Asian Orange Sauce Lettuce Cups
30-minute meal: Lettuce cups filled with ground turkey, diced oranges, fresh vegetables and chow mein noodles—smothered in homemade Asian orange sauce.
Servings: 4 people
Ingredients
Orange Sauce:
- ⅔ cup orange juice not from concentrate
- 4 Tablespoons honey
- 3 Tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 Tablespoons rice vinegar
- 1 Tablespoons freshly shredded ginger
- ½ teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic cloves
- Orange zest from 2 oranges
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes optional
Lettuce Cups:
- 1 batch orange sauce (see recipe above)
- 1 pound ground turkey cooked
- 1 red bell pepper diced
- 2 large carrots shredded
- 2 stalks celery diced
- 1 can (8 oz) water chestnuts diced
- ¼ head green or savoy cabbage diced
- 2 large oranges diced
- 1 bunch green onions thin slice whites and greens—reserve some for garnish
- 8-10 Bibb lettuce leaves or small Romaine lettuce
Garnish:
- Toasted almonds
- Toasted sesame seeds
- Green onions sliced
- Chow Mein noodles
- Siracha
Instructions
- Add all sauce ingredients to a medium saucepan. Stir and heat to simmer. Simmer for about 1 minute to be ready to use.
- In medium fry pan and on medium-high heat, cook ground turkey until no pink remains, about 5 minutes. Add bell pepper, carrots, celery, water chestnuts, and cabbage. Stir-fry until vegetables are tender, about 3-5 minutes.
- Add sauce, oranges and green onions. Continue to cook until heated through, about 1-2 minutes.
- Remove from heat and portion ingredients into lettuce cups. Sprinkle with garnish items as desired. Serve immediately.