Lettuce cups with spiced minced beef and tomato
Lettuce cups with spiced minced beef and tomato is ready in 45 minutes (30 hands-on) and has 499 kcal and 42 g of protein per serving. One serving costs about $3.81. Prices from Walmart, 2026.

- Total time
- 45 min
- Hands-on
- 30 min
- Calories
- 499 kcal
- Cost per serving
- $3.81
Ingredients (Serves: 2)
- Lean minced beef (5% fat)360 g
- Iceberg lettuce170 g
- Tomato260 g
- Garlic6 g
- Onion70 g
- Olive oil20 g
- White wine vinegar16 g
- Dried chili1 g
- Ground cumin2 g
- Avocado130 g
Method
Chop the onion and garlic, dice the tomato and slice the avocado. Separate the lettuce leaves and wash them.
Heat the olive oil in a frying pan and soften the onion and garlic for 3 minutes.
Add the minced beef with the dried chili and cumin; brown it for 8 minutes, breaking it up with a spoon, until no pink remains.
Stir in the tomato and the white wine vinegar and cook for 3 more minutes, until the sauce thickens slightly.
Spoon the beef into the lettuce leaves and serve with the avocado.
Nutrition per serving
| Calories | 499 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 42 g |
| Carbohydrates | 18 g |
| Sugars | 7 g |
| Fat | 29 g |
| Fiber | 8 g |
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