Beef Lettuce Wraps
These super simple Ground Beef Lettuce Wraps come together so quickly and easily with pantry staples. They're the perfect weeknight meal that doesn't require a ton of cooking. Once your beef is cooked through, everyone can assemble their own lettuce wrap!
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Servings: 4 servings
Equipment
Ingredients
- 8 to 10 leaves of mini romaine lettuce, or lettuce of choice
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ½ medium yellow onion, finely diced
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 2 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon cayenne
- 1 tablespoon tomato sauce, or tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce, low sodium
Toppings
- ½ small red cabbage, shredded
- 1 medium carrot, peeled and shredded
Instructions
- In a medium non-stick skillet, over medium heat, add oil, and once warm cook onion until translucent and soft. Around 3 to 5 minutes.
- Add ground beef, season with salt and pepper. Cook the ground beef, breaking it up into small pieces throughout, until browned and no longer pink.
- Add the brown sugar, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, tomato sauce, and soy sauce.
- Stir for 2 to 3 minutes until well combined and remove from heat.
- Assembling the lettuce wraps by dividing the beef filling between 8 lettuce leaves and then top with shredded red cabbage and carrots.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 252kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 70mg | Sodium: 672mg | Potassium: 834mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 8584IU | Vitamin C: 45mg | Calcium: 77mg | Iron: 4mg