasoning to taste. Cook for a few minutes stirring and remove from heat.
- Last prepare your station and start assembling the wraps. Divide the beef filling between 8 lettuce leaves, add toppings.
- These wraps also taste delicious with a drizzle of hot sauce! Enjoy warm right away!
Nutrition
Serving: 1wrap | Calories: 85kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 35mg | Sodium: 71mg | Potassium: 236mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 782IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 2mg