Thai Peanut Lettuce Wraps Video featuring Marukan

peanut butter

🥗Healthier: almond butter

💰Cheaper: sunflower seed butter

Almond butter offers a similar creamy texture with less saturated fat.

ground chicken

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: tofu

Ground turkey is leaner, while tofu is a plant-based protein.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: tamari

💰Cheaper: coconut aminos

Tamari is gluten-free, while coconut aminos are lower in sodium.

crushed peanuts

🥗Healthier: chopped almonds

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Chopped almonds provide healthy fats, while sunflower seeds are often less expensive.

Combine peanut butter, Marukan Lite Seasoned Rice Vinegar, tamari, brown sugar, chili garlic sauce, and ginger. Stir until smooth adding warm water as needed to thin the sauce.

Combine the relish ingredients (carrot, green onions, Marukan Lite Seasoned Rice Vinegar, tamari, sesame oil) and let sit at room temperature while preparing the ground beef or turkey.

Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the garlic, shallots, and ginger and cook, stirring, for 1–2 minutes or until fragrant but not letting the garlic burn.

Add the ground turkey or beef and cook, 5–6 minutes. Add ⅓ cup peanut sauce and the water chestnuts, and continue to cook, stirring, until the ground beef or turkey is sticky and coated, about 3 minutes.

Serve the ground beef or turkey in lettuce cups topped with relish, peanuts, mint, and cilantro leaves with peanut sauce on the side.

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