Asian Lettuce Wraps - Sneaky Vegetarian
Nutritional Info
- Servings Per Recipe: 4
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 251.4
- Total Fat: 9.0 g
- Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
- Sodium: 877.6 mg
- Total Carbs: 31.5 g
- Dietary Fiber: 4.7 g
- Protein: 11.6 g
View full nutritional breakdown of Asian Lettuce Wraps - Sneaky Vegetarian calories by ingredient
Introduction
Your family won't even realize it's not ground beef! So delicious! Your family won't even realize it's not ground beef! So delicious!Number of Servings: 4
Ingredients
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16 Boston Bibb or butter lettuce leaves
1 pkg Smart Ground soy crumbles
1 tablespoon cooking oil
1 large onion, chopped
2 cloves fresh garlic, minced
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1/4 cup hoisin sauce
2 teaspoons minced pickled ginger
1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
Asian chile pepper sauce (optional)
1 (8 ounce) can water chestnuts, drained and finely chopped
1 bunch green onions, chopped
2 teaspoons Asian (dark) sesame oil
Directions
Rinse whole lettuce leaves and pat dry, being careful not tear them. Set aside.
Add olive oil and cook the onion in medium skillet, stirring frequently. Add the garlic, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, ginger, vinegar, and chile pepper sauce to the onions, and stir. Stir in chopped water chestnuts, green onions, sesame oil, and soy crumbles; continue cooking until the onions just begin to wilt, about 2 minutes.
Arrange lettuce leaves around the outer edge of a large serving platter, and pile meat mixture in the center. To serve, allow each person to spoon a portion of the meat into a lettuce leaf. Wrap the lettuce around the meat like a burrito, and enjoy!
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user FUZZYLOLIPOP.
Add olive oil and cook the onion in medium skillet, stirring frequently. Add the garlic, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, ginger, vinegar, and chile pepper sauce to the onions, and stir. Stir in chopped water chestnuts, green onions, sesame oil, and soy crumbles; continue cooking until the onions just begin to wilt, about 2 minutes.
Arrange lettuce leaves around the outer edge of a large serving platter, and pile meat mixture in the center. To serve, allow each person to spoon a portion of the meat into a lettuce leaf. Wrap the lettuce around the meat like a burrito, and enjoy!
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user FUZZYLOLIPOP.
