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 395 kcal and 41 g of protein per serving. One serving costs about $3.42. Prices from Walmart, 2026.

Lettuce cups with spiced minced beef and tomato
Total time
45 min
Hands-on
30 min
Calories
395 kcal
Cost per serving
$3.42

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
  • Cheddar cheese (optional)60 g

Method

  1. Chop the onion and garlic, dice the tomato and separate the lettuce leaves.

  2. Fry the onion and garlic in the olive oil for 3 minutes; add the minced beef, break it up with a spoon and brown it for 8 minutes.

  3. Stir in the cumin, dried chili and tomato and cook for 5 more minutes; finish with the white wine vinegar and salt.

  4. Spoon the beef into the lettuce leaves and sprinkle with grated cheddar.

Nutrition per serving

Calories395 kcal
Protein41 g
Carbohydrates13 g
Sugars7 g
Fat20 g
Fiber3 g

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