“Biggest Loser” Asian Lettuce Wraps

By Amanda Mason | March 27, 2012 | Updated July 26, 2018 | Appetizers, Beef, Gluten Free, Healthy Eating, Meat & Poultry, Recipes, Snacks

This one is yummy! I grabbed this one from SparkPeople. This one is great for lunch or a light snack. It’s similar to PF Chang’s lettuce wraps but it’s made with lean ground beef. Greg and I love this one! It’s Gluten free and really high in protein! This is a great one to store the leftovers in the fridge and eat on for a couple of days! Enjoy!

Ingredients:

2 lbs extra lean ground beef
1 tsp olive oil
1 red bell pepper, diced
1 cup celery, chopped
½ cup sliced water chestnuts
1 cup green onions
1 ½ Tablespoons fresh ginger root, finely grated
3 cloves garlic
2 tablespoons soy sauce (use Gluten Free Soy Sauce if you are gluten free)
½ tsp red pepper flakes
2/3 cups hoisin sauce
¼ cup sliced almonds
Head of your favorite lettuce (butter, iceburg, Romaine, ect)

Directions:

Sauté bell peppers and celery in oil for 2 min. Add ground beef, green onions, ginger, red pepper flakes, garlic and water chestnuts. Stir while cooking for 8 to 10 min, until beef is no longer pink. Add soy sauce, hoisin sauce and almonds. Heat thoroughly for 1 minute. Place 1/16 of beef mixture into each lettuce leaf. Roll up tightly and serve immediately.

Serves 16

Nutritional Info:

Calories 179.9, Fat 11.1g, carbs 7.7g, Protein 12g

About Amanda Mason

Hi! I'm Amanda, the founder and creator behind Recipes Worth Repeating! Simply put, I focus on creating delicious recipes for everyone. I offer variety. I offer convenience. I offer yumminess! And that's why people keep coming back. The recipes I create are absolutely worth repeating.

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Comments

Mirna says

March 27, 2012 at 10:27 pm

Can’t wait to try this, Amanda. I bet it would taste great with turkey too! Thanks.

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Amanda Mason says

April 1, 2013 at 11:04 pm

Yes, it is great with turkey too!!

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Rick Warne says

July 17, 2016 at 9:13 am

Made this yesterday, adding a habenaro pepper for extra kick. Very tasty. Using the leftover meat as a topping for pizza.
Will make this again.

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- Amanda Mason says
  
  July 18, 2016 at 6:57 am
  
  Awesome! Glad you liked it! It’s one of my favorites for snack time!!
  
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