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Asian lettuce wraps recipe card – high protein low carb meal with ground turkey and crisp lettuce cups

Asian Lettuce Wrap

These Asian Lettuce Wraps are a quick, high-protein dinner that comes together in just 45 minutes. Ground turkey, crisp vegetables, and a savory sriracha-hoisin sauce served in butter lettuce cups make weeknight dinners easy without sacrificing flavor.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Rest Time 5 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Other world cuisine
Calories: 220
Ingredients Method Video Notes

Ingredients
  

Ground Meat Mixture
  • 1 lb ground beef/turkey/chicken
  • 1/4 cup yellow onion diced
  • 1/4 cup carrots diced (about half a carrot)
  • 1/2 red bell pepper diced
  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic
  • 1/2 teaspoon minced ginger
  • Pinch of salt and black pepper
Sauce
  • 2 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
  • 1/2 tablespoon hoisin sauce
  • 1/2 tablespoon honey
  • 1/2 tablespoon sriracha sauce
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
Garnish
  • Chopped cilantro
  • Sesame seeds
  • Green onion
  • Sriracha sauce
Wraps
  • Butter lettuce

Directions
 

  1. Dice the yellow onion, carrots, and red bell pepper into small, roughly equal-sized pieces. Mince the garlic and ginger.
  2. In a small bowl, whisk together the low sodium soy sauce, hoisin sauce, rice vinegar, honey, sriracha sauce, and sesame oil. Set aside.
  3. Turn a burner on medium heat. In a large skillet or wok, add the diced onion, carrots, and red bell pepper to the skillet.
  4. Cook for about 5-7 minutes.
  5. Add the minced garlic and ginger to the skillet and cook for another minute, until fragrant. Be careful not to burn the garlic. Once cooked, remove from the skillet.
  6. Add your ground turkey to the skillet or wok.
  7. Cook the ground turkey (or beef/chicken) until browned and fully cooked, breaking it up with a spoon as it cooks. Drain off any excess liquid.
  8. Add back the vegetables and mix everything together. Add a pinch of salt and black pepper
  9. Pour the sauce over the turkey and vegetable mixture. Mix everything together.
  10. Let it simmer on low for about 10-15 minutes. Once it’s done simmering, remove it from the skillet or wok.
  11. Gently separate the leaves from the butter lettuce. Wash and dry them thoroughly. You want them intact and able to hold the filling.
  12. Lay out the butter lettuce leaves on a plate.
  13. Spoon a generous amount of the turkey mixture into each lettuce leaf.
  14. Garnish with chopped cilantro, sesame seeds, and chopped green onion.
  15. Serve Immediately

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Notes

Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. Keep the lettuce leaves separate from the filling until ready to serve so they stay crisp.