Black Bean Taco Lettuce Wraps
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Total Time: 20 mins
- Yield: 4 1x
- Category: Entree
- Cuisine: Vegan, Gluten-Free
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup quinoa, cooked
- 1, 15 ounce can black beans
- 1 yellow bell pepper or 1 cup corn
- 1 red bell pepper
- 1/2 cup fresh chopped cilantro
- 2 tablespoons taco seasoning
- 2 lemons
- 1 head of Butter Leaf lettuce or Romaine
- Garnish options: fresh cilantro, sliced jalapeño and/or avocado
- Pinch of salt and/or black pepper, adjust to taste
- 1/4 cup vegan cashew sour cream (optional)
Instructions
- Cook quinoa to package directions.
- In a large mixing bowl add in cooked quinoa, rinsed beans, bell peppers, cilantro, juice of 2 lemons. Stir in taco seasoning. Adjust seasonings to taste.
- Next, take one washed and dry butter leaf or romaine leaf and dollop the quinoa mixture in the center, fill with optional garnishes and wrap edges of the butter leaf onto itself as a handheld wrap. Enjoy immediately.
- Store leftover filling in an airtight glass container for up to 5 days in the fridge or 1 month in the freezer. Assemble upon serving.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 199
- Fat: 1.5g
- Trans Fat: 0.2g
- Carbohydrates: 37.5g
- Fiber: 11.6g
- Protein: 10.3g
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