Chinese-Style Turkey & Lettuce Cups

Name: Chinese-Style Turkey & Lettuce Cups
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1.3 lb ground turkey, kept chilled until cooking; 1 large head butter lettuce, leaves separated and rinsed; 1 8 oz can water chestnut, drained and finely chopped; 1.25 cups jasmine rice, rinsed; 0.75 bunch scallion, thinly sliced; 0.25 cup hoisin sauce, used as the sauce base for the filling; 2 tbsp soy sauce; 1 tbsp canola oil

Savory ground turkey with water chestnuts and scallion makes a quick, crunchy filling to scoop into cool lettuce leaves, with rice on the side.

35 min in all
20 min hands-on
Serves 4
Simple
Freezes well

Allergen flags

Corn · Gluten · Sesame · Soy

Tonight flags allergens cautiously, from each ingredient. Always check the labels on what you buy.

Ingredients

Ground turkey, kept chilled until cooking1.3 lb
Butter lettuce, leaves separated and rinsed1 large head
Water chestnut, drained and finely chopped1 8 oz can
Jasmine rice, rinsed1.25 cups
Scallion, thinly sliced0.75 bunch
Hoisin sauce, used as the sauce base for the filling0.25 cup
Soy sauce2 tbsp
Canola oil1 tbsp

Nutrition per serving

Calories: 560
Protein: 40g
Carbs: 65g
Fat: 17g

Fiber 5 gSodium 840 mg

An estimate from USDA data for the ingredients, as the recipe is written.

Equipment

Medium saucepan
Large skillet
Cutting board
Knife

Method

1
Prep ingredients
Rinse the jasmine rice, separate and rinse the butter lettuce leaves, drain and chop the water chestnut, and slice the scallion on a cutting board.
8 min
2
Bring rice to a boil
Combine the jasmine rice with 360 ml water in a medium saucepan and cover; bring to a boil over high heat.
5 min
3
Cook the rice
Reduce the heat to low and cook the rice covered.
15 min
4
Brown the turkey
Heat the canola oil in a large skillet; add the ground turkey and break it into small crumbles with a wooden spoon as it cooks.
10 min
5
Season the filling
Add the water chestnut and scallion to the large skillet; stir in the hoisin sauce and soy sauce and cook, stirring often.
4 min
6
Taste and serve
Taste the turkey filling and adjust with salt, black pepper, or soy sauce; set out the butter lettuce leaves and rice for everyone to fill and scoop.
3 min

Why Tonight would pick this

Ready in 35 minutes, so it fits a busy weeknight.
It freezes well, so nothing goes to waste.
A Chinese night to keep the week interesting.

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