Spicy Beef Taco Lettuce Cups
Brown seasoned ground beef, spoon into lettuce cups, and top with salsa, lime, and crema.
Total
25 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
15 min
Serves
2
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Recipe serves 2
Ingredients
- 12 oz Ground beef (80/20)
- 1 packet Taco seasoning
- 2 tbsp Water(optional)
- 8 large leaves Romaine lettuce leaves
- 1/2 cup Salsa
- 1 Lime
- 1/4 cup Crema or sour cream
- 1 tsp Olive oil(optional)
Instructions
- 1
Prep (10 minutes): Separate romaine leaves into cups and set aside. Juice the lime and set aside the juice.
- 2
Cook (15 minutes): Heat a skillet over medium-high heat. Add olive oil if needed, then cook ground beef until browned, 8–10 minutes. Stir in taco seasoning and water (if using) and cook 3–5 minutes until thickened.
- 3
Assemble: Spoon the seasoned beef into lettuce cups. Top with salsa, drizzle with crema, and finish with lime juice.
Nutrition per serving
Calories
640
32% of a 2,000 kcal day
| Protein | 38 g |
| Carbohydrate | 22 g |
| Fat | 46 g |
| Fiber | 7 g |
| Sugar | 6 g |
| Sodium | 980 mg |
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