Low Cholesterol Chinese Lettuce Wraps
Looking for a healthy lunch? Lettuce entice you with these tempting turkey wraps. Ground turkey and a host of other healthy ingredients are enveloped in crispy lettuce leaves. They're the perfect alternative to the same old sandwiches.
Ingredients
- 4 shiitake mushrooms
- 7 stalks napa cabbage
- 16 ounce(s) lean ground turkey
- 1/2 onion, chopped
- 2 tablespoon(s) sauce, hoisin, ready
- 1 tablespoon(s) low-sodium soy sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon(s) five-spice powder
- 1 can water chestnuts, sliced and drained
- 12 large leaves iceberg lettuce
Instructions
- Remove and discard stems from mushrooms.
- Then chop the mushroom caps.
- Chop Napa cabbage keeping leaves and stems separate.
- Lightly coat a wok or skillet with cooking spray and place over med-high heat.
- Add turkey and then stir-fry until no longer pink, about 3-4 minutes.
- Remove turkey from the wok and set aside.
- Lightly recoat the wok with cooking spray.
- Add chopped cabbage stems and onion; stir-fry until tender.
- Stir in Hoisin sauce, soy sauce and five-spice powder.
- Add cabbage leaves, mushrooms and water chestnuts; stir-fry for about 1 minute.
- Add cooked turkey back into the skillet and stir-fry until well combined and heated through, about 2 more minutes.
- Place 3 lettuce leaves on each on each of the 4 plates.
- Divide mixture into 4 portions.
- Then divide those portions into thirds and spoon into the lettuce leaves.
- You can add dipping sauces such as Chinese hot mustard, soy sauce and chili sauce to add a little more zip.
- Ready in 30 min.
Nutrition
Calories: 1504.6kcalCarbohydrates: 73.82gProtein: 128.82gFat: 80.64gSaturated Fat: 20.99gCholesterol: 481.49mgSodium: 2735.08mgFiber: 20.07gSugar: 19.83g
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