Description
These Street Taco Lettuce Cups offer a fresh and flavorful low carb tacos option perfect for an easy dinner or weeknight dinner. The seasoned taco meat combined with vibrant toppings makes a great family dinner.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1/2 cup diced yellow onion
- 1 pound ground beef or ground chuck
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper optional omit if sensitive to spice
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon roasted garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 cup tomato sauce
- 1 cup black beans
- 10 to 12 firm large pieces lettuce I like Boston or butter lettuce best
- Toppings as desired see note 1
Instructions
- Rinse and thoroughly dry the lettuce leaves, then set them aside to keep for assembly.
- Prepare the seasonings by mincing garlic, dicing onion, and mixing chili powder, paprika, cumin, cayenne pepper, oregano, garlic powder, salt, and pepper in a bowl. Drain and rinse the black beans as well.
- Heat the olive oil in a large pan over high heat and saute the onion for 2 to 3 minutes until lightly browned. Add the garlic and cook for an additional 30 seconds.
- Add the ground beef to the pan and break it into small pieces while cooking for 2 to 4 minutes until no longer pink. Drain excess grease if needed.
- Stir in all the mixed seasonings and cook the meat for another 2 to 3 minutes until fully cooked. Pour in the tomato sauce and cook for 1 to 2 minutes, stirring until thickened.
- Mix in the rinsed black beans, remove the pan from heat and let the mixture cool slightly.
- Arrange the dry lettuce leaves on a platter, scoop the beef mixture evenly onto each leaf, then add your preferred toppings like Cheddar cheese, cherry tomatoes, cilantro, sour cream, avocado, or a squeeze of fresh lime, and serve.
Notes
- Try toppings such as freshly grated cheese Monterey jack or extra-sharp Cheddar, freshly chopped cilantro, fresh lime wedges, chopped cherry tomatoes, thinly sliced avocado or guac, sour cream, etc
- Store taco lettuce wraps components separately
- Lettuce should be kept in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days
- Taco meat can be refrigerated for 3-4 days or frozen for up to 3 months
- Toppings should be refrigerated in separate containers
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 7 minutes
- Category: Dinner, Lunch
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American, Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 402kcal
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 563mg
- Fat: 27g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Carbohydrates: 16g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 24g
- Cholesterol: 81mg