As part of Ben and my low-carb experiment, we decided to explore carb alternatives like lettuce in lieu of bread to hold burgers, meat, and sandwich materials. It's actually a delicious alternative that isn't too filling for dinner. This is one of our most recent favorite recipes - it's quick, tastes great, and leaves you feeling satisfied but not weighed down. We've had this for countless dinners recently and can't get enough. The speedy recipe (about 30 minutes from start to finish) is below.
Ground Turkey Lettuce Cups
1 lb lean ground turkey
3 carrots (shredded)
1 bunch green onions (diced)
20-30 fresh basil leaves (chopped)
1/4 c. soy sauce
2 tablespoons brown sugar
4 tablespoons minced garlic
1/3 c. olive oil
Head of iceberg lettuce
Heat olive oil in skillet on medium heat and add garlic, heating until it begins to smell delicious. Add meat to pan with half of the soy sauce and half of the brown sugar and brown for about 10 minutes. Once browned, drain the meat and return to pan. Add remaining brown sugar and soy sauce, chopped basil, shredded carrots, and diced green onions. Stir quickly for one minute and remove from heat (vegetables should not be entirely cooked through).
Serve with iceberg wedges (head of iceberg cut into quarters), using the lettuce as a cup for the meat! Serve with sriracha and enjoy.
This is a great way to eat healthy but love the taste!
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I prefer ground turkey over ground beef, and this just looks sooo good!! I will have to try this!
ReplyDeleteI love lettuce cups! This look delicious and healthy :)
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look so yummy :3
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Yummy! Ive only had tuna lettuce cups but these look too good not to try!
ReplyDeleteMmm this looks absolutely delicious! I need to give this a try
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Oh those look soooo yummy!! I want to make those for myself!
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That's a lot of green onions, which automatically makes it a good recipe in my book haha!!
ReplyDeleteI love lettuce cups, normally i make it with chicken but this is great!
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drooling over here!!!!!
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Sandy
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Looks delish!! I cannot wait to try!!!
ReplyDeleteI am going to try these! Thanks for sharing! Looks yummy!
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Yummy! These look easy and delicious, I definitely want to try them!
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These look delish! Just found your blog from I Don't Go to the Gym and love it. I'm your newest follower!
ReplyDeletethose look soooo delicious!
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Mmmm, delicious!
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This looks amazing, I must try!!
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Yum, these look absolutely delicious!
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone know the calorie count on this?
ReplyDeleteAny idea how many WW+ points this recipe is?
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