Healthy and Delicious Asian Lettuce Cups… Ready in 30 Minutes!!

hoisin sauce

🥗Healthier: reduced-sugar hoisin sauce

💰Cheaper: soy sauce + sugar

Reduced-sugar hoisin maintains flavor with fewer calories.

ground chicken

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground pork is often cheaper.

peanuts

🥗Healthier: sunflower seeds

💰Cheaper: cashews

Sunflower seeds offer a nut-free option, while cashews may be less expensive.

sesame oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Olive oil is healthier, while canola is often cheaper.

Start by browning 1 lb of ground pork or ground chicken with a finely diced small onion until browned.

Add 3-4 cloves of minced garlic and cook for another minute.

Stir in almost a full can of chopped water chestnuts and cook for 30 seconds.

Add about 1/3 cup of shredded carrot and strips of red bell pepper (optional) and cook for another 30 seconds.

Mix together hoisin sauce, soy sauce, ginger paste, rice wine vinegar, and a little brown sugar; add this sauce to the skillet.

Also add a little bit of toasted sesame oil to the mixture.

Once everything is combined, remove from heat and prepare the lettuce leaves.

Use romaine lettuce leaves for crunch, or iceberg if preferred.

Spoon the mixture onto the lettuce leaves as desired.

Top with cilantro and sliced green onions, which are essential for flavor.

Add fried rice noodles or ramen snack noodles on top for extra crunch.

Drizzle lime juice over the assembled cups before serving.

Cooking Techniques

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