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Healthy Turkey Lettuce Wraps

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Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 206kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 pound (454 g) lean ground turkey
  • 1 Tablespoon (15 ml) vegetable oil
  • 1 small onion , diced
  • 2 cloves garlic , minced
  • 1 teaspoon (5 ml) freshly grated ginger (or 1/2 teaspoon ginger powder)
  • 1 Tablespoon (15 ml) soy sauce
  • 2 Tablespoons (30 ml) Hoisin or Oyster Sauce
  • 1 teaspoon (5 ml) sesame oil
  • 2 teaspoons (10 ml) rice vinegar or distilled white vinegar (for gluten free)
  • salt , to taste
  • ground black pepper , to taste
  • 1 bell pepper , diced
  • 2 green onions , diced
  • fresh lettuce leaves

Instructions 

  • In large heated pan, add oil. Add onion, garlic and ginger, and cook until translucent.
    Onions and garlic in a skillet
  • Add ground turkey and cook for about 3 minutes or until lightly browned.
    Cooked ground turkey with the onions and garlic in a skillet
  • Add soy sauce, hoisin or oyster sauce, sesame oil, rice vinegar and combine with turkey meat. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
    Cooked turkey with sauces in a skillet
  • Add bell peppers and green onions and cook for about 5 minutes or until everything is combined well and turkey is cooked through. Add additional salt and pepper to taste.
    Green onions and bell peppers added to cooked ground turkey in a skillet
  • You can serve the filling while it's warm, or allow it to cool. Serve with lettuce leaves.
    Spooning the cooked ground turkey into a lettuce cup
Course: Appetizer, Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine: American, Asian

Nutrition

Calories: 206kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 28g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 62mg | Sodium: 441mg | Potassium: 458mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 1020IU | Vitamin C: 40.4mg | Calcium: 14mg | Iron: 1.3mg