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.

Lettuce cups with spiced minced beef and tomato
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

  1. Chop the onion and garlic, dice the tomato and slice the avocado. Separate the lettuce leaves and wash them.

  2. Heat the olive oil in a frying pan and soften the onion and garlic for 3 minutes.

  3. 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.

  4. Stir in the tomato and the white wine vinegar and cook for 3 more minutes, until the sauce thickens slightly.

  5. Spoon the beef into the lettuce leaves and serve with the avocado.

Nutrition per serving

Calories499 kcal
Protein42 g
Carbohydrates18 g
Sugars7 g
Fat29 g
Fiber8 g

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