Vietnamese Lettuce Wraps

These wraps are light, healthy, and full of flavor. Enjoy this customized recipe that brings the taste of Vietnam to your home. Be creative and have fun mixing in your choice of ingredients. You can’t go wrong with bringing this tasty meal to the dinner table. Let’s get cooking!

Vietnamese Lettuce Wraps

I was inspired to create this recipe after my travels to Vietnam. This wrap is packed with flavor and offers a healthy meal for all to enjoy. Let's get cooking!

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 30 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine Vietnamese

Servings 4 people

Calories 240 kcal

Equipment

• 1 stir fry pan
• 1 cooking utensils
• 1 medium frying pan

Ingredients

 

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• ▢ 2 tbsp sesame oil
• ▢ 1 lb. ground turkey
• ▢ 3 garlic cloves minced
• ▢ 2 tsp ginger minced
• ▢ 1 head of lettuce butter or iceburg
• ▢ 2 green onions chopped
• ▢ ½ onion diced
• ▢ ½ cup shredded carrots
• ▢ 1 cup mushrooms chopped

For the sauce

• ▢ ¼ cup teriyaki coconut aminos or teriyaki sauce
• ▢ 2 tbsp soy sauce
• ▢ 2 tbsp Siracha or alternative
• ▢ ½ lime juiced
• ▢ ½ tsp salt
• ▢ ¼ tsp pepper

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Instructions

 

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  Wash and dry your lettuce leaves and set aside.
  1 head of lettuce
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  Prepare the sauce by combining the teriyaki coconut aminos, soy sauce, Siracha, and juice from half of a lime in a bowl. Whisk and set aside.
  ¼ cup teriyaki coconut aminos, 2 tbsp soy sauce, 2 tbsp Siracha, ½ lime
  
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  Add 1 tbsp of sesame oil to your pan and heat on medium heat. Add in onions and scallions and cook for 3-5 minutes or until onion is clear.
  2 tbsp sesame oil, 2 green onions, ½ onion
  
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  Add in garlic and ginger and cook for 3 minutes.
  3 garlic cloves, 2 tsp ginger
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  Add in chopped mushrooms and cook for an additional 3 to 5 minutes or until mushrooms are golden brown. Lower heat to low.
  1 cup mushrooms
  
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  In a separate pan, add in remaining sesame oil and heat on medium. Add in the ground turkey and thoroughly cook until the meat has no pink or uncooked meat. Season with salt and pepper.
  1 lb. ground turkey, ½ tsp salt, ¼ tsp pepper
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  Add the cooked turkey to the cooked vegetables. Toss in the carrots and cook on medium heat for 5 more minutes.
  ½ cup shredded carrots
  
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  Serve on lettuce leaves. Enjoy!
  

Notes

Please note that the nutritional data was unable to find the coconut aminos. The results of the data is an estimate only and does not include the values for the teriyaki coconut aminos.

Nutrition

Calories: 240kcalCarbohydrates: 11gProtein: 30gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.02gCholesterol: 62mgSodium: 1051mgPotassium: 741mgFiber: 3gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 3453IUVitamin C: 15mgCalcium: 51mgIron: 2mg