Best 3 Southwest Beef Lettuce Wraps Recipes

KOREAN-INSPIRED GROUND BEEF LETTUCE WRAPS

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Provided by Aarti Sequeira

Time 55m

Yield 6 to 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1 pound ground beef, preferably grass-fed and organic
3 cloves garlic, minced
3 scallions, white part only, thinly sliced
1-inch piece ginger, minced
1/2 cup soy sauce
3 tablespoons gochujang (Korean red chile paste)
1 tablespoon honey
4 teaspoons sesame oil
1 1/2 cups short-grain white rice
1 1/2 tablespoons avocado oil
Sliced cucumber, for serving
1 head butter lettuce, separated into whole leaves

Steps:

For the beef: Add the beef to a medium skillet over medium-low heat. Cook, breaking up with a wooden spoon and slowly rendering the fat, 8 to 10 minutes. Using a large spoon remove half of the rendered fat and discard. Add the garlic, scallions and ginger and cook an additional 2 to 3 minutes. Set aside.
For the sauce: Stir together the soy sauce, gochujang, honey and sesame oil in a small bowl. Stir some of the sauce into the beef, a few tablespoons at a time, until seasoned to your taste. Set aside.
For the sticky rice: Rinse the rice until the water runs clear. Combine the rice, oil and 1 1/2 cups water in a pressure cooker or Instant Pot®. Cook on high pressure, 8 minutes. Allow the steam to release slowly, for about 5 minutes, then remove the lid. Roll the beef, sticky rice, sauce and cucumber slices in lettuce leaves and eat.

ROAST BEEF TORTILLA WRAPS

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Cumin, chili powder and cayenne pepper give the cream cheese spread in these extraordinary sandwiches a deliciously mild Southwestern flavor.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Lunch

Time 15m

Yield 4 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

2 tablespoons cream cheese, softened
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon chili powder
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
4 flour tortillas (10 inches), warmed
4 leaf lettuce leaves
1/2 pound thinly sliced deli roast beef
8 thin slices tomato
4 slices red onion, separated into rings

Steps:

In a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, mayonnaise, cumin, salt, chili powder and cayenne until smooth. Spread 1 tablespoon on one side of each tortilla; top with lettuce, roast beef, tomato and onion; roll up tightly. Cut on a diagonal.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 404 calories, Fat 14g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 34mg cholesterol, Sodium 1422mg sodium, Carbohydrate 38g carbohydrate (5g sugars, Fiber 7g fiber), Protein 23g protein.

SOUTHWEST TURKEY LETTUCE WRAPS

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If you're tired of the same old taco routine, give these a try. I tweaked a friend's recipe to suit our tastes and my family's loved it since. It's so tasty and low maintenance. -Ally Billhorn, Wilton, Iowa

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Dinner

Time 25m

Yield 6 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

2 pounds extra-lean ground turkey
1 small onion, finely chopped
2 tablespoons chili powder
3/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 can (15 ounces) tomato sauce
18 Bibb or iceberg lettuce leaves
3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Optional toppings: Sour cream, salsa and guacamole

Steps:

In a large skillet, cook and crumble turkey with onion over medium-high heat until no longer pink, 8-10 minutes., Stir in seasonings and tomato sauce; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, until flavors are blended, about 10 minutes. Serve in lettuce with cheese and toppings as desired. Freeze option: Freeze cooled meat mixture in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally and adding a little water if necessary.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 251 calories, Fat 7g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 75mg cholesterol, Sodium 806mg sodium, Carbohydrate 7g carbohydrate (2g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 43g protein. Diabetic Exchanges