Thai Turkey Lettuce Wraps
Thai Turkey Lettuce Wraps are easy, healthy and an explosion of flavor! Great for meal prep or an anytime 30-minute delicious meal.
Ingredients
For the pickled onions:
- 1/2 red onion, sliced into thin half circles
- 2/3 cup red wine vinegar
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon kosher salt
For the wraps:
- 1 lb ground turkey
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4-1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 cups classic coleslaw mix
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
- 4 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons honey
- Juice of 1 lime
- 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
Additional ingredients:
- Thai Sweet Chili Sauce (bottled)
- Dry roasted salted peanuts, chopped
- Chopped cilantro
- Romaine, iceberg, or butter lettuce leaves
Instructions
- Add onions to a medium-sized bowl. In a small saucepan, add vinegar, sugar and salt. Bring to a boil then pour over the onions. Toss to combine then let sit and cool for at least 15 minutes. Store leftovers, covered, in the refrigerator for 1 week.
- In a large skillet over medium-high heat, add turkey then cook and crumble until browned. Add ginger, salt, crushed red pepper flakes and bell pepper. Stir and cook until bell pepper softens. Add garlic, coleslaw, sesame oil, soy sauce, honey, lime juice and cilantro. Stir until combined then remove from heat.
- Add meat mixture to lettuce leaves and garnish with pickled onions, Thai sweet chili sauce, peanuts and cilantro.
Notes
- If using extra lean ground turkey, olive oil may need to be added to keep moist while browning.
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