Peanutty Asian Lettuce Wraps Recipe

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“This recipe packs so much flavor into a beautiful, healthy presentation. I love to serve it as an hors d’oeuvre or as the main dish when I have folks over. It’s always a hit! I usually serve it with a little extra hoisin on the side.” —Mandy Rivers, Lexington, South Carolina

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Peanutty Asian Lettuce Wraps Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield: 6 Servings

15 15 30

Ingredients

1-1/2 pounds lean ground turkey
1/2 cup shredded carrot
2 tablespoons minced fresh gingerroot
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 can (8 ounces) whole water chestnuts, drained and chopped
4 green onions, chopped
1/2 cup chopped fresh snow peas
1/3 cup reduced-sodium teriyaki sauce
1/4 cup hoisin sauce
3 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
1 tablespoon rice vinegar
1 tablespoon sesame oil
12 Bibb lettuce leaves
Additional hoisin sauce, optional

Directions

In a large skillet, cook turkey and carrot over medium heat until meat is no longer pink and carrot is tender; drain. Add ginger and garlic; cook 1 minute longer.
Stir in the chestnuts, onions, snow peas, teriyaki sauce, hoisin sauce, peanut butter, vinegar and oil; heat through. Divide among lettuce leaves; drizzle with additional hoisin sauce if desired. Fold lettuce over filling. Yield: 6 servings.

Nutritional Facts 2 lettuce wraps (calculated without additional hoisin sauce) equals 313 calories, 16 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 90 mg cholesterol, 613 mg sodium, 18 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 24 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 2 vegetable, 2 fat, 1/2 starch.

Originally published as Peanutty Asian Lettuce Wraps in Healthy Cooking April/May 2011, p33