Lettuce leaf basil tacos
Tacos are a great easy meal, replacing lettuce with lettuce leaf basil will give it a great flavour.
Servings 12 tacos
Calories 236kcal
Cost per serving £1.50
Equipment
- frying pan
- oven or microwave
Ingredients
- 500 g Minced beef
- 4 tbsp Taco seasoning mix
- 1 handful Lettuce leaf basil leaves
- 2 Fresh tomatoes Chopped into half or quarters (depending on size)
- 12 Taco shells
- 2 tbsp Virgin olive oil
- 150 g Grated cheese (Optional)
- 150 ml Water
- 2 tbsp Taco salsa (Optional)
Instructions
- Prepare the lettuce leaf basil- Remove the lettuce leaf basil Leaves from the plant and wash
- Fry the minced beef- Fry the minced beef in a little oil for 4 minutes (until brown) and drain the excess liquid
- Get the Taco ingredients ready- Sprinkle the seasoning mix and pour the water over the minced beef- Give a stir and simmer for 10 minutes over low to medium heat (stirring at times)- At the same time heat the taco shells either in the oven or microwave
- Fill the Taco shells- Fill the taco shells with the some lettuce leaf basil leaves and- Add the minced beef, chopped tomatoes, grated cheese and salsa
Video
Notes
Please note that in the video I used quite a young lettuce leaf basil, planted from seed only 2 months earlier - the leaves can get a lot larger.
Nutrition
Serving: 170g | Calories: 236kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 42mg | Sodium: 216mg | Potassium: 150mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 0.4g | Vitamin A: 205IU | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 108mg | Iron: 1mg