Description
Birria Beef Lettuce Cups offer a flavorful and tender meat filling wrapped in crisp lettuce for a fresh, low carb dinner. Perfect as an easy weeknight or family dinner featuring rich braised birria beef and satisfying tastes.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 medium onion finely chopped
- 1 pound ground beef or turkey
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 2 tablespoons taco seasoning
- 15 ounce can black beans rinsed and drained
- 1 Head of iceberg lettuce base removed
- Cheese
- diced tomatoes or pico de gallo
- roasted corn
- diced avocado
Instructions
- Warm the oil in a large pan over medium-high heat then add the onion and cook until it softens and becomes translucent, about 3 minutes.
- Mix in ground meat, minced garlic, and taco seasoning, breaking the meat up and continue to cook for 5 to 7 minutes until fully browned.
- Stir in the black beans and heat everything through for about 2 minutes.
- Layer two iceberg lettuce leaves to create a sturdy wrap and fill them with the meat and bean mixture.
- Add your preferred toppings over each lettuce cup before serving.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 202kcal
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 179mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1g + 5g
- Trans Fat: 0.4g
- Carbohydrates: 4g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 70mg