10-Minute Taco Lettuce Wraps

10-Minute Taco Lettuce Wraps are the best of each tacos and lettuce wraps. They are loaded with fresh ingredient and the meat is cooked in less than 10 minutes.

It's an easy meal to serve as a buffet for dinners to make their own with an assortment of toppings.

Course Main Course

Cuisine Mexican

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 9

Total Time 14

Servings 14 tacos if using 1/4 cup of meat per taco lettuce wrap) 3 1/2 cups taco meat

Calories 94kcal

Author Toni Dash

Ingredients

2 teaspoons Olive Oil
¾ cups chopped Yellow Onion
1 pound Ground Beef (I prefer 85% fat for the flavor; excess fat may be drained)
1 14-15 ounce jar Black Bean and Corn Salsa (or salsa of choice) (mild or medium heat to your preference)
1 tablespoon Taco Seasoning
2-3 heads Butter Lettuce , leaves separated and rinsed

Optional Topping ideas

Diced Tomatoes
Sliced Jalapeno Peppers
Diced Avocado
Finely Grated Cheese
Guacamole
Sour Cream or Mexican Crema

Instructions

In a large skillet over medium-high heat, warm the olive oil until the surface is rippling.
Add the onions and sauté until translucent (3-4 minutes).
Add the ground beef and cook, stirring often, breaking the meat into small pieces, until no pink remains. Drain any excess fat if needed.
Add the salsa and taco seasoning and stir to fully combine. Cook for an additional 1-2 minutes. Remove from heat.

To Assemble the Lettuce Wraps

Prepare the lettuce: If any of the center rib on the lettuce leaf (the part the was attached to the head) extends past the bottom of the leaf, break that part off and discard. This allows a flush bottom to the leaf.
Take two similarly sized large lettuce leaves and overlap the bottoms by about 1 inch.
Add approximately ¼ cup of the taco meat in a line over the overlapping part of the leaves.
Add any desired toppings and serve.

Notes

Nutritional information does not include optional toppings.

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