5 Healthy LETTUCE WRAPS | Back-To-School 2017

ground meat

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground chicken

Ground turkey is lower in fat and calories.

hoisin sauce

🥗Healthier: plum sauce

💰Cheaper: soy sauce + sugar

Plum sauce offers a similar sweetness with fewer calories.

sesame oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Olive oil is healthier while vegetable oil is cost-effective.

Start with a classic chicken club wrap by tossing cooked shredded chicken with ranch dressing.

Pile the chicken mixture into lettuce wraps and top with cherry tomatoes, avocado, and optional cooked chopped bacon.

For the vegetarian wrap, heat oil in a skillet and sauté finely chopped onions and mushrooms until softened.

Add crumbled extra firm tofu to the skillet and heat through for about 2 minutes.

Add minced garlic, freshly grated ginger, sesame oil, hoisin sauce, soy sauce, rice vinegar, and chili flakes to the tofu mixture, stirring and cooking for 2-3 minutes.

Pile the tofu filling into lettuce wraps and top with crunchy carrots, green onion, and black sesame seeds.

For the mango shrimp wrap, use pre-cooked shrimp, chop roughly, and pile into lettuce wraps.

Add sweet mango, crunchy cucumber, red onion, finely chopped red chilies (optional), and finish with a squeeze of lime juice.

For the chicken salad wrap, combine cooked shredded chicken with chopped apples, plain yogurt, Dijon mustard, honey, freshly chopped rosemary, salt, and pepper in a bowl and stir well.

Pile the chicken salad mixture into lettuce wraps and top with crushed pecans and dried cranberries.

For the turkey taco wraps, heat oil in a skillet and sauté onions and red bell peppers until softened.

Add minced garlic to the skillet and cook until fragrant, then add ground turkey and cook until no longer pink.

Stir in taco seasoning and mix well before piling the turkey mixture into lettuce wraps.

Serve turkey taco wraps with shredded cheddar cheese, sour cream, and freshly chopped cilantro.

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