Name: Asian Turkey Lettuce Wraps
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce -; 2 teaspoons sugar -; 2 teaspoons sesame oil -; 1 teaspoon Thai chili sauce, optional -; 1 pound lean ground turkey -; 1 celery rib, chopped -; 1 tablespoon minced fresh gingerroot -; 1 garlic clove, minced -; 1 can (8 ounces) water chestnuts, drained and chopped -; 1 medium carrot, shredded -; 2 cups cooked brown rice -; 8 Bibb or Boston lettuce leaves -

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20 min.

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Ingredients for - Asian Turkey Lettuce Wraps

1. 3 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce -

2. 2 teaspoons sugar -

3. 2 teaspoons sesame oil -

4. 1 teaspoon Thai chili sauce, optional -

5. 1 pound lean ground turkey -

6. 1 celery rib, chopped -

7. 1 tablespoon minced fresh gingerroot -

8. 1 garlic clove, minced -

9. 1 can (8 ounces) water chestnuts, drained and chopped -

10. 1 medium carrot, shredded -

11. 2 cups cooked brown rice -

12. 8 Bibb or Boston lettuce leaves -

How to cook deliciously - Asian Turkey Lettuce Wraps

1. Stage

In a small bowl, whisk the soy sauce, sugar, sesame oil and, if desired, chili sauce until blended.

2. Stage

In a large skillet, cook the turkey and celery for six to nine minutes or until the turkey is no longer pink, breaking up the meat into crumbles as it cooks. Drain any excess grease. Editor's Tip: Crumble the ground turkey with your fingers when adding it to the skillet so it's easier to break up while cooking.

3. Stage

Add the ginger and garlic to the skillet and cook for two minutes. Stir in the soy sauce mixture, water chestnuts and carrot, and cook for two minutes longer.

4. Stage

Stir in the cooked rice and heat it through. Serve the filling in lettuce leaves. Editor's Tip: Keep the filling and lettuce leaves separate until ready to serve, or the leaves will get soggy. Don't be overly generous when filling the lettuce, either, or the leaves may split. If that happens, you can always reinforce the lettuce wrap with a second layer of leaves.