Asian Turkey Lettuce Cups Recipe
Such a cool idea for a light lunch or even an appetizer simply served in small lettuce leaves. When I want to make it easier for my kids to eat, I mix it all up with shredded lettuce and serve in a bowl. —Diana Rios, Lytle, Texas
Quick
Diabetic Exchange
TOTAL TIME: Prep/Total Time: 30 min.
YIELD: 4
Ingredients
3 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
2 teaspoons sugar
2 teaspoons sesame oil
1 teaspoon Thai chili sauce, optional
1 pound lean ground turkey
1 celery rib, chopped
1 tablespoon minced fresh gingerroot
1 garlic clove, minced
1 can (8 ounces) whole water chestnuts, drained and chopped
1 medium carrot, shredded
2 cups cooked brown rice
8 Bibb or Boston lettuce leaves
Directions
In a small bowl, whisk soy sauce, sugar, sesame oil and, if desired, chili sauce until blended. In a large skillet, cook turkey and celery 6-9 minutes or until turkey is no longer pink, breaking up turkey into crumbles; drain.
Add ginger and garlic to turkey; cook 2 minutes. Stir in soy sauce mixture, water chestnuts and carrot; cook 2 minutes longer. Stir in rice; heat through. Serve in lettuce leaves. Yield: 4 servings.
Nutritional Facts
2 filled lettuce cups equals 353 calories, 13 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 90 mg cholesterol, 589 mg sodium, 35 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 24 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 2 starch, 1 vegetable, 1/2 fat.
Originally published as Asian Turkey Lettuce Cups in Simple & Delicious August/September 2013, p18
Such a cool idea for a light lunch or even an appetizer simply served in small lettuce leaves. When I want to make it easier for my kids to eat, I mix it all up with shredded lettuce and serve in a bowl. —Diana Rios, Lytle, Texas
Quick
Diabetic Exchange
TOTAL TIME: Prep/Total Time: 30 min.
YIELD: 4
Ingredients
3 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
2 teaspoons sugar
2 teaspoons sesame oil
1 teaspoon Thai chili sauce, optional
1 pound lean ground turkey
1 celery rib, chopped
1 tablespoon minced fresh gingerroot
1 garlic clove, minced
1 can (8 ounces) whole water chestnuts, drained and chopped
1 medium carrot, shredded
2 cups cooked brown rice
8 Bibb or Boston lettuce leaves
Directions
In a small bowl, whisk soy sauce, sugar, sesame oil and, if desired, chili sauce until blended. In a large skillet, cook turkey and celery 6-9 minutes or until turkey is no longer pink, breaking up turkey into crumbles; drain.
Add ginger and garlic to turkey; cook 2 minutes. Stir in soy sauce mixture, water chestnuts and carrot; cook 2 minutes longer. Stir in rice; heat through. Serve in lettuce leaves. Yield: 4 servings.
Nutritional Facts
2 filled lettuce cups equals 353 calories, 13 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 90 mg cholesterol, 589 mg sodium, 35 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 24 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 2 starch, 1 vegetable, 1/2 fat.
Originally published as Asian Turkey Lettuce Cups in Simple & Delicious August/September 2013, p18
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