Turkey Lettuce Wraps

Ginger-garlic ground turkey in crisp romaine with hoisin and peanuts

• Prep: 20 min
• Cook: 15 min
• Serves 8
• Difficulty: easy

Lean ground turkey cooks with water chestnuts, ginger, and soy, served in romaine leaves with hoisin, lime, and crushed peanuts.

Why crews like it: Low-carb option without feeling like punishment. Interactive assembly keeps dinner fun on quiet nights.

Ingredients

• 3 lb lean ground turkey
• 4 heads romaine lettuce hearts
• 1 can water chestnuts
• 8 whole green onions
• 5 cloves garlic cloves
• 2 tbsp fresh ginger
• 0.25 cup low-sodium soy sauce
• 0.33 cup hoisin sauce
• 2 tbsp sesame oil
• 2 tbsp rice vinegar
• 0.5 cup crushed roasted peanuts
• 3 whole lime

Instructions

1. Prep lettuce cups: Wash romaine leaves and dry completely on towels. Store chilled on sheet pans so cups stay rigid and snap lightly when folded.
2. Brown turkey: Cook ground turkey in batches over medium-high 8–10 minutes, crumbling until fully cooked with lightly golden edges and no pink remaining.
3. Add aromatics: Stir in ginger, garlic, and water chestnuts. Cook 3–4 minutes until fragrant and chestnuts heated through with slight crunch remaining.
4. Finish sauce: Add soy sauce, 2 tbsp hoisin, sesame oil, and vinegar. Simmer 2 minutes until liquid mostly absorbs and turkey looks glossy, not soupy.
5. Assemble at the line: Fill each leaf with ¼ cup turkey, drizzle hoisin, sprinkle peanuts and scallions. Serve with lime wedges for squeezing.

Tonight's spread

• Steamed jasmine rice.
• Cucumber salad with rice vinegar.

Hall tips

• Offer jasmine rice on the side for crew who want more carbs.
• Use butter lettuce if romaine cups tear—more flexible for heavy fills.
• Check for peanut allergies before serving crushed peanuts.

Meal prep

Wash and dry lettuce cups early. Keep filling warm in a baking dish at the line. Station: Keep lettuce on ice until service—warm filling wilts leaves instantly. Station: Cook turkey in batches for better browning and crisper texture. Station: Build station: lettuce, turkey, hoisin, peanuts, lime, scallions.

Leftovers

• Turkey filling over rice bowls—skip lettuce next day.
• Wrap in rice paper with fresh herbs.

• Large skillet
• Sheet pans

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