Eating Healthy On A Budget: Pad Thai Turkey Lettuce Wraps Recipe
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Recipe type: Dinner
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Serves: 4 servings
 
Ingredients
  • 1 can chickpeas (aka garbanzo beans)
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tsp minced garlic
  • ¼ sweet onion, sliced thin
  • 14 crushed almonds
  • 1 package all natural 99% fat free ground turkey breast
  • 4 tsp Sriracha
  • 3 tbsp natural creamy peanut butter
  • 1 head of iceberg lettuce
Instructions
  1. Rinse lid of chickpeas. Open with can opener & drain liquid (can use strainer). Pour water into can of chickpeas & rinse again (this eliminates much of the unnecessary sodium).
  2. Pour olive oil into saute pan & turn heat to medium high. Slice onions & mince garlic. Add to oil. Cook until onions are translucent about 5-6 minutes. Add turkey to saute pan. Using spatula, mix turkey in with ingredients already in the pan.
  3. Let cook until completely white & cooked through. Add chickpeas to mixture & cook an additional 1-2 minutes.
  4. Crush almonds. Remove saute pan from heat & stir in almonds.
  5. Place Sriracha & peanut butter in large Ziploc bag. Add turkey mixture to bag as well. Seal tightly & shake until mixture is coated with sauces.
  6. Clean lettuce & place mixture inside center of lettuce. Enjoy!
Supplies
can opener
large saute pan
cutting knife
spatula
cutting board
serving plates
optional: strainer
Recipe by Public Lives, Secret Recipes at https://publiclivessecretrecipes.com/2016/03/eating-healthy-on-a-budget-pad-thai-turkey-lettuce-wraps-recipe.html