Asian Lettuce Wraps

Ingredients:

• 20 oz. of lean (93/7) ground turkey (on sale - $1.99)
• 2 Tablespoons of vegetable oil
• 1 medium red bell pepper, chopped ($2.00)
• 1 package (about 12 oz.) of shredded carrots ($1.49)
• 1 package (about 10-12 oz.) of bean sprouts ($1.49)
• 3-4 green onions (use the whole onion) ($1.19)
• 1/2 cup of light soy sauce
• 2 teaspoons of ground ginger
• 2 teaspoons of garlic powder
• 2 teaspoons of ground black pepper
• Juice of one small lime ($0.49) 
• 1/4 cup of chopped cilantro leaves ($1.00)
• 1 head of boston leaf lettuce ($0.99)
• 1 bottle of Thai Peanut Sauce (I bought the Target brand) ($3.69)

Directions:

In a large non-stick saute pan, cook the ground turkey until it is slightly browned and no longer pink. Once it is finished cooking, remove from the pan and place in a small bowl. In the same pan, on medium to medium-high heat, add the vegetable oil and red bell pepper and saute until the bell pepper is soft, about 5 minutes. Add the shredded carrots, bean sprouts, green onion, and soy sauce to the the bell pepper and stir together until the ingredients are well incorporated. Cook this mixture until it decreases in size by about a third (about 8-10 minutes). Add the ground ginger, garlic powder, black pepper, lime juice, and chopped cilantro to the cooked mixture and stir. Add the ground turkey back into the pan and stir again until all the ingredients are combined together. Cover and simmer on low heat for 5 minutes.
While the mixture is simmering, rinse the boston lettuce and dry with a kitchen towel. Pull leaves off one at a time and place in a small bowl. Place 1/4-1/2 cup of mixture into each lettuce leaf and finish it off with a drizzle of peanut sauce. Makes around 10-12 lettuce wraps. Enjoy!!

Total:

$14.33