by Diana Rattray
I chose ground turkey thighs for these lettuce wraps, but if you are looking for leaner meat, you may use ground turkey breasts or a combination. Ground turkey thigh meat is more flavorful and a bit juicier, while ground turkey breast is leaner and an excellent option for low-fat diets.
What to Serve With Asian Turkey Lettuce Wraps
Turkey lettuce wraps make a fabulous appetizer, lunch, or dinner dish. Here are some ideas for side dishes that would go well with the wraps.
- Sautéed of steamed broccoli or broccolini.
- Cauliflower fried rice.
- Roasted baby bok choy.
- Roasted carrots.
- Spaghetti squash.
- Summer squash or zucchini.
- Snow peas.
- Sautéed peppers.
- Steamed rice or cauliflower rice.
- Spring rolls, fresh or fried.
- A cup of soup.
- Broccoli salad with miso sesame dressing.
- Coleslaw.
Preparation Notes
- First gather all of the ingredients; measure them and set aside.
- Rinse the green onions and discard the root ends. Or plant the root ends in your window box or garden—they will grow into new green onions!
- Slice the green onions thinly, keeping the white and light green parts separate from the green ends.
- Heat the peanut oil (or vegetable oil) in a sauté pan over medium heat and cook the ground turkey, breaking it up into small pieces as it cooks.
- Add the chopped yellow onion and cook until they are translucent and the turkey is no longer pink.
- Add the garlic, ginger, chili crisp, half of the peanuts, and the white parts of the green onions. Cook for 2 minutes, then taste and adjust the seasonings with extra hoisin or soy sauce, or more chili crisp.
- Spoon the turkey mixture on lettuce leaves and top with the remaining peanuts and sliced green onion tops.
Recipe Variations
- To replace the peanuts, add 1/2 cup of chopped water chestnuts and garnish with extra green onion tops.
- Instead of lettuce leaves, serve the turkey mixture in small low-carb tortillas.
- Use the turkey mixture to top a tossed salad.
How to Store Leftover Turkey Lettuce Wraps
- Refrigerate any leftover ground turkey mixture in an airtight container and eat within 3 to 4 days.
- To freeze, transfer the completely cooled Asian-seasoned turkey mixture to a freezer container or a resealable freezer bag. Label the container or bag with the name and date. For best quality, freeze for up to 3 months.
Asian Turkey Lettuce Wraps
Savor Asian flavors with our turkey lettuce wraps! Ground turkey sautéed with Hoisin sauce, peanuts, chili crisp, and seasonings wrapped in lettuce leaves makes a tasty low-carb meal.
- Prep Time: 12 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Total Time: 24 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Ground Turkey
- Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 green onions
- 1 tablespoon peanut oil
- 1 pound ground turkey
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 cup chopped yellow onion
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon grated ginger
- 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
- 2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 1 to 2 teaspoons chili crisp or Asian chili sauce, such as Sriracha
- 1/3 cup roasted peanuts, coarsely chopped, divided
- Lettuce leaves, about 10 to 12
Instructions
- Slice the green onions thinly, keeping the white and light green parts in separate bowls. Set aside.
- Heat the peanut oil in a sauté pan over medium heat. Add the ground turkey and break it up into smaller pieces. Let it cook undisturbed for about 2 minutes, then add the chopped yellow onion and continue cooking, stirring frequently, until the onions are translucent and the turkey is no longer pink, about 4 to 5 minutes longer.
- Add the garlic, ginger, chili crisp, about half of the chopped peanuts, and white parts of the green onions and cook for 3 minutes longer.
- Add the hoisin sauce, soy sauce, and vinegar and cook for 2 minutes. Taste the mixture and adjust the seasonings and sauces to suit your taste.
- Serve the turkey on lettuce leaves garnished with the remaining chopped peanuts and green onion tops for a delicious low-carb meal.
