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    Home » Recipes » Asian

    Ground Turkey Thai Lettuce Wraps

    Published: Feb 1, 2021 · Modified: Apr 8, 2025 by Sherri · This post may contain affiliate links · 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!

    Love Thai recipes as much as me? You will love these Thai Chicken Zucchini Noodles with Spicy Peanut Sauce and this Thai Shrimp Soup has been huge hits as well.

    A plate of two lettuce wraps with ground turkey meat and red peppers

    Table of contents

    • Ingredients for Thai Lettuce Wraps
    • How to Make these Lettuce Wraps
    • Alternatives to Using Ground Turkey
    • What Kind of Lettuce is Works Best for Lettuce Wraps

    The Thai flavored ground turkey filling used in this recipe is bursting with amazing flavor. The red curry paste is responsible for most of that. But the ginger adds so much to this recipe.

    I love using this ginger paste found 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!

    Thai Lettuce Wraps6

    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.

    The meat mixture is also fantastic served over rice or quinoa as another meal option too!

    A plate of two lettuce wraps with ground turkey meat and red peppers

    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 these 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!!

    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.

    A closeup of a plate of two lettuce wraps with ground turkey meat and red peppers

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    A plate of two lettuce wraps with ground turkey meat and red peppers

    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 minutes
    Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 25 minutes 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 ginger grated or 1 tablespoon of ginger paste
    • 2 teaspoons 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.
      1 tablespoon coconut oil or olive oil, 1 lb lean ground turkey or ground chicken
    • Add red curry paste, garlic, diced peppers, cabbage and stir-fry for approximately 3-4 minutes.
      4 cloves garlic, 2 tablespoons red curry paste, 1 medium red bell pepper, 1 cup cabbage
    • Add ginger and basil.
      1 tablespoon ginger, 2 teaspoons dried basil
    • Stir in green onions and toss.
      4 green onions
    • Spoon into pieces of lettuce.
      Romaine lettuce
    • ENJOY!!
      Hoisin or soy sauce

    Notes

    Use ground chicken or lean ground beef if desired. 

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1serving | 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

    Nutritional Disclosure

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

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    Comments

    1. Ann

      February 02, 2021 at 11:01 am

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

      Reply
    2. Theresa @DearCreatives

      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

      April 11, 2016 at 10:12 pm

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

      Reply
    4. swathi

      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

      April 06, 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

      April 05, 2016 at 10:27 pm

      Looks good and great for low carb!

      Reply
    7. Lara

      April 05, 2016 at 1:15 am

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

      Reply
    8. Kate

      April 03, 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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