Per my husband's request, I am trying to find some tasty ways to eat dinner without breaking the caloric bank. Today's experiment involved ground turkey, which I am ashamed to say I had never used until about 2 hours ago. However, this turned out to be successful and easy. The only downside is that I don't always have these ingredients at hand, so I really do have to plan ahead when I want to make this next time. This recipe fed the two of us, with plenty of leftovers, so adjust accordingly.
Ingredients:
1 lb ground turkey
2-3 cloves minced garlic
1 Tbsp ground ginger root
2 tsp. Sriracha (or more if you're not a chicken like me)
1/4 c. Hoisin sauce
2-3 Tbsp low sodium soy sauce (adjust for your preference)
1/4 c. sliced almonds (or chopped peanuts)
2 Tbsp. sesame oil
6-8 leaves of Bibb lettuce (allow 3-4 per person)
sesame seeds for garnish
Instructions:
- Preheat oil in pan on medium high heat. Brown turkey in skillet, taking care to break it up as small as possible. Add garlic and ginger, then toss to combine.
- Once browned, add sriracha, hoisin sauce, and soy sauce, and lower the heat to medium low. Toss mixture until thoroughly combined. Add almonds and toss. Remove from heat. (Note: if you like your mixture a little more "saucy," just add more hoisin and soy sauce.)
- Pluck/harvest lettuce leaves from bundle, and remove as much of the watery stem as you like. After turkey mixture has cooled for 5 or so minutes, scoop a large spoonful into the lettuce leaves and enjoy.
Note: I think next time I make this, I am going to add carrots and squash, and use peanuts instead of almonds. I feel like this is an easily adaptable recipe for whatever you have laying around.
