I’m still on vacation but, SURPRISE! I had another blog scheduled. :)
This is one of the fabulous recipes I made on the first cycle of the 17 Day Diet, one that I would eat whether I was on a diet or not, and one I intend to eat again soon. I doubt it is any sort of copycat PF Changs recipe, but it is good, nonetheless, and doesn’t use any pre-made, packaged sauces for flavoring, which is the main reason I chose this recipe over others. I didn’t want the sugar you find in those sauces! I did think it needed a hint of sweet to compliment the other flavors, so I added some stevia, but that’s totally optional.
This recipe makes a large family-sized batch, and I took it for lunch a couple days. Eating lettuce wraps with a dipping sauce is a bit messier than I’d like for a work lunch, so I just put a bunch of lettuce in a bowl then heated the filling at work and dumped it on top, then drizzled the sauce over. And voila! Asian Lettuce Wrap salad. The easier way to eat lettuce wraps!
Asian Lettuce Wraps
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2 teaspoons olive oil
5 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon fresh shredded ginger
20 oz 97% lean ground turkey (or ground chicken breasts)
5 oz mushrooms, finely chopped
½ teaspoon kosher salt
4 cups bagged coleslaw mix or finely shredded cabbage
1 (8 oz) can water chestnuts, drained, and finely minced
1 cup thinly sliced green onions
¼ cup soy sauce
2 teaspoons sesame oil
1 packet NuNaturals stevia powder, or other sweetener to taste
1 lemon, zested and juiced
½ to 1 teaspoon sriracha (optional)
1/3 cup chopped cilantro
1-2 heads iceberg lettuce
Dipping/Drizzling Sauce
¼ cup soy sauce
¼ cup rice vinegar
3 tablespoons water
1 packet NuNaturals stevia powder, or 2 teaspoons honey
1 teaspoons fresh shredded ginger
Heat an extra-large skillet to medium-high heat on the stovetop. When hot, add oil and then garlic and ginger. Saute for about 30 seconds, or until fragrant, then add the turkey, mushrooms, and salt. Cook for about five minutes, breaking the turkey up and stirring often until it is cooked through. Drain off the broth, and add the cabbage, water chestnuts, and green onions. Cook until the cabbage is wilted, about 2 minutes, then add the soy sauce, sesame oil, stevia, lemon zest and juice, and sriracha if desired. Remove from heat and stir in the cilantro.
To prepare the dipping sauce, combine all the ingredients and whisk to combine.
To serve, carefully remove each individual leaf from the head(s) of lettuce, place chicken mixture on the leaves and serve with sauce.
Recipe source: adapted from Our Best Bites
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Mmm! This looks great, though I’d definitely skip the lettuce part and just pile it over rice. I’m just not a big lettuce gal, I guess.
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This look very nice and spring/summery V.
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This looks great. I like your idea instead of a wrap, a salad. The dipping sauce, minus the sugar, sounds good too ;)
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Yum, I love lettuce wraps!!! And diet? Gosh my friend you have some serious control – but not too hard I guess when eating delicious dishes like this :D
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
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Yum! I do the same thing, I just dump it over lettuce, so much easier than wraps. I make something similar with broccoli slaw, I’ll have to try this. Great idea without the bottled sauce!
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These are my favorite appetizers at PF Changs, I will definitely try to make them myself! I hope the vacation is going great!
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I feel like I’ve been seeing lettuce wraps everywhere lately! the universe is telling me to make them…for sure.
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WE LOVE the lettuce wraps at PF Changs! I like how you put it over shredded lettuce for a sort of salad…much easier to eat. On the list of things I must make!
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Can’t wait to try this, as I am being forced to watch the carbs =(. I will be putting it over chopped lettuce or broccoli slaw.
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My store has ground pork on sale so these are definitely going on the menu next week – thanks V! :D Hope you are having a great time!
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Yummy, Veronica, I love dinners like this one, fresh, full of flavor, delicious, THANKS! Hope you’re having fun!
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Smart one, turning it into a salad for lunch! Although not as much fun as rolling up all this deliciousness and dipping it.
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These look and sound delicious, Veronica. I’ve bookmarked your recipe. I was not able to capture a picture of the sliced pie. It disappeared too quickly :-). Have a wonderful day. Blessings…Mary,
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Always looking for new healthy recipes. I’ve yet to make lettuce wraps at home and this one looks just perfect. Hope you are enjoying vacation!!
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I made this for Secret Recipe Club and it was so good! Thanks for the great recipe :-) (Sorry for posting a few hours late! My schedule function malfunctioned!)
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