Grass Fed Beef Burritos
- 1lb grass fed ground beef
- 2 TB olive oil
- Whole Foods organic Mexican seasoning (combo onion powder, ancho chili powder, cumin, paprika, mexican oregano)
- 1/4 c. water
- medium onion, sliced thin
- medium pepper (choose your favorite color; I went with green because it came in our CSA), sliced thin
- 1 jalapeno, seeded (optional), sliced thin
- handful cilantro, chopped
- TB garlic, minced
- sea salt/pepper (to taste)
- large romaine leaves
- optional garnish: avocado, salsa, cashew “sour cream”
In a big skillet, heat 1 TB olive oil until it shimmers.
In a smaller skillet, heat the other TB of olive oil until it shimmers as well.
So much shimmering!
Break your beef up into the big one.
In the smaller one, add garlic, sea salt, peppers and onion.
Once the beef is cooked, add the water and your Mexican seasoning. Let simmer until water is absorbed.
When your peppers are soft and your onions are translucent, add pepper and cilantro.
Grab two big leaves of romaine and stack them on top of one another, facing opposite ways (so it looks like an oval and not a teardrop).
Pile in your peppers/onions, meat and optional toppings, roll in ends and then the sides. Makes 4 servings.
Enjoy!

Yummy! I have found you can put just about anything in a romaine leaf and it’s just plain bomb.
I love tacos so much – this might go on my to do list this week!
yeah; I’m ALL about lettuce wraps at this point. especially since SO MANY restaurants out here will do it for you!!!
I honestly think a lettuce leaf bun makes a good sandwich great – you can actually get all the flavors of the meat and other toppings instead of just starch… Mmmm… Now I want burgers!
me too! haha
they’re on the dinner menu this week…
also, alternating grip helped immensely; 100lb deadlift this morning!
Yesss I knew it would! Congrats!!
Lettuce instead of tortillas…brilliant. I’ve just learned about grass fed beef and am searching for recipes. This is a great find. Thank you.
Looks delicious! Cashew sour cream? That’s definitely something I want to try, do you have a recipe?
I did the Whole30 from July-August. Feel free to check out my experience with it: http://www.cuttingthecheese.wordpress.com