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Lettuce Wrap Burger

Servings: 4
Course: Lunch
Cuisine: American
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Same fillings, no bun. Sometimes you just want the meat and cheese without the bread. The lettuce wrap burger takes the same smash burger technique and swaps the bun for c
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Ingredients  

  • 1 pound ground beef (80/20)
  • salt and pepper
  • 4 slices American cheese
  • 1 head butter lettuce (large outer leaves)
  • ketchup
  • mustard
  • pickles
  • onion
  • tomato

Method
 

  1. Make smash burger patties exactly like the regular version — hot cast iron, 2-ounce balls, smash thin, 2 minutes per side, cheese on top. Instead of a bun, use 2-3 large butter lettuce leaves stacked together. Place the cheesy patty on the lettuce, add toppings, and either wrap it like a burrito or eat it open-faced.