Asian Ground Beef Lettuce Wraps

Name: Asian Ground Beef Lettuce Wraps
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon olive oil; 2 tablespoon low-sodium soy sauce; 1 tablespoon lime juice, fresh; 2 teaspoon chili-garlic sauce, or Sriracha; 2 medium carrot, shredded or julienned; 2 medium green onions, light green and white parts, sliced; 1 pound extra lean ground beef (95% lean); 1 medium red bell pepper; 2 tablespoon chopped mint, fresh; 8 large iceberg lettuce leaves, or butter lettuce leaves; 1 tablespoon light brown sugar; 1/4 cup cilantro, fresh

6 steps

Updated at: Tue, 12 Sep 2023 18:24:12 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories206 kcal (10%)

Total Fat7.1 g (10%)

Carbs9.3 g (4%)

Sugars6.2 g (7%)

Protein25.8 g (52%)

Sodium458.7 mg (23%)

Fiber1.8 g (6%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

1 teaspoonolive oil

2 tablespoonlow-sodium soy sauce

1 tablespoonlime juice

fresh

2 teaspoonchili-garlic sauce

or Sriracha

2carrot

medium, shredded or julienned

2green onions

medium, light green and white parts, sliced

1 poundextra lean ground beef

8 leavesiceberg lettuce

large, or butter lettuce leaves

1 tablespoonlight brown sugar

¼ cupcilantro

fresh

Instructions

Step 1

1. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add beef; cook, stirring often, for 5 minutes or until crumbled and browned. Add bell pepper and carrot;

Step 2

cook 1 minute.

Step 3

2. Combine soy sauce, lime juice and brown sugar in a small bowl, stirring until sugar dissolves. Stir into beef; cook 1 minute until heated. Remove from heat, and transfer to an airtight container. Refrigerate meat mixture until chilled and ready to serve.

Step 4

3. Stir in green onions, cilantro and mint. Spoon heaping

Step 5

1/2 cup beef mixture into center of each lettuce leaf.

Step 6

4. Note: If desired, lettuce can be chopped, served in a bowl and ground beef mixture spooned on top.