Easy Beef Lettuce Wraps (Quick + Healthy) – a seriously delicious weeknight meal (easily meal-prepped) your whole family will love! (Paleo + Whole30 + Dairy-Free)
Sponsored by Bob’s Red Mill, but the opinions are my own.
This is going to be your new favorite weeknight dinner!
Beef Lettuce Wraps
If you are looking for a quick and easy weeknight dinner to add to your weekly menu, I have it for you right here! These Beef Lettuce Wraps are easy, quick, meal-prep friendly and packed with flavor! They are also Paleo, Whole30, Gluten-Free and Dairy-Free!
The key to getting the right consistency is Bob’s Red Mill Tapioca Starch (I use that and Bob’s Red Mill Arrowroot Powder to thicken so many of my recipes). It is flavorless and a little goes a long way! It makes the beef mixture perfectly thick and delicious!
What is the best lettuce for Beef Lettuce Wraps
I would highly recommend using Butter Lettuce (you can find it in most grocery stores). It is soft and delicious, but surprisingly strong and durable. You can also use romaine or iceberg if you are looking for more of a crunch!
How to make Beef Lettuce Wraps
- In 12 inch skillet add oil to coat the pan and bring to medium-high heat.
- Add garlic and ginger; stir to allow them to cook until aromatic, about 1-2 minutes.
- Add yellow onion and carrot to pan; cook 2-3 minutes moving around the pan.
- Add additional oil if pan gets dry.
- Add ground beef and move around pan with spatula, allowing to cook fully.
- Meanwhile, combine Sauce ingredients and whisk together until Tapioca Starch is fully combined; set aside.
- Prep Toppings and have ready.
- If using cauliflower rice or regular rice, ensure it is being cooked and ready to go at this time as well.
- Once ground beef is cooked and Toppings are ready add Sauce mixture to ground beef and mix on medium-high heat. it will thicken quickly, about 1 minute.
- Remove from heat and serve immediately.
- To serve take a piece of butter lettuce and top if rice (if using) and then some ground beef mixture. Squeeze lime juice on top, add green onion and cilantro. Enjoy! (I HIGHLY recommend using lime juice and cilantro with this – it completes the dish and tastes SO good!)
See recipe card below for full instructions and ingredient list!
Beef Lettuce Wrap Toppings
- Cilantro Lime Cauliflower Rice or Cilantro Lime Rice
- Crushed Cashews
- Additional Red Pepper Flakes
- Fresh Cilantro
- Avocado
- Purple Onion
- Green Onion
- Fresh Lime juice
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- 1–2 Tablespoons olive or avocado oil
- 1 Teaspoon freshly grated ginger
- 2 Teaspoons minced garlic
- 3/4 cup diced yellow onion
- 1/2 cup diced carrot
- Optional: 1 can diced water chestnuts – this could be used instead of or in addition to the carrots
- salt and pepper
- 1 – 1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
- 1/4 Teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 1 head of butter lettuce (romaine or iceberg would work if that is all you have), carefully remove leaves and rinse. Pat dry and set aside.
Sauce:
- 1/4 cup coconut aminos
- 1 Teaspoon rice vinegar
- 1/2 Teaspoon orange juice concentrate
- 1/2 Teaspoon red pepper flakes (more or less to taste)
- 1/4 Teaspoon fish sauce
- 2 Tablespoons beef stock or broth
- 1/2 Teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 1/2 Teaspoon Bob’s Red Mill Tapioca Starch
Toppings:
- Lime wedges
- Chopped fresh cilantro
- Green onion, sliced
- Avocado, sliced
- Purple onion, sliced
- Cilantro Lime Cauliflower Rice or Cilantro Lime Rice
Instructions
- In 12 inch skillet add oil to coat the pan and bring to medium-high heat.
- Add garlic and ginger; stir to allow them to cook until aromatic, about 1-2 minutes.
- Add yellow onion and carrot to pan; cook 2-3 minutes moving around the pan.
- Add additional oil if pan gets dry.
- Add ground beef and move around pan with spatula, allowing to cook fully.
- Meanwhile, combine Sauce ingredients and whisk together until Tapioca Starch is fully combined; set aside.
- Prep Toppings and have ready.
- If using cauliflower rice or regular rice, ensure it is being cooked and ready to go at this time as well.
- Once ground beef is fully cooked (drain excess grease, if necessary) and Toppings are ready add Sauce mixture to ground beef and mix on medium-high heat. it will thicken quickly, about 1 minute.
- Remove from heat and serve immediately.
- To serve take a piece of butter lettuce and top if rice (if using) and then some ground beef mixture. Squeeze lime juice on top, add green onion and cilantro. Enjoy! (I HIGHLY recommend using lime juice and cilantro with this – it completes the dish and tastes SO good!)
Notes
- You can use arrowroot starch instead of tapioca if you need to, but I recommend tapioca starch for this.
- I highly recommend the use of lime + cilantro when serving!! It completes the dish!
- You could also sub ground turkey for the beef, but just be aware that turkey has a milder flavor so you may need to adjust the flavoring so taste as you go!
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