SAUSAGE PINEAPPLE LETTUCE WRAPS

Sausage Pineapple Lettuce Wraps image

A delicious mix of sweet, spicy, tangy and crunchy. Pineapple is the surprise in these wraps you'll want to fix again. -Aysha Schurman, Ammon, Idaho

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 30m

Yield 2-1/2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

1 can (8 ounces) crushed pineapple
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 tablespoon rice vinegar
1 teaspoon cornstarch
1 garlic clove, minced
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 pound bulk spicy pork sausage
1 can (8 ounces) sliced water chestnuts, drained and finely chopped
30 Bibb or Boston lettuce leaves
30 pineapple chunks (about 2 cups)
1 tablespoon sesame seeds, toasted
Teriyaki sauce, optional

Steps:

Drain pineapple, reserving 3 tablespoons juice. In a small bowl, combine the soy sauce, vinegar, cornstarch, garlic, ginger, pepper and reserved pineapple juice; set aside., In a large skillet, cook sausage over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Stir in water chestnuts and crushed pineapple. Gradually stir in soy sauce mixture. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened., Place about 2 tablespoons sausage mixture on each lettuce leaf; fold lettuce over filling. Top with a pineapple chunk; secure with a toothpick. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and serve with teriyaki sauce if desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 50 calories, Fat 3g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 5mg cholesterol, Sodium 188mg sodium, Carbohydrate 4g carbohydrate (3g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 2g protein. Diabetic Exchanges