Best Easy Lettuce Wraps Recipes

EASY LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• Combine stir-fry sauce, sherry and cornstarch; set aside.
• Stir-fry pork, onion and garlic together in hot wok or large skillet over high heat until pork is no longer pink; drain excess fat. Add stir-fry sauce mixture; cook, stirring, until pork is evenly coated with sauce. Remove from heat; stir in cilantro and sesame oil. To serve, place desired amount of meat mixture in lettuce leaf and wrap to enclose.

EASY LETTUCE WRAPS WITH DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• Add vegetables to food processor until roughly diced. Add to skillet with sesame oil and saute until tender. Add pork and cook through, adding soy sauce as it cooks. Serve with lettuce, rice and dipping sauce. If you have extra meat filling leftover, it freezes very well.

EASY ASIAN CHICKEN LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• Whisk together water and cornstarch in large mixing bowl until smooth.
• Stir in teriyaki sauce.
• Add chicken and water chestnuts.
• Mix to coat.
• Marinate for 30 minutes.
• Cook and stir in small batches in hot oil in a wok or large skillet until no longer pink.
• Serve with rice noodles, shredded carrots and lettuce leaves or flour tortillas.

EASY BUFFALO CHICKEN LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• In a large cast-iron or other heavy skillet, cook and crumble chicken over medium-high heat 3 minutes. Stir in celery and pepper; cook and stir until chicken is no longer pink and celery is crisp-tender, 2-3 minutes., Stir in ketchup, hot sauce, brown sugar, vinegar and mustard; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, until flavors are blended, about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Serve in lettuce leaves. If desired, top with cheese.Freeze option: Freeze cooled chicken mixture in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally; add a little broth or water if necessary.

EASY AND SIMPLE VEGETARIAN LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir rice in hot oil until golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes; add onions and garlic and cook until the onion is softened, 5 to 7 minutes more.
• Pour vegetable broth and water into the saucepan; bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, place a cover on the saucepan, and cook rice at a simmer until tender and the liquid is absorbed, 10 to 15 minutes. Fluff rice and cook 1 to 2 minutes more.
• Scoop rice mixture into lettuce leaves. Season with soy sauce or lime juice, as desired.

EASY ASIAN TURKEY LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• Mix first 4 ingredients until blended; set aside.
• Cook turkey in hot oil in large skillet on medium-high heat until turkey is no longer pink, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to medium. Stir in hoisin sauce mixture and onions until blended. Cook 3 min. or until heated through, stirring frequently.
• Spoon evenly down centers of lettuce leaves; roll up. Serve immediately.

EASY LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• Peel carrot, trim red pepper (remove the seeds and white pith parts), drain bamboo. Cut all into inch long pieces.
• Pulse carrot, pepper, bamboo, and peanuts in food processor until they are about small dice size(more like the texture of ground meat, not a paste). Remove to a seperate bowl.
• Pulse the ramen(save the seasoning for use later in recipe), cooked chicken, ginger and nutmeg until they are a similar size to the veggies(if it's not perfect don't worry, just don't way over or way under process). Remove this to the bowl with the veggies and stir well.
• Heat the oil in a large pan. Add the veggie/ramen mixture to the pan and cook for 5 minutes.
• In a small dish mix together the water, soy sauce, half the chicken flavored seaoning from the ramen and corn starch. Stir into the pan and continue to cook for about 5 more minutes or until the mixture has thickened. Season to taste with black pepper(I didn't need any more salt, but you might).
• Wash the lettuce leaves and trim off the very crispy bottom part. Serve the hot mixture in a large bowl and the lettuce on a plate. Each person can make there own wraps by spooning about 3tbls of the mixture into the lettuce leaf and rolling it like a burrito.

EASY LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• Start making rice ( I like Basmati Jasmine Rice) remember, do not open the lid while cooking the rice, it makes it mushy --.
• Heat a large pot, or wok, on high, add ground beef, garlic, chopped onion, red pepper, soy sauce. Make sure to move the meat alot so it all breaks up and cooks evenly.
• Slice carrots thin with a vegetable peeler, cut lime into wedges, and slice onions thin.
• Meat should be done shortly, do not drain the meat. Fluff the rice with a fork.
• Place all of the fresh ingredients on a plate, lettuce leafs, carrots, limes, and onions.
• Place rice, and meat in separate bowls.
• Serve by placing rice in lettuce add meat, and then the fresh veggies that you would like, wrap it up, and eat it.
• This really only takes about 20-30 minutes. Really, really good.

EASY CHICKEN SALAD LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• Mix mayo, lemon juice and tarragon in medium bowl. Add chicken and grapes; mix lightly. Cover.
• Refrigerate at least 30 minutes.
• Spoon chicken salad evenly over lettuce leaves; roll up.