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Home » Recipes » Healthy Recipes » Ground Turkey Thai Lettuce Wraps

Ground Turkey Thai Lettuce Wraps

By Sherri On February 1, 2021 8 Comments

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lettuce wraps with ground turkey, red peppers, purple cabbage and spices.

These Thai Lettuce Wraps are healthy absolutely delicious blend of ground turkey, red peppers, red cabbage, ginger, garlic and hoisin or soy sauce. They are ready from start to eating in about 20 minutes!

I know I have mentioned more than once in the past couple of months my newfound love of Thai food. I can’t help wanting to find more and more recipes to try. The Thai Chicken Zucchini Noodles with Spicy Peanut Sauce and Thai Shrimp Soup have been huge hits so I’m going to continue on finding more Thai yum to make us.

You may want to try these Lemon Herb Chicken Lettuce Wraps with citrus slaw too!

These Thai Lettuce Wraps are healthy, simple and quick and, most importantly, absolutely delicious! Plus you can have them ready from start to eating in about 20 minutes!

This Thai flavored filling to use in lettuce wraps will knock your socks off.  It is bursting with amazing flavor. The red curry paste is responsible for most of that. But the ginger adds so much to this recipe.

That reminds me! I have to tell about a new product I found. Have you ever seen ginger paste? I found it in the fresh herbs section of the produce department. It’s ginger in a tube and it’s a big time saver to use instead of grating fresh ginger!

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Drizzle a little hoisin or soy sauce on top if you desire even more flavor flare.It is such a light meal that you can make ahead and have your lettuce handy to fill up and devour for either lunch or dinner.

Oh oh oh, the meat mixture is fantastic served over rice or quinoa as another meal option too!

These Thai Lettuce Wraps are healthy, simple and quick and, most importantly, absolutely delicious! Plus you can have them ready from start to eating in about 20 minutes!

Ingredients for Thai Lettuce Wraps

1 tablespoon coconut oil or olive oil

1 lb lean ground turkey or ground chicken (for a vegetarian option use chopped mushrooms would be fabulous)

4 cloves garlic, finely chopped

2 tablespoons red curry paste

1 red bell pepper, diced

1 cup cabbage, chopped

1 tablespoon of fresh ginger, grated or 1 tablespoon of ginger paste

2 teaspoons of dried basil

4 green onions, chopped

Romaine lettuce

Hoisin or soy sauce, optional

How to Make Lettuce Wraps

Heat olive oil in a large skillet.

Add ground meat and cook about 5 minutes on medium-high heat until it begins to brown.

Add red curry paste, garlic, diced peppers, cabbage and stir-fry for approximately 3-4 minutes.

Add ginger and basil.

Stir in green onions and toss.

 

 

a black skillet with ground turkey, red peppers and scallions

Spoon into pieces of lettuce.

ENJOY!!

Why I Chose to Use Ground Turkey 

Lean ground turkey keeps this recipe lower in saturated fat and calories.  99% lean has less than 1 gram of saturated and 120 calories per 4 oz serving.  93% lean ground turkey has 160 calories and 8 grams of fat per 4 oz serving.

Alternatives to Using Ground Turkey

You could also use ground chicken, ground beef or even ground pork in this recipe if you prefer.  The nutritional value will be very similar with ground chicken but will increase in calories and fat if using ground beef or pork.

What Kind of Lettuce is Works Best for Lettuce Wraps

Long leaf romaine lettuce works great for lettuce wraps. But you can also use Butter lettuce and iceberg lettuce for other sturdy alternatives to use.

These Thai Lettuce Wraps are healthy, simple and quick and, most importantly, absolutely delicious! Plus you can have them ready from start to eating in about 20 minutes!

 

Thai Lettuce Wraps

These Thai Lettuce Wraps are healthy, quick and, most importantly, absolutely delicious! Plus you can have them ready from start to eating in about 20 minutes!
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Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Thai
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Servings: 4
Calories: 231kcal
Author: Sherri Hagymas

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon coconut oil or olive oil
  • 1 lb lean ground turkey or ground chicken for a vegetarian option use chopped mushrooms would be fabulous
  • 4 cloves garlic finely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons red curry paste
  • 1 medium red bell pepper diced
  • 1 cup cabbage chopped
  • 1 tablespoon of fresh ginger grated or 1 tablespoon of ginger paste
  • 2 teaspoons of dried basil
  • 4 green onions chopped
  • Romaine lettuce
  • Hoisin or soy sauce optional

Instructions

  • Heat olive oil in a large skillet.
  • Add ground meat and cook about 5 minutes on medium-high heat until it begins to brown.
  • Add red curry paste, garlic, diced peppers, cabbage and stir-fry for approximately 3-4 minutes.
  • Add ginger and basil.
  • Stir in green onions and toss.
  • Spoon into pieces of lettuce.
  • ENJOY!!

Nutrition

Calories: 231kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 83mg | Sodium: 85mg | Potassium: 392mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 2330IU | Vitamin C: 48.2mg | Calcium: 67mg | Iron: 2.4mg
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  1. Ann says

    February 2, 2021 at 11:01 am

    5 stars
    I love Thai food. Thank you for a terrific lettuce wrap recipe.

    Reply
  2. Theresa @DearCreatives says

    April 13, 2016 at 1:11 pm

    These looks and sound really yummy. Shared. Thanks for joining the Inspiration Spotlight party! See you again soon.

    Reply
  3. Nicole says

    April 11, 2016 at 10:12 pm

    5 stars
    Healthy and filling – saved this for future. 🙂

    Reply
  4. swathi says

    April 11, 2016 at 3:07 pm

    Look delicious, thanks for sharing with Hearth and soul blog hop, pinning and tweeting.

    Reply
  5. Amy M says

    April 6, 2016 at 1:33 pm

    5 stars
    Yum! I’ve had this dish in That restaurants and it’s so good. Would love to make it at home..

    Reply
  6. Suzy Godfrey says

    April 5, 2016 at 10:27 pm

    Looks good and great for low carb!

    Reply
  7. Lara says

    April 5, 2016 at 1:15 am

    Wow, they look amazing! I love those pastes, so easy!

    Reply
  8. Kate says

    April 3, 2016 at 5:26 pm

    Your Thai Lettuce Wraps look and sound delicious – I’m definitely going to give them a try!
    Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
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