Asian Lettuce Wraps

These are a family favorite adapted for freezer cooking....Enjoy!

Ingredients:

1 lb. -2 lbs. ground turkey
1 T. and 1 1/2 t. cooking oil
2 T. minced dried onion
3 cloves garlic minced
2 T. soy sauce
1/4 c. Asian Chile Pepper Sauce (Wal-Mart sells Mae Ploy Sweet Chili Sauce--it's our favorite!)
2 T. Rice Wine Vinegar
1 (8 oz.) can water chestnuts, drained and chopped
1 bunch green onions chopped
1 T. Asian (dark) sesame oil
1 c. Shredded Carrots (we used matchstick carrots already shredded!)

Serving Day--Also Need:

Chicken Flavored Ramen Noodles (provided)
Chili Sauce
1-2 heads of lettuce. (Bibb lettuce works well, but so does iceberg)

Directions:

Brown turkey in cooking oil and drain and set aside. In same skillet, brown onion. Add remaining ingredients. Add turkey back to other ingredients. Continue cooking until green onions just start to wilt (about 2 min.)

To Serve: 


Tear off lettuce in large pieces. Have each person take a lettuce leaf and add a spoonful of the meat mixture to top. Add Ramen Noodles if desired. Serve with Chili Sauce. Roll up mixture in lettuce like a burrito and Enjoy!

Serving Day Instructions from Freezer: 

Thaw meat mixture and heat up just until the green onions begin to wilt (not long!). Follow serving instructions above. Easy-peasy!

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