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.

Mexican Turkey Lettuce Wraps
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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.

Spring

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.

Mexican Turkey Lettuce Wraps

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!

Mexican Turkey Lettuce Wraps

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

Prep: 5 minutes
Cook: 15 minutes
Total: 20 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
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.
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Ingredients 

  • 1 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}
  • 1 – 15 oz 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 cilantro, chopped
  • 3 green onions, chopped
  • 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.
  • This also freezes well to use later for things like tacos, nachos, quesadilla, salads or lettuce wraps.
  • You can swap the turkey for ground beef if you would like.

Nutrition

Calories: 221kcal, Carbohydrates: 6g, Protein: 29g, Fat: 10g, Saturated Fat: 2g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g, Monounsaturated Fat: 6g, Trans Fat: 0.02g, Cholesterol: 62mg, Sodium: 73mg, Potassium: 569mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 2g, Vitamin A: 2360IU, Vitamin C: 24mg, Calcium: 42mg, Iron: 2mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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I'm Julia. Wife, mom to three growing boys, lover of food. Here you will find quick & easy weeknight meal ideas, kid-friendly recipes and a few sweet treats. My roots are from the Mediterranean and many of my recipes incorporate those flavors!

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  1. Mike says:

    5 stars
    Loved the crunch of the lettuce with all the flavor