High-Protein Crispy Beef Cones with Avocado Dip

Ingredients

• 450 g Lean ground beef
• 1 Brown onion (Small; diced)
• 1 Red bell pepper (Medium; diced)
• 3 cloves Garlic (Minced)
• 25 g Tomato paste
• 60 ml Water (Approximately; splash for the beef filling)
• 1 tsp Paprika
• 1 tsp Cumin
• 1 tsp Onion powder
• 1.5 tsp Garlic powder (1 tsp for beef filling; ½ tsp for optional dip)
• 0.5 tsp Cayenne pepper
• 1 tsp Dried oregano
• 1 tsp Salt (For beef filling)
• 1 tsp Black pepper (For beef filling)
• Cooking spray (For the frying pan; amount not specified)
• 4 Mission Protein Wraps (Protein wraps)
• 20 g Mozzarella sticks (20 g per stick)
• 80 g Low-fat grated mozzarella (About 10 g per cone)
• 1 Avocado (Medium; for optional dip)
• 120 g Fage Total 0% Greek yogurt (For optional dip)
• Fresh parsley (Small handful; for optional dip)
• 60 ml Water (For optional dip)
• 0.5 Lemon juice (Juice of ½ lemon; for optional dip)
• 1.5 tsp Honey (1–2 tsp; midpoint used for nutrition; for optional dip)
• Salt (To taste; for optional dip)

Steps

1. 1

   Heat a large frying pan and coat it with cooking spray. Add the diced onion and red pepper, and cook until softened.

2. 2

   Add the minced garlic and cook for 1 minute.

3. 3

   Add the ground beef and cook until browned.

4. 4

   Stir in the paprika, cumin, onion powder, garlic powder, cayenne, oregano, salt, and black pepper.

5. 5

   Add the tomato paste and approximately 60 ml water. Stir and cook until the beef mixture is evenly coated.

6. 6

   Cut each protein wrap from the center to the edge, then roll it into a cone. Secure the seam with a cocktail stick if needed.

7. 7

   Fill each cone with the beef mixture and place two mozzarella sticks in the center of each.

8. 8

   Sprinkle about 10 g grated mozzarella over each cone.

9. 9

   Bake at 180°C for 10–12 minutes, until the cones are crispy. For more golden cheese, bake for an additional 3–5 minutes.

10. 10

    For the optional dip, put the avocado, Greek yogurt, parsley, 60 ml water, lemon juice, honey, garlic powder, and salt to taste in a blender or food processor. Blend until smooth.

11. 11

    Serve the cones with the avocado dip, if using.

Notes

The source gives no separate instruction for baking the cones before filling, though the transcript mentions baking them again after filling; the extracted written method specifies baking once after filling. Transcript also mentions spraying the formed cones and baking them before filling, but gives no temperature or time for that stage. Optional dip is included in the ingredient list and method. The author states approximately 273 calories, 26 g protein, 16 g carbs, and 12 g fat per cone.

Nutrition per serving

• main
• high-protein
• beef
• baked
• crispy
• cheesy
• optional-dip