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    Ground Beef Lettuce Wraps

    Published: Apr 24, 2023 Modified: Apr 24, 2023 by Isabel Laessig

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    These easy Ground Beef Lettuce Wraps are the perfect low carb alternative to tacos! Complete with tangy peri-peri sauce, fresh veggies and crisp bibb lettuce, these flavorful ground beef wraps make a wholesome and delicious lunch or dinner.

    three ground beef lettuce wraps side by side on a white platter
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    • Are beef lettuce wraps keto?
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    Beef Lettuce Wraps

    Growing up, Portuguese food was the main staple in our household, and even on the busiest of days, my family made a point to cook and eat our meals together. Of all the dishes we made with one another, my favorites were always anything using piri piri sauce. I love it so much, I find just about any way I can to use it in my cooking now!

    That's where these beef lettuce wraps come in. Combining ground beef flavored with piri piri sauce with light and delicate lettuce wraps is one of the best culinary ideas I've ever had: these ground beef lettuce wraps are beyond delicious!

    Sweet paprika, garlic, bay leaves, and spicy piri piri sauce give these ground beef wraps a blend of flavors I guarantee you will love. Wrap the beef in crisp bibb lettuce and top it off with shredded carrots and radishes, and you will have the perfect light but energy-packed lunch or dinner.

    Portuguese-style beef lettuce wraps recipe on a wooden serving board

    Lettuce Wrap Recipe Ingredients

    • ground beef
    • lemon
    • sweet paprika
    • garlic cloves
    • bay leaf
    • olive oil
    • Peri-Peri sauce, or hot sauce of choice
    • grape tomatoes
    • shredded carrots
    • radishes
    • bibb or butter lettuce

    Lettuce for Lettuce Wraps

    Sweet and soft lettuces work best for lettuce wraps, making bibb lettuce or butter lettuce the ideal choice. If you're having trouble finding the right lettuce, romaine or iceberg will work as substitutes, but for best flavor, look for bibb or butter lettuce.

    Ingredients for Portuguese ground beef lettuce wraps recipe on table next to each other

    How to Make Lettuce Wraps with Beef

    1. Combine ground beef, garlic cloves, sweet paprika, and bay leaf in a large bowl.
      Ground beef for lettuce wraps in a bowl
    2. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 4 hours, up to overnight.
      Covering ground beef mixture with plastic wrap
    3. Add the beef to the skillet and sauté until browned and fully cooked.
      Wooden spoon of ground beef
    4. Stir in Peri-Peri sauce or hot sauce of your choice.
      Ladling in peri-peri sauce to beef mixture
    5. Assemble by scooping beef into each cup of lettuce, then topping with tomatoes, radishes, and carrots to taste. I like to finish the lettuce wraps with an additional squeeze of lemon.
      Ingredients ready to assemble Portuguese beef lettuce wraps

    Beef Lettuce Wraps Recipe Tips

    • Depending on how spicy you like your wraps, you can use more or less Peri-Peri sauce. The amount we use in this recipe gives the wraps a medium level of heat.
    • Don't skip on refrigerating the beef before cooking it. This allows the flavors of the seasoning to seep in and really enhances the final result.
    • Bibb or butter lettuce work best for lettuce wraps, but romaine will do if it's what you have on hand.
    Portioning beef into lettuce wraps recipe

    Are beef lettuce wraps keto?

    Yes! Beef lettuce wraps are low carb and keto-friendly. Peri-Peri sauce has about 7 carbs per serving. Carrots have the most carbs of the ingredients in these low-carb lettuce wraps, so if you want to make this recipe even lower in carbs, leave them out.

    Try more of our Best Keto Beef Recipes!

    Close up of three beef lettuce wraps on a plate by the skillet of ground beef

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    Ground Beef Lettuce Wraps

    Try something new with these easy Ground Beef Lettuce Wraps! Featuring savory ground beef, fresh veggies, and tangy Peri-Peri sauce, they're wholesome and satisfying.
    Prep Time15 minutes mins
    Cook Time10 minutes mins
    Total Time25 minutes mins
    Course: Healthy Beef Recipes
    Cuisine: Portuguese
    Keyword: beef lettuce wraps, ground beef lettuce wraps, lettuce wrap recipe, lettuce wraps recipe
    Servings: 8
    Calories: 240kcal
    Author: Isabel Laessig

    Equipment

    • Skillet

    Ingredients

    • 1 pound ground beef
    • 2 teaspoons sweet paprika
    • 1 lemon cut in half
    • 2 garlic cloves minced
    • 1 bay leaf
    • 4 Tablespoons olive oil
    • ½ cup Peri-Peri sauce or hot sauce of choice
    • 1 cup grape tomatoes cut in half
    • 1 cup shredded carrots
    • 1 cup radishes thinly sliced
    • 2 small heads of bibb or butter lettuce separated

    See our Beef Temperature Chart for helpful tips on cooking any cut of beef!

    Instructions

    • Combine 1 pound lean ground beef, 2 minced garlic cloves, 2 teaspoons sweet paprika, and 1 bay leaf in a large bowl.
      1 pound ground beef, 2 garlic cloves, 1 bay leaf, 2 teaspoons sweet paprika
      Ground beef for lettuce wraps in a bowl
    • Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for approximately 4 hours or overnight. 
      This necessary step will give your ground beef lettuce wraps so much flavor.
      Covering ground beef mixture with plastic wrap
    • Heat a skillet over medium-high and add 4 tablespoons olive oil. Remove the bay leaf from your beef mixture. Add the beef to the skillet and saute for approximately 5 minutes, until browned and fully cooked.
      4 Tablespoons olive oil
      Stirring ground beef in skillet
    • Stir in ½ cup Peri-Peri sauce or hot sauce of your choice and juice from ½ a lemon, and continue to cook for 5 more minutes.
      ½ cup Peri-Peri sauce or hot sauce of choice, 1 lemon
      Ladling in peri-peri sauce to beef mixture
    • Remove the skillet from heat. Add to lettuce wraps using 2 small heads of bibb or butter lettuce, and 1 cup each of shredded carrots, halved grape tomatoes, and sliced radishes for serving. Squeeze juice from ½ lemon over top finished wraps.
      1 cup grape tomatoes, 1 cup shredded carrots, 1 cup radishes, 2 small heads of bibb or butter lettuce
      Filled beef lettuce wrap sitting on serving board

    Notes

    Be sure not to skip on marinating the beef. It adds so much flavor rather than just cooking it straight away!

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1serving | Calories: 240kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 51mg | Sodium: 157mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g
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    1. Veronica says

      March 23, 2021 at 12:01 am

      You call for 1 lemon, but how is it used in the recipe?

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      • Em Beitel says

        April 08, 2021 at 6:38 pm

        Hi Veronica! Thank you for pointing this out for us. Sorry for the confusion! Cut the lemon in half and use 1/2 the juice when adding the peri peri sauce. Use the remainder to squeeze over the finished wraps.

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