Spicy Thai Lettuce Wraps
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Spicy Thai Lettuce Wraps are a weeknight dream come true. Quick, easy, low fat, and surprisingly versatile, that’s what I’m talking about. I need easy and delicious dinner ideas as much as possible.
The filling for these tasty lettuce wraps can be served in a variety of ways:
- Lettuce cups
- Spring Roll Wraps
- Tortillas
- On salads
- Bowls
- With a side of rice or glass noodles
- Topped with a variety of sauces – my personal favorite is this easy homemade peanut sauce
Fresh pineapple blends with the flavors in this recipe too so you might consider serving some on the side or as a topper to your wraps.
The Thai filling is prepared in a large skillet with only one tablespoon of oil. Of course, you can leave the oil out, but I use a garlic-infused oil so it provides some extra flavor, which is especially nice if you can’t have garlic, for example, if you are following a SIBO or Low FODMAP food plan like me.
Other ground meats that would also be delicious in Spicy Thai Lettuce Wraps:
- Chicken
- Pork
- Beyond Burger Crumbles for a vegan option
Ingredients for Spicy Thai Lettuce Wraps are simple yet the perfect blend and allergy-friendly, you will need these items:
- Lean ground turkey ~ other ground meats are, of course also an option.
- Carrots
- Greens only of scallions.
- Fresh ginger
- Fresh snow peas (optional)
- Red, orange, or yellow bell pepper in place of the snow peas.
- Red pepper flakes (rounded)
- Salt
- Black pepper or several grinds of whole black pepper
- Coconut aminos
- Garlic Infused oil or Coconut oil ~ omit for a lower fat option
- Lettuce cups
- Spring Roll Wraps ~ optional
Blue Dragon is a brand that I use quite often.
Enjoy!!
Spicy Thai Lettuce Wraps
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lb lean ground turkey ~ other ground meats are of course also an option.
- 3/4 cup grated carrots
- 1/3 cup sliced or chopped greens only of scallions.
- 1 Tbsp peeled and grated fresh ginger
- A handful of sliced fresh snow peas optional
- Sometimes I add a chopped sweet bell pepper ~ add red, orange, or yellow bell pepper in place of the snow peas as another option.
- 1 tsp red pepper flakes rounded
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper or several grinds of whole black pepper
- 2 Tbsp coconut aminos
- 1 Tbsp Garlic Infused or coconut oil ~ omit for a lower fat option
- Lettuce cups
- Spring Roll Wraps ~ optional
Instructions
- Brown ground meat in a large skillet. Drain excess liquid from the meat and return the meat to the skillet.
- Add coconut oil, grated ginger, and red pepper flakes to the skillet and sautee for 2-3 minutes.
- Add the grated carrots, chopped greens, snow peas (optional), bell pepper (optional), salt, pepper, and coconut aminos, and cook 5-7 minutes or to the desired doneness of veggies.
- Serve in lettuce cups, spring roll wrappers, tortillas, or with rice.
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