Description
Savory chipotle beef wrapped up in tender bibb lettuce and topped with a creamy avocado sauce. Who says taco night needs tortillas? This recipe makes eight big (and a little messy) lettuce wraps – for a less messy experience just add some more lettuce and fill them with less of the chipotle beef.
Ingredients
Scale
For the Wraps
- 8 ounces ground beef
- 1/2 cup chopped red onion
- 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
- 1 cup chopped green bell pepper
- 1/2 cup frozen corn
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 chipotle pepper, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons adobo sauce
- 8 ounces tomato sauce
- Juice of one lime
- 16 bibb lettuce leaves
For the Sauce
- 1 small avocado, skin and pit removed
- Juice of 2 limes
- 2 tablespoons roughly chopped fresh cilantro, plus 1 teaspoon for garnish
- 2 tablespoons sour cream
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
Instructions
- To make the filling, first heat the olive oil in a 10-inch pan over medium heat. Add the ground beef and cook it, breaking it apart with a spatula, until it’s no longer pink. Add the onion, garlic, and bell pepper and cook them with the beef for 2 to 3 minutes, or until they start to soften. Add the corn, chili powder, salt, chipotle pepper, adobo sauce, and tomato sauce. Stir and bring the filling to a simmer. Add the lime juice and reduce the heat to low while you make the sauce.
- To make the sauce, place the avocado, lime juice, cilantro, sour cream, and kosher salt in a small food processor. Turn on the processor and, while it’s running, add the olive oil until the sauce is combined.
- To make the wraps, place the filling on top of two lettuce leaves. Top each wrap with a dollop of the avocado sauce and garnish with chopped cilantro.
Notes
Notes about the avocado sauce
- I love how creamy the olive oil makes the sauce, but you can omit it to save on some calories. The sauce will have more of a guacamole-like consistency.
- I used a small food processor, but you can make the sauce without it. First, mash the avocado until it’s somewhat smooth. Add the rest of the ingredients and just stir until combined. I haven’t tried making the sauce in a standard-sized blender and, because of the small amount, can’t say how that might work. When I try using my blender for small amounts it doesn’t always work right, so be aware.
- And because sometimes we need things really simple, a dollop of plain sour cream or store-bought guacamole in place of the avocado sauce is delicious, too.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Saute
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 wraps
- Calories: 557
- Sugar: 7.9g
- Sodium: 861.4mg
- Fat: 38.1g
- Saturated Fat: 13.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 20.1g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18.9g
- Fiber: 5.5g
- Protein: 33.6g
- Cholesterol: 120.8mg
Keywords: beef lettuce wraps, chipotle beef
