Peanutty Asian Lettuce Wraps

Dinner

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.

Average Rating: 4.918918

TOTAL TIME: Prep/Total Time: 30 min.
YIELD: 6 servings.

Ingredients

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
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
1/2 cup chopped fresh snow peas
4 green onions, chopped
12 Bibb lettuce leaves
Additional hoisin sauce, optional

Instructions

1. Whisk together first five ingredients until smooth. In a large skillet, cook and crumble turkey with carrot over medium-high heat until no longer pink, 6-8 minutes; drain. Add ginger and garlic; cook and stir 1 minute. Stir in sauce mixture, water chestnuts, snow peas and green onions; heat through.
2. Serve in lettuce leaves. If desired, drizzle with additional hoisin sauce.

Nutrition Facts

2 wraps: 313 calories, 16g fat (4g saturated fat), 90mg cholesterol, 613mg sodium, 18g carbohydrate (9g sugars, 3g fiber), 24g protein.
Diabetic Exchanges:
3 lean meat, 2 vegetable, 2 fat, 1/2 starch.