Gluten Free Turkey Lettuce Wraps
 
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For an easy Asian fusion dinner or appetizer, throw together these simply easy and simply tasty Gluten Free Turkey Lettuce Wraps.
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Recipe type: Appetizer
Serves: 6 servings
Ingredients
  • For the sauce:
  • 1 cup gluten free teriyaki sauce (I used San-J brand)*
  • ¼ cup coconut sugar or brown sugar
  • 3 tablespoons sweet chili sauce
  • 2 tablespoon hoisin sauce
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • 2 teaspoons sesame oil
  • juice of 1 lime
  • For the turkey filling:
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 small onion, diced
  • 1 medium sized carrot, finely diced (about 1 cup)
  • 1 cup chopped mushrooms
  • ⅔ cup chopped celery or water chestnuts
  • salt and pepper for seasoning
  • 1¼ lbs. lean ground turkey
  • 1 chopped green onion (about 3 tablespoons)
  • Fixings for lettuce wraps:
  • 12 lettuce leaves
  • chopped peanuts
  • cilantro
  • sriracha sauce (optional)
  • extra green onions
Directions
  1. Make sauce by combining all ingredients in a small mixing bowl. Whisk together and set aside.
  2. In a large cast iron skillet or saucepan, heat 2 tablespoons olive oil over medium heat. Once pan is hot enough that a drop of water sizzles, add chopped onion, carrots, mushrooms, and celery or water chestnuts. Lightly season with salt and pepper. Reduce heat just below medium and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes or until veggies are tender.
  3. Add ground turkey, chopped green onion, and a few shakes of salt and pepper. Cook, breaking up turkey and stirring occasionally, until no longer pink, about another 5 minutes. Drain excess liquid from pan.
  4. Whisk the sauce mixture again to make sure ingredients are evenly distributed. Pour half of the sauce mixture over meat and stir. Simmer for 2-3 minutes until no longer runny and sauce has coated the meat and veggies. Remove from heat.
  5. Pour remaining sauce into a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally to avoid burning. Remove from heat and allow to cool and thicken.
  6. Assemble lettuce wraps by scooping brown rice inside a lettuce leaf. Top with a scoop of meat, a drizzle of sauce, chopped peanuts, and cilantro. Add sriracha if you want additional heat.
Notes
*This must be a thin and liquidy teriyaki sauce like the consistency of soy sauce, not a thickened version.
Recipe by Breezy Bakes at https://www.breezybakesgf.com/gluten-free-turkey-lettuce-wraps/