Beef Lettuce Cup Fajitas
with Cotija & Lime Crema Dressing
Cooking time
20 minutes
Servings
2/4
Calories
420 /serving
Adios, tortillas! Instead, soft leaves of lettuce hold a quick-cooked fajita filling of gently smoky ground beef and pepper strips. With lashings of Mexican crema spiked with lime juice and crumbles of Cotija cheese, you’ll forget carbs even existed.
We will send you:
- 250g Canadian-raised lean ground beef
- 1 Sweet pepper
- 1 Lime
- 50g Sliced red onions
- 1 Head of Boston lettuce
- 15ml Tomato paste
- 30g Cotija cheese (contains lipase)
- 30ml Crema
- 4g Tex-Mex Mood spices (paprika, salt, oregano, canola oil, celery seeds, garlic, onion, black pepper, Cayenne pepper, cellulose fiber, cumin, bay leaves, hickory smoke flavour)
Contains: Milk
You will need:
Large pan
Oil
Salt & pepper (S&P)
Total Fat
25 g
Saturated Fat
11 g
Sodium
450 mg
Total Carb
18 g
Sugars
8 g
Protein
31 g
Fibre
4 g
Preparation
Cook the beef & vegetables
- Halve, core and thinly slice the sweet pepper lengthwise.
- In a large pan, heat a drizzle of oil on medium-high.
- Add the beef; season with the spices and S&P.
- Cook, breaking up the meat, 3 to 4 min., until lightly browned.
- Add the tomato paste and cook, stirring often, 30 sec. to 1 min., until dark red.
- Add the sweet pepper, onions and S&P. Cook, stirring often, 2 to 3 min., until coated and the beef* is cooked through.
- Add 3 tbsp water (double for 4 portions) and cook, slightly covered, stirring occasionally, 3 to 5 min., until reduced.
Prepare the lettuce & make the dressing
- Meanwhile, separate the lettuce leaves.
- Halve the lime; juice ½ and cut the remaining ½ into wedges.
- In a small bowl, combine the crema, lime juice and S&P.
Plate your dish
- Divide the lettuce leaves between your plates.
- Top with the beef and vegetables.
- Drizzle with the dressing.
- Garnish with the cheese and lime wedges. Bon appétit!
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*Health Canada recommends cooking ground beef to a minimum internal temperature of 71°C.
