A Cedar Spoon – Thai Turkey Lettuce Wraps

December 6, 2013

Hey my lovely readers! I have a treat for you! Every Friday for the months of December and January, I will be featuring guest posts from some of my amazing food blog friends. You really didn’t think I would leave you hangry and lonely with no new recipes while I am busy preparing for baby and then figuring this whole motherhood thing out, did you?

Kicking things off for the month of December is my friend Julia from A Cedar Spoon. She is actually expecting a baby boy too! This will be her second little guy! She knows a lot about juggling baby and blog and has been a great sounding board through this pregnancy of mine.

Her blog is filled with quick, easy, and healthy weeknight meals and treats. If you haven’t checked her site out yet, I highly recommend it!

Hi guys! My name is Julia and I am the cook over at A Cedar Spoon.  I am excited to be posting over here on Sarcastic Cooking to give Stefanie a little extra time to prepare for the arrival of her little man! I know how crazy last minute preparations can be so I am sure she can use all of the extra time she can get.

Thai Turkey Lettuce Wraps

Today I am sharing a recipe for Thai Turkey Lettuce Wraps—a popular dish with both my husband and myself.  This is light, flavorful and healthy all packed into one crispy lettuce wrap.  I may be in the minority on this one but I prefer lettuce wraps to tortilla wraps.  I love the crunchy, crisp lettuce and I don’t feel overly full after eating just one.  With Thanksgiving just one week ago I still feel like I am recovering from the deliciously big meal that we ate and this is the perfect light weeknight meal that you can pair with a side salad and rice.

Thai Turkey Lettuce Wraps 2

This recipe is also great for those busy people out there, like Stefanie, who will soon have more important things to worry about than what she will be putting on the table for dinner! 😉 I remember when I brought my son home from the hospital, the last thing I had the energy to do was make dinner.  Hopefully Stefanie can keep this recipe in her back pocket and convince her loving husband, Mike, to whip this up.

When I get home from an eight hour day of work this is one of my go-to recipes that can be made in less than 20 minutes!

A Cedar Spoon – Thai Turkey Lettuce Wraps

Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes

Ingredients

  • 10-12 bibb lettuce butter lettuce leaves, washed and dried
  • 1 lb ground turkey
  • 4 tsp. vegetable or olive oil separated
  • ½ cup sweet white onion chopped
  • ½ red pepper chopped
  • ½ green pepper chopped
  • 1 jalapeno seeds and membranes removed, chopped (optional for spice)
  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • ½ tsp crushed red pepper flakes
  • 1 Tbsp. soy sauce
  • 1 Tbsp. rice vinegar
  • 2 Tbsp. lime juice
  • 1 Tbsp. brown sugar
  • 1 bunch of green onions chopped
  • 3 Tbsp. fresh cilantro chopped
  • ¼ cup chopped peanuts
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. In a medium mixing bowl whisk together crushed red pepper flakes, soy sauce, rice vinegar, lime juice and brown sugar. Set aside.
  2. Heat 2 tsp. oil in a large skillet on medium high heat. Brown the ground turkey until cooked through. Remove and set aside in a bowl.
  3. Using the same skillet turn the heat to medium and heat with 2 tsp. oil and sauté the onion, peppers, jalapeno and garlic until soft. Add the meat to the vegetable mixture and stir.
  4. Mix in the soy sauce marinade and let simmer for 2 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste.
  5. Remove the turkey mixture and put into a serving bowl. Mix in the fresh cilantro and green onions.
  6. Set out the bibb lettuce, turkey mixture, chopped peanuts and extra cilantro and green onions for garnish and allow people to create their own lettuce wraps.
  7. Other garnishes include: fresh diced tomatoes, avocado, fresh mango.

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  • Julia
    December 10, 2013 at 5:58 pm

    I want these for dinner stat! Love how flavorful and delicious they look! That Julia’s one smart lady! 😉

  • julia
    December 6, 2013 at 1:59 pm

    Thanks for letting me share the lettuce wraps today! Hope you are feeling good!

  • Maureen | Orgasmic Chef
    December 6, 2013 at 12:29 pm

    I love Julia’s recipes and these Thai turkey wraps are perfect for summer down under!

  • Liz @ The Lemon Bowl
    December 6, 2013 at 10:29 am

    These look so amazing! I could eat them every day!