Asian Turkey Lettuce Wraps

Asian Turkey Lettuce Wraps are a flavorful appetizer or light meal, perfect for lazy summer days.

Healthy protein-rich ground turkey is transformed into fun lettuce wraps in just 20 minutes. The delicious Asian sauce requires only a few common staples: ketchup, soy sauce, ground ginger, dry mustard, and garlic powder. Next, we stir in chopped water chestnuts for crunch and shredded carrot and sliced green onion for a pop of color. Now pile this delightful concoction into tender, low-carb lettuce leaves and chow down!

Make-Ahead Option for Asian Turkey Lettuce Wraps

You can make the meat mixture in advance if you want a minimal amount of last-minute fuss. Simply cook the ground turkey, add the water chestnuts and sauce, then pop it in the frig. When you’re ready to enjoy them, rewarm the mixture in the microwave, stir in the carrots and green onions, and assemble the lettuce wraps.

I made the meat mixture a few hours in advance but I believe it would keep fine if made a day ahead. I also recommend having plenty of napkins handy. They are a tad messy but in the most delightful way.

Nutritional info per lettuce wrap: Calories 160, Protein 16g, Carbohydrates 10g, Fat 6,g Sodium 560mg

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Asian Turkey Lettuce Wraps

Ground turkey with flavorful ginger soy-based sauce, crunchy water chestnuts, shredded carrot and green onions wrapped in tender lettuce leaves. Great as a quick appetizer or light meal.

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Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes

Total Time: 20 minutes minutes

Servings: 6

Author: Jennie-O Turkey lettuce Wraps

Ingredients

• ¼ cup low-sodium Soy Sauce
• ¼ cup ketchup
• 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• 2 teaspoons dry mustard
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• ½ teaspoon ground ginger
• ½ teaspoon freshly ground pepper
• 1 16-ounce package ground turkey
• 1 5-ounce can sliced water chestnuts, drained and chopped
• 1 cup shredded carrot
• ⅔ cup sliced green onions
• 6 lettuce leaves Butter lettuce is my favorite but iceberg works too. You can also make a larger number of smaller lettuce wraps by dividing the mixture equally between additional lettuce leaves.

Instructions

• In small bowl, combine soy sauce, ketchup, vinegar, mustard, garlic, ginger and pepper; set aside.
• Cook turkey, crumbling it into to small pieces as it cooks. Add soy mixture and water chestnuts to turkey. Stir to combine. Remove from heat.
• Add carrot and green onions. Spoon turkey mixture into lettuce cups.

Notes

Turkey/ water chestnut mixture can be made a few hours in advance and refrigerated. When ready to serve, rewarm in microwave. Then stir in carrot and green onion and assemble lettuce wraps.