Ground Beef Lettuce Wraps Recipe

Swap out the tortilla for a low-carb option with these Ground Beef Lettuce Wraps.

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Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 10

Total Time: 15

Servings: servings

Calories: 103kcal

Mini romaine lettuce (I bought a pack of 3 mini romaine lettuce heads, 5 inches in length, however, I didn’t use all of them!)
1 lb lean ground beef
1 tablespoon tomato sauce (plain - add another tablespoon for more flavor)
½ of medium yellow onion (finely diced)
½ teaspoon ground cumin
½ teaspoon paprika (regular, but smoked could also work here)
½ teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon cayenne
1 teaspoon soy sauce (low sodium)
Salt and pepper to taste
Vegetable oil for cooking (I use grapeseed oil)
1 Medium carrot (grated)
Salted or regular peanuts
Chili powder

In a medium pan, over medium heat, add vegetable oil, and once warm cook onion until translucent and soft.
Add ground beef, season with salt and pepper. Cook the beef until browned and no longer pink. Drain if not using lean beef.
Follow with spices, tomato sauce, soy sauce. Taste and add more seasoning if necessary. Cook for a few minutes stirring and remove from heat.
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!

The filling is enough for 8 mini romaine lettuce wraps, without overloading them.
Any crunchy lettuce will work here, but it should be thick though to hold the filling. Iceberg lettuce is good and even thicker but is larger (double) in size and sometimes tastes bitter. I recommend using mini romaine lettuce heads.
I highly recommend using lean ground beef in this recipe. But if you’re not able to get some, make sure to cook the beef first, drain well, and then add the spices.
I used plain tomato sauce—a good quality one though! 1 tablespoon is enough for a little taste and color but for a more ‘’saucy’’ beef filling, feel free to add 1 extra tablespoon of tomato sauce.

Course Main Course

Cuisine Mexican

Keyword ground beef lettuce wraps, mexican lettuce wraps, taco lettuce wraps