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Asian Style Ground Beef Lettuce Wraps

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Asian Style Ground Beef Lettuce Wraps are quick, flavorful, and perfect for a healthy weeknight meal. Savory ground beef is cooked with ginger, garlic, and colorful vegetables, then coated in a tangy, slightly sweet sauce and served in crisp lettuce leaves for a fresh bite every time.

  • Total Time: 25 minutes
  • Yield: 4 servings 1x

Ingredients

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Lettuce Wrap Sauce

  • 1/4 cup maple syrup, brown sugar, or coconut sugar
  • 1/4 cup coconut aminos, tamari, or soy sauce
  • 2 tsp rice vinegar
  • 1 tbsp toasted sesame oil
  • 1/41/2 tsp red pepper flakes (optional)
  • 2 tsp arrowroot powder or cornstarch

Ground Beef Filling

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 tsp grated fresh ginger
  • 1 medium red bell pepper, finely diced
  • 1/2 cup shredded carrots
  • 4 whole green onions, sliced into 1” pieces
  • Kosher salt, to taste
  • Ground pepper, to taste
  • Sesame seeds, for garnish
  • Boston Bibb lettuce
  • Steamed white rice or sautéed cauliflower rice (optional)

Instructions

  1. Make the sauce: combine maple syrup, coconut aminos, rice vinegar, sesame oil, and red pepper flakes in a measuring cup. Whisk until combined, then add arrowroot powder and whisk again.
  2. Heat olive oil in a 10″ skillet over medium-high heat. Add ground beef, cook 5 minutes, breaking up meat until no longer pink.
  3. Add garlic and ginger, cook 1–2 minutes until fragrant.
  4. Add bell pepper and carrots; cook 3–4 minutes until tender.
  5. Pour sauce over beef and vegetables, stir, and simmer 2–3 minutes until slightly thickened. Taste and season with salt and pepper.
  6. Stir in sliced green onions.
  7. Spoon filling into lettuce leaves, garnish with sesame seeds, and serve with or without rice.

Notes

  • Nutritional information does not include rice.
  • Makes 8 wraps without rice, or 12 wraps with rice.
  • Author: lina
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 15 minutes
  • Category: Main Course
  • Method: Skillet
  • Cuisine: Asian-American

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 2 wraps
  • Calories: 378
  • Sugar: 17 g
  • Sodium: 358 mg
  • Fat: 20
  • Saturated Fat: 6
  • Unsaturated Fat: 6
  • Trans Fat: 0
  • Carbohydrates: 23
  • Fiber: 3
  • Protein: 26
  • Cholesterol: 71