Ground Beef Lettuce Wraps

These Ground Beef Lettuce Wraps are a quick, flavorful, and healthy meal. Perfect for a light lunch or dinner, they’re easy to customize and pair beautifully with a squeeze of lime for extra freshness.

Course Main Course

Cuisine Main Dish

Keyword beef lettuce wraps, easy weeknight recipe, ground beef lettuce wraps, ground meat lettuce wraps

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 15

Total Time 25

Servings servings

Calories 440kcal

Ingredients

1 pound ground beef
1 Tablespoon olive oil
1 small onion finely chopped
3 cloves garlic minced
1 Tablespoon fresh ginger minced
2 Tablespoons soy sauce
1 Tablespoon hoisin sauce
1 Tablespoon rice vinegar
1 Tablespoon sesame oil
¼ cup chopped peanuts
2 green onions thinly sliced

For Serving

1 head butter lettuce or iceberg lettuce leaves separated
Sesame seeds for garnish
Lime wedges for serving

Instructions

Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the ground beef and cook, breaking it into crumbles, until browned and fully cooked, about 6-8 minutes. Drain excess fat if necessary.
1 pound ground beef, 1 Tablespoon olive oil
Add the onion, garlic, and ginger to the skillet. Cook until softened and fragrant, about 2-3 minutes.
1 small onion, 3 cloves garlic, 1 Tablespoon fresh ginger
In a small bowl, whisk together soy sauce, hoisin sauce, rice vinegar, and sesame oil.
2 Tablespoons soy sauce, 1 Tablespoon hoisin sauce, 1 Tablespoon rice vinegar, 1 Tablespoon sesame oil
Pour the sauce into the skillet with the beef mixture, stirring to combine. Cook for 2-3 minutes, allowing the flavors to meld and the sauce to thicken slightly.
Stir in the chopped peanuts green onions, and stir. Remove from heat.
¼ cup chopped peanuts, 2 green onions
Place a spoonful of the beef mixture onto each lettuce leaf.
1 head butter lettuce or iceberg lettuce
Garnish with sesame seeds and a squeeze of fresh lime juice.
Sesame seeds, Lime wedges for serving

Notes

Toast the peanuts for an extra nutty flavor.
Depending on the fat content in your beef, you may be able to omit the olive oil.

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