Lettuce Leaf Tacos

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  • 4
  • 20 mins
  • 40 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 green bell pepper, chopped
  • 1 yellow onion, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons chicken stock (optional)
  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 3 tablespoons taco seasoning
  • 2 large roma (plum) tomatoes, chopped
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 (8 ounce) package shredded Cheddar cheese
  • 12 large romaine lettuce leaves

Preparation

Step 1

Cook and stir green bell pepper and yellow onion in a skillet over medium heat with olive oil and chicken broth until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes.

Cut up ground beef into small pieces; place into a separate skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir ground beef with taco seasoning until beef is browned and crumbly, 5 to 8 minutes. Drain excess grease.

Sprinkle roma tomatoes with salt in a bowl. Place Cheddar cheese into a separate bowl.

Fill each lettuce leaf with about 2 tablespoons beef filling; top with 1 to 2 teaspoons green pepper mixture, roma tomato, about about 1 1/2 tablespoons Cheddar cheese.