15-Minute LARB Recipe for Busy Days – Healthy, Fast, & Delicious!

ground chicken

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey offers a leaner option, while ground pork is often less expensive.

fish sauce

🥗Healthier: soy sauce

💰Cheaper: Worcestershire sauce

Soy sauce is a vegetarian alternative, while Worcestershire sauce is easier to find.

mint leaves

🥗Healthier: basil

💰Cheaper: spinach

Basil provides a similar aromatic quality, while spinach is more economical.

lime juice

🥗Healthier: lemon juice

💰Cheaper: vinegar

Lemon juice offers a similar acidity, while vinegar is a budget-friendly substitute.

Start by toasting rice until golden brown and delicious, then grind it into a coarse texture.

Cook your protein of choice (turkey, pork, mushroom, or tofu) in water until fully cooked and broken into small pieces.

In a bowl, combine fish sauce, lime juice, and chili, then mix in one teaspoon of toasted rice and one and a half teaspoons of toasted rice for texture.

Add chopped scallions, mint, and cilantro to the mixture, tossing everything together.

Serve the mixture on a plate with lettuce leaves for wrapping.

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