Lighter Buffalo Turkey Lettuce Wraps
Are you a fan of buffalo sauce? But not a fan of all the butter in buffalo sauce? Me too! Buffalo chicken wraps are a regular in our household but with all the butter in the sauce, there had to be a better way. This is a great recipe with no butter but still lots of flavor. In addition, lettuce wraps are a great healthy way to have a fun meal without extra carbs and calories.
Lighter Buffalo Turkey Lettuce Wraps
Author/Source:
Abbi @ Onceamonthmom.com, adapted from Fit Twin Mommy
Ingredients:
- 1 pound lean ground turkey
- 1 cup carrots, chopped or grated
- 1 cup celery, chopped
- 1 cups onion, chopped
- 2 teaspoons garlic, chopped
- 1 Tbsp red wine vinegar
- 1 Tbsp brown sugar
- 0.5 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 2 Tbsp hot sauce
- 0.5 cup tomato sauce
- 0.5 cup chicken broth (homemade or low sodium canned)
Directions:
In a large skillet, brown the ground turkey along with the carrots, celery, onion and garlic. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix remaining ingredients for the sauce. Add sauce to meat mixture and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook for 7-10 minutes until most of the sauce has been absorbed.
Freezing Directions:
Allow to cool. Divide each serving into indicated number of pint size freezer bags. To serve: Thaw, heat through and serve on iceburg lettuce leaves. If desired, sprinkle with cheese.
Servings: 4
Nutritional Information: Serving Size = 1/2 cup. Calories – 203, Total Fat – 8.3 g, Total Carbohyrdrates – 9.5 g, Protein – 23.4 g. Dietary Fiber – 1.8 g WW Plus Points – 5
**conversion chart image provided by Erik Spiekermann
great recipe woud have never thought about buffalo wings rap!
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Sorry if this is a bit of a random place for this question.
I’m planning to do the April Diet menu but I’m not big on buffalo sauce so I’m substituting out Asian seasonings from another recipe I found.
I saw one recipe that calls for cabbage and some people mentioned freezing it. I do like cabbage and would like to have as many vegies as I can. Do you think cabbage will freeze ok if it is sauteed first with the turkey/chicken?
I’ve frozen cabbage in the form of cabbage rolls and it freezes OK. If you are thinking of using sauteed shredded cabbage, I think it will be OK, although the texture of it will change somewhat after freezing.