One of my favorite things to have for lunch is a good lettuce wrap. There are infinite possibilities of what you can wrap inside a lettuce leaf. I was seriously craving fajitas the other day, and so I decided to try them as a lettuce wrap. Wow were they yummy! And because I didn't have any carbs from tortillas, I was able to indulge in some chips and salsa on the side. Double YUM!
Now, you can make Fajitas about a hundred different ways, but here is how I did mine
Fajita Lettuce Wraps
(Serves 6)
Marinade:
3 tbsp lime
juice
1 Tbsp olive
oil
2 tsp ground
cumin
2 tsp ground
coriander
2 cloves
garlic, minced
½ tsp red
pepper flakes
1 lb
boneless top round steak, sliced into thin strips.*
Fajitas:
1 tbsp
vegetable oil
1 pkg fajita
seasoning(opt)
1 head
butter or Romaine lettuce
1 yellow
bell pepper, seeds and membranes removed
1 red bell
pepper, seeds and membranes removed
1 orange
bell pepper, seeds and membranes removed
1 green bell
pepper, seeds and membranes removed
1 small red
onion, thinly sliced
Optional
extras:
Sour Cream
or greek yogurt
Taco sauce
Pickled
jalapeno slices
Black olives
Cilantro
*To make
slicing steak easier – place in freezer for 10 min.
In a large
ziptop plastic bag or a covered glass dish, combine all marinade
ingredients. Add beef. Make sure marinade covers beef. Marindade 30
minutes to overnight for best flavor.
In a large
skillet, heat vegetable oil over moderately high heat. Remove steak from marinade and cook until
browned through, stirring occasionally.
Add sliced peppers and onions, and follow directions on Fajita seasoning
package if using. Cook and stir just
until peppers are crisp tender. Drain
cooking liquid and discard.
Assemble
your fajitas using lettuce leaves instead of tortillas. I add the meat and peppers, first, then
Jalapeno peppers, cilantro, taco sauce and greek yogurt. YUM!
Alternately,
you could just make a fun chopped salad with all of these ingredients. Just select what you want and chop away. Then toss with a little extra taco sauce for
a fun salad.
This recipe is extremely low carb. The numbers will vary slightly depending on what optional toppings you use. These calculations do not include black olives.
Per serving (1/6th of the recipe)
- Carbohydrates = 16 grams(mostly from the peppers and onions)
- Fiber = 3 grams per serving.