Ground Turkey Lettuce Wraps

Ground Turkey Lettuce Wraps

Serves 4 | Prep Time: 10 min | Cook Time: 15 min

Ingredients

• 1 large head of Boston Lettuce (or Iceberg lettuce)
• 1 lb. lean ground turkey
• 1 Tbsp Vegetable oil
• 1 tsp ground ginger
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1 stalk green onion, finely chopped
• 1 red bell pepper, diced
• 8 oz. can of water chestnuts, diced (drained)
• 1 ripe avocado (optional) 

• 3 Tbsp Soy Sauce (low sodium)
• 2 Tbsp Rice wine vinegar
• 1 Tbsp Sesame seed oil

Directions

1. Prepare your lettuce (doing this first gives it time to air dry after being washed). 
1. Fill a deep bowl with cold tap water.
2. Place the head of lettuce in the water.
3. Remove one layer at a time, letting as much water drip off it before placing it on a towel to dry (I just use a clean dish towel and let them air dry rather than waisting several paper towels)
2. Heat 1/2 Tbsp vegetable oil on med/low in skillet. Add green onion + bell pepper. Sauté on medium for 4-5 min. Remove from skillet and set to the side (store in small container w/ lid to keep it warm, I use a pyrex container). Wipe skillet clean with paper towel. 
3. Heat 1/2 Tbsp. vegetable oil on med/low in skillet. Add ground turkey. Mix the ground ginger + garlic powder into the turkey. Put a lid on the skillet to help brown the meat, stirring occasionally.
4. Once the turkey is fully cooked, add the bell pepper + green onions back into the skillet with the turkey. Add in the diced water chestnuts. 
5. Add the soy sauce, rice wine vinegar + sesame seed oil to the skillet, mixing it in thoroughly with the turkey. Let this simmer on med/low with a lid on for 10 minutes (or until dinner is ready to be plated). 
6. Slice the avocado and serve on top of the lettuce wraps.  

Enjoy! 

Suggested side dish: couscous 

> This recipe allows for 4 people to have 2-3 medium sized wraps. They're pretty filling on their own so this dish doesn't require much on the side.

I created this recipe by adapting two different recipes to Ty's liking + his current pallet (which prefers less spices/flavoring but not being bland ground turkey). The ground ginger and the three ingredients I used to make the sauce worked perfectly together to create a flavorful but not overpowering taste. The sesame seed oil gives it a little bit of a nutty taste and that was Ty's favorite part (made the dish smell delicious too!).

Success = finding/creating another dish using ground turkey that Ty enjoys and is healthy for him!