Name: Lettuce Wrap Tacos
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1 pound ground beef; 2 tablespoons taco spice (packaged or homemade); 1 tablespoon tomato paste; Boston Bibb or butter lettuce leaves; 1 cup cherry tomatoes, cut in halves or quarters; 2 scallions, chopped; 2 avocados, chopped or mashed

Lettuce Wrap Tacos

Author: Kate Morgan Jackson
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Yield: 4 servings 1x
Category: Dinner
Method: Stovetop
Cuisine: Mexican

Description

Have your taco and eat it too with this recipe for a light version…lettuce wrap tacos!

Ingredients

1 pound ground beef
2 tablespoons taco spice (packaged or homemade)
1 tablespoon tomato paste
Boston Bibb or butter lettuce leaves
1 cup cherry tomatoes, cut in halves or quarters
2 scallions, chopped
2 avocados, chopped or mashed

Instructions

Cook the beef in a large skillet over medium high heat until browned. Add taco spices and 1/2 cup of water and simmer for 5 minutes. Stir in tomato paste.
Spoon taco meat into lettuce leaves. Top with tomatoes, scallions and avocados and serve!