Mexican Turkey Lettuce Wraps are made in under 20 minutes. If you like tacos, this will be right up your alley but a lighter, healthier version with the same flavor. This makes a great light lunch, or an easy dinner for the family.
Monday has rolled around again after a busy weekend. On Saturday we went to a Ramp Fest in the Cuyahoga National Park near our house. If you are a fan of ramps then this would be your type of festival. They had a wide variety of dishes that included ramps. Crispy fries with ramp alioli, salads with ramp dressing, sandwiches with ramp sauces including this Pork Sammy with Baby Kale and Ramp Alioli. The flavor in this sandwich was awesome. We washed it down with a Great Lakes beer with a ramp as a garnish. Ramps everywhere!
I also noticed that spring has definitely sprung around my neighborhood which I love. Spring is such a beautiful time of year, even if it means a lot of rain.
After a busy weekend, Monday means a quick and easy dinner because I am trying to get back into the swing of things. Mexican Turkey Lettuce Wraps make an appearance quite regularly on our menu. Partly because they are easy but also because I have a slight obsession with Mexican food.
Tacos, burritos, enchiladas, chips and salsa and guacamole, tostadas. You name it, I will devour it. The great thing about Mexican flavors is that you can easily add them into a quick and easy meal and it will have great flavor and be versatile. For example today’s Mexican Turkey Lettuce Wraps are easy to throw together and eat in a lettuce wrap but the turkey mixture can be used in a taco shell or as the stuffing of a burrito, or maybe some nachos. These are light enough to eat for lunch but still give you the protein to keep you going all day or as a filling dinner for the family.
I love the fact that I can feed my toddlers the turkey mixture and we can eat it in lettuce wraps {they aren’t fans of lettuce yet, I am working on that one}. They gobble this turkey up!
If you would prefer to use ground beef in this recipe that works great as well. You could also easily double or triple this recipe and freeze it for later. The ground turkey mixture is great to have on hand during the week for tacos, quesadillas, nachos or these lettuce wraps.
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Mexican Turkey Lettuce Wraps can be made in under 20 minutes. If you like tacos this will be right up your alley but a lighter, slightly healthier version with the same flavor.
Ingredients
- 1 head of Boston lettuce {Bibb lettuce}
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 1 pound ground turkey, cooked
- 1/4 sweet onion, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, chopped
- 1/2 red pepper {or pepper of your choice}, seeds removed, chopped
- 1 – 15oz can black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper {cayenne pepper} {more or less depending on spiciness desired}
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1/2 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
- 3 green onions, chopped
- Garnishes:
- Additional cilantro
- Salsa of your choice
- Cheese
- Sour cream or greek yogurt
- Jalapeños, chopped
Instructions
- In a large skillet heat the olive oil over medium high heat. Add the ground turkey and cook until browned, about 4-5 minutes {make sure you crumble it as it cooks}. Add the onion, garlic and red pepper and sauté for 4-5 minutes until the onion is soft.
- Stir in the black beans, cumin, paprika, red pepper {cayenne pepper} and chili powder and continue to cook for 3-4 more minutes.
- Remove from the heat and stir in the fresh chopped cilantro and chopped green onions and add salt and pepper to taste.
- Place a couple of spoonfuls of the turkey mixture into the center of the lettuce leaf. Garnish with salsa, cheese and sour cream or any garnishes you like. Enjoy!
Notes
Refrigerate the leftovers in an airtight container.[br]This also freezes well to use later for things like tacos, nachos, quesadilla, salads or lettuce wraps.[br]You can swap the turkey for ground beef if you would like.
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Taylor @ Food Faith Fitness says
April 27, 2015 at 6:44 amI LOVE lettuce wraps, and these look like the perfect, lighter way to get my Mexican fix. Which just so happens to be perfect for Cinco De Mayo! Love these!
Julia says
April 27, 2015 at 9:34 amYou are so right Taylor! I keep forgetting Cinco de Mayo is almost here! 🙂
Amy @ A Healthy Life For Me says
April 27, 2015 at 6:54 amWhat a great healthy weeknight dinner that is perfect for the whole family!
Julia says
April 27, 2015 at 9:33 amYes it is! Thanks Amy. We love eating these in my house.
Lily Lau says
April 27, 2015 at 1:32 pmI love wraps, can’t avoid it! I’m making this for dinner, thank you so much for sharing! 🙂
Julia says
April 27, 2015 at 2:41 pmI love them too! I hope you like them!
Liz @ The Lemon Bowl says
April 27, 2015 at 7:17 pmThese look so good and healthy!!
Julia says
April 27, 2015 at 8:16 pmThanks Liz! 🙂
Julia says
April 28, 2015 at 10:03 amCan you believe I’ve never had a ramp? Or at least I don’t think I have…whatever it is, I want to eat it in all.the.forms! These turkey lettuce wraps are perfection! Nice and light yet still satisfying! And those photos are soooooo gorgeous!
Julia says
April 28, 2015 at 10:28 amI believe it because I hadn’t either until recently! This festival had ramp everything and people were pretty excited, so there is something pretty special about them! 🙂 And thanks, these are so light and satisfying. We love lettuce wraps in my house.
Sue Lau says
May 11, 2015 at 12:06 pmThese look so good! We love having tacos, and cutting back on carbs from the shells and tortillas ia always a plus. Very festive! ANd quick and easy to make. Thanks for sharing!
Julia says
May 11, 2015 at 2:06 pmWe do too! And yes, this is a great way to cut back on the carbs. Thanks for stopping by.
Monique @ Ambitious Kitchen says
May 11, 2015 at 12:29 pmLooks healthy and delicious!!
Julia says
May 11, 2015 at 2:06 pmThanks! It is.
Kirsten says
May 11, 2015 at 12:45 pmJulia,
I think I need to request that my farmers give bibb lettuce a try–I always have so much of so many other types of lettuce that I never want to buy bibb lettuce, but the other kinds just don’t work as well for something like this.
I think your photos are wonderful, and I want to dig right in.
Thanks!
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Julia says
May 11, 2015 at 2:07 pmI love Bibb lettuce for wraps and even salads. I agree–I have tried other lettuce options and this is definitely the best for this type of recipe.
Lauren @ Wicked Spatula says
May 11, 2015 at 6:11 pmThat ramp festival sounds like so much fun! We’ve been eating more and more ground turkey since it’s so cheap, tacos are next on my to-do list!
Julia says
May 11, 2015 at 8:11 pmIt was fun!! I never knew they had ramp festivals until I moved to Cleveland! 🙂
Alyssa @ Simply Quinoa says
May 11, 2015 at 8:53 pmI love lettuce wraps! And the flavor combo sounds amazing!!
Julia says
May 12, 2015 at 5:45 amI do too. Thanks!