Thai Turkey Brown Rice Lettuce Wraps
Thai Turkey Brown Rice Lettuce Wraps mix your favorite Asian flavors into a crisp, healthy lettuce wrap. Ground turkey is simmered in lime juice, ginger, soy sauce and red chili garlic sauce and mixed with brown rice. Top these with fresh cilantro, matchstick carrots and crunchy peanuts and you have a healthy meal.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup cooked brown rice {or rice of your choice}
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 cup chopped onion {about 1/4 of a medium onion}
- 1 bell pepper diced {I used 1/2 a red and 1/2 a green}
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 1 pound lean ground turkey
- 2 teaspoons fresh lime juice
- 2 tablespoons fresh ginger peeled and grated
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce low sodium if possible
- 2 teaspoons red chili garlic sauce {I use Huy Fong Chili Garlic Sauce}, more or less for spiciness
- 1 cup fresh cilantro chopped {plus extra for garnish}
- 3 green onions green part chopped
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 head of Bibb/Boston Lettuce washed and separated
Garnishes:
- Extra fresh cilantro
- Unsalted peanuts
- Matchstick carrots
Instructions
- Cook the rice according to the package.
- While the rice cooks heat the 2 Tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet and add the onion, sautéing for 2 minutes. Add the garlic and the bell peppers peppers and continue to sauté for 2 more minutes.
- Add the ground turkey, fresh lime juice, ginger, soy sauce, chili garlic sauce and continue cooking until the turkey is browned.
- Mix the rice into the turkey mixture along with the fresh cilantro and green onions and stir to combine. Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Serve the Thai turkey mixture with crisp bibb lettuce and extra cilantro, matchstick carrots and unsalted peanuts for garnish.
Notes
- Serving size is 1 3/4 cup of the turkey mixture and 4 Bibb lettuce leaves. You would use a little less than 1/2 cup of the mixture in each piece of lettuce.
- I actually think the leftovers for these Thai Turkey Brown Rice Lettuce Wraps are just as good as the first day! The flavors really meld together a day or two later.
- You can use whatever you favorite rice from white to basmati.