spicy chipotle lettuce wraps

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• sauce:
• 2 (15 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
• 3 tablespoons chili powder
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• wraps:
• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 2 small onions, finely chopped
• 2 green bell peppers, finely chopped
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 1/2 pounds ground beef
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 (15 ounce) cans kidney beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
• 16 romaine lettuce leaves

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins Ready Time: 45 mins


• blend tomato sauce, water, chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, chili powder, oregano, and 1 teaspoon sea salt together in a blender until sauce is smooth.
• heat olive oil in a large dutch oven or heavy pot over medium heat; cook and stir onions, green bell peppers, and a pinch salt until softened, 5 to 10 minutes. add ground beef and increase heat to medium-high; cook and stir until beef is browned and crumbly, 5 to 10 minutes. drain excess grease.
• mix garlic and sauce into ground beef mixture; cook and stir until heated through, 2 to 3 minutes. stir kidney beans and black beans into into ground beef sauce and simmer, stirring occasionally, until filling flavors have blended, about 20 minutes.
• spoon filling into lettuce leaves.