Mince in Lettuce Wraps
Ingredients
- 450g lean mince beef
- 2-4 baby gem lettuces
- 1 red pepper, chopped
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 tin kidney beans
- 1 tin chopped tomatoes
- 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
- 1/4 tsp oregano
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- Sides: Sweet Potato Wedges* & Salad**
Instructions
- Brown the mince in a frying pan and then drain off any fat (I used 5% mince & so there wasn't any fat to drain!). Add the mince to a bowl for later.
- Spray the pan with cooking oil and add the onions followed by the pepper and fry until soft. Add the mince back to the pan along with the chopped tomatoes & kidney beans and simmer.
- Mix together the salt, herbs and spices before sprinkling into the pan and stirring well. Simmer the beef mix until the liquid has evaporated - around 20 minutes (you don't want soggy lettuce leaves!).
- Serve the mince with baby gem lettuce leaves (pulled apart so they act as tacos) with optional sweet potato wedges/rice and extra salad. Enjoy!
Notes
*To make sweet potato wedges simply slice your sweet potatoes into wedges, coat in olive oil, salt & paprika and bake in the oven on a baking tray for 40 minutes.
**I served this recipe with my avocado super-foods salad.
Recipe by Nics Nutrition at https://nicsnutrition.com/mince-lettuce-tacos/