Featured Recipe 2/1/17: Chili Lime Beef & Sweet Potato Lettuce Wraps
Yield: serves 8Ingredients
- 1 lb lean ground beef
- 1 large (or 2-3 small) sweet potatoes, peeled and diced into 1 inch cubes
- 2 tbsp Chili Lime Seasoning Blend (Trader Joe's or other brand or you can use chili powder and lime juice as an adequate substitute)
- 1 tsp garlic salt
- 1 avocado, peeled, pitted and sliced
- 1 head iceberg or romaine lettuce (leaf lettuce)
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
- Heat a large skillet with 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil over medium heat. Add diced sweet potatoes. Season with a little salt and pepper. Cover and cook for 10-15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Cook until edges are browned and center is fork-tender. Transfer potatoes to a medium bowl and set aside.
- Add ground beef to the skillet and cook over medium heat. Add 2 tbsp chili lime seasoning, garlic salt and salt and pepper. Cook until full cooked through. Add sweet potatoes to ground beef and toss together and cook for a few more minutes.
- Prepare the lettuce by rinsing and separating into 6-8 cups.
- Divide beef and sweet potato mixture among lettuce cups. Add a few slices of avocado and sprinkle with a dash of chili lime seasoning on top of the avocados.