Healthy Asian Turkey Lettuce Wraps
Happy first day of spring! Now let’s get bikini ready with these easy, healthy Asian ground turkey lettuce wraps.
I have 2 reactions when it starts to get sunny outside.
1. Yea! It’s almost summer!
2. Oh my GOD! I’m going to need to wear a swim suit soon.
Please tell me you all do that too.
So I’ve been hitting the gym since Monday telling myself, “I can be bikini ready in a month? Right? Oh MAN! Why didn’t I start this in January like everyone else?!” Then I answered myself with “That’s because……I was…….injured…….Oh yea!…..That’s right! From that hard fall skiing in January? And I thought I broke my butt, but really I just bruised my tail bone? And it hurt to even sit down, let alone do sit ups. That’s why I tell ya!”
Then I don’t feel so guilty.
Along with working out all week (and walking around like a cripple because my legs are so sore from doing squats and lunges), I’ve been eating better. Which means Shawn is eating better too. Yesterday I came home from the gym starving and asked him at 5:30 if he was hungry for dinner.
“Meh.”
“Meh? What do you mean meh? You’re not starving? Wait a minute, Shawn. Whatdidyouhaveforlunch?”
“Chipotle.”
“Shawn! You had Chipotle for lunch?! That’s not fair! I had a protein shake and snap peas. I’m going to kill you.”
“Don’t worry Nat. It was a veggie burrito! I didn’t even get meat. It was basically a salad.”
The guys got a lot to learn about nutrition.
Truth be told, I would choose these healthy Asian ground turkey lettuce wraps over a Chipotle burrito any day. They are that good! It’s lean ground turkey cooked with onion, fresh ginger and soy sauce. Spoon it into a lettuce cup, top it with crunchy shredded carrots, green onions, peanuts and that amazing Asian peanut sauce I made on Tuesday. Oooohweee it’s tasty!
And easy to make too. I can have this dinner on the table in 25 minutes. Great for days after the gym when I’m so hungry I could eat the couch, but so wiped out all I want to do is lay on that couch as I eat it. Poor couch. Don’t worry, I won’t eat you. I’ll just sit on you as I eat my way thru at least 3 of these Asian turkey lettuce wraps.
Healthy Asian Turkey Lettuce Wraps
Ingredients
For the turkey mixture
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 yellow onion chopped
- 3 " long piece of ginger peeled and chopped
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 1 pound ground turkey
- 1/4 cup of soy sauce
Toppings
- 1 head butter Bibb or Boston lettuce
- 3 scallions sliced
- 1 cup shredded carrots
- 1/2 cup salted peanuts
- Asian peanut sauce
Instructions
- In a medium size skillet, heat the olive oil over medium high heat. Add in the onions, ginger, salt and pepper, cooking until the onion starts to turn translucent, about 5 minutes. Add in the garlic and cook for 1 more minute.
- Add the ground turkey to the same skillet along with the onions, garlic and ginger, breaking it up as it cooks, about 10 minutes. Add in the 1/4 cup soy sauce, turn the heat up to high until all of the soy sauce is absorbed. Remove from heat and allow to cool for 5 minutes.
- Spoon the cooled ground turkey into the lettuce cups and top with shredded carrots, green onions, peanuts and Asian peanut sauce.
- The turkey mixture will keep in an airtight container for 1 week in the fridge.
Recipe Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition facts are calculated as a courtesy and not guaranteed.
54 Comments on “Healthy Asian Turkey Lettuce Wraps”
this looks great and trying this out tonight. I’m not sure if the peanut sauce is 1cup peanut sauce or 1cup sweet chili sauce. Is it reversed or is it right?
The peanut sauce is 1 cup sweet chili sauce and a big tablespoon of peanut butter. You want it to still be “pourable”, if you do too much peanut butter it gets real thick. Feel free to adjust the amount of peanut butter until it’s the consistency you like. Hope you like it when you try it!
I made this last night and it was really good! I added some sesame oil while stir frying. I found the boston lettuce leaves were really fragile so I made some brown rice and threw everything else on top. I also added some sriracha.
It was delicious! My man liked it too! I will be making this again for sure.
I am so glad you liked it Krista! I love your idea of adding rice. I want to try that next time! Thanks for taking the time to let me know you liked my recipe. You just made my day!
Love this recipe! I have already made it twice – definitely a new regular for me! So quick, easy & tasty!!! not to mention healthy!
I am so happy to hear that Katie! This recipe is one of my families favorites. Thank you for letting me know you liked my recipe! You just made my day!
I think my whole family would love these!
Can you believe that I had a lettuce wrap for the first time two weeks ago? They never really appealed to me, but boy, was I wrong! I’m now obsessed with lettuce wraps and can’t wait to give yours a try, especially with the peanut dipping sauce!
these look healthy indeed! love the colours!
Just came across your blog Natalie and I love these lettuce wraps. the Chicken lettuce wraps at PF Changs are my favorite and these look similar. I’m sure they taste amazing!! :)
I adore healthy, fresh dinners like this! And Asian flavors too, so these wraps are definitely a must-try ;–) Your pics look gorgeous!
Same page! I was just telling my husband this morning that I need to buckle down and get serious with trying to lose weight. I’ve been wanting to make lettuce wraps and these look devine! Definitely must make these! And I love love love your photos. You always take beautiful pictures but these are some of my favorite so far. :)