Black Bean Breakfast Lettuce Wraps
Warm spiced black beans and peppers tucked into crisp lettuce leaves with avocado for a fresh morning start.

Total
25 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
15 min
Serves
2
Servings
Recipe serves 2
Ingredients
- 1 can (15 oz) can canned black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 whole bell peppers, diced
- 1/2 whole yellow onion, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tbsp tbsp avocado oil
- 1 whole avocado, sliced
- 8 leaves large lettuce leaves (romaine or butter lettuce)
- 1 whole lime
- 2 tbsp tbsp fresh cilantro, chopped
- 1/2 tsp tsp salt
Instructions
- 1
Heat avocado oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add diced onion and bell peppers; cook 5 minutes until softened.
- 2
Stir in garlic, cumin, and smoked paprika; cook 1 minute until fragrant.
- 3
Add black beans and salt; cook 5-7 minutes, mashing some beans lightly to thicken.
- 4
Spoon the bean mixture into lettuce leaves, top with avocado slices, cilantro, and a squeeze of lime.
- 5
Serve immediately while warm.
Nutrition per serving
Calories
320
16% of a 2,000 kcal day
| Protein | 12 g |
| Carbohydrate | 38 g |
| Fat | 13 g |
| Fiber | 13 g |
| Sugar | 4 g |
| Sodium | 480 mg |
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