Lettuce-Wrapped Picadillo

Name: Lettuce-Wrapped Picadillo
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 454 grams extra-lean ground beef; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 118 milliliters golden raisins; 1 teaspoons ground cumin; 2 teaspoons hot sauce; 1 leave Iceberg lettuce; 283 grams 1/2 package frozen onion-and-pepper medley, thawed; 0 teaspoons pepper; 1 teaspoons salt; 118 milliliters tomato sauce

Need a gluten free, dairy free, and whole 30 main course? Lettuce-Wrapped Picadillo could be an outstanding recipe to try. This recipe makes 6 servings with 178 calories, 19g of protein, and 4g of fat each. This recipe covers 14% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have ground cumin, garlic cloves, hot sauce, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the salt you could follow this main course with the Apple Turnovers Recipe as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes. 1 person found this recipe to be scrumptious and satisfying.

Instructions

Cook ground beef and minced garlic in a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat 10 minutes or until beef crumbles and is no longer pink.

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Cooking Spray

Minced Garlic

Ground Beef

Beef

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Frying Pan

Drain and pat with paper towels.

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Paper Towels

Add onion-and-pepper medley to skillet; cook over medium-high heat, stirring often, 10 minutes or until onions are tender.

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Onion

Pepper

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Frying Pan

Stir in beef mixture, raisins, and next 5 ingredients. Bring mixture to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes or until most of liquid evaporates.

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Raisins

Beef

Serve beef mixture in lettuce leaves.

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Lettuce Leaf

Beef

Serve with lime wedges, if desired.

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Lime Wedge

*Lean ground pork may be substituted for extra-lean ground beef. Use trimmed boneless pork loin chops; cut into chunks, and process in food processor until ground. Cook according to recipe.

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Boneless Pork Loin

Lean Ground Beef

Ground Pork

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Food Processor

Note: For testing purposes only, we used McKenzie's Seasoning Blend. If you can't find it in your market, substitute 1 onion, chopped; 1 green bell pepper, chopped; and 1 celery rib, chopped.

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Green Pepper