Healthy Asian Lettuce Wraps Recipe
We love these low carb Asian lettuce wraps!
Lettuce wraps are a delicious, light, and healthy meal! Family-friendly too! They can also be served as an appetizer.
I wanted a slightly healthier lettuce wrap recipe with less sugar, so I started messing around with paleo and low carb Asian lettuce wraps. Now I get to share my favorite healthy Asian lettuce wraps recipe with you!
Make It Weight Watchers Friendly
If you want to make this recipe even healthier, just use ground turkey instead of ground pork! And 1 serving will only cost you 1 Weight Watchers Freestyle Point!
Ingredients
The ingredients are pretty simple, but there’s still a lot of good flavor going on. And it all cooks quickly in one large skillet – ready in less than 30 minutes! Woohoo!
My local grocery store sells frozen riced cauliflower and it is crazy easy to use. Just open the bag and dump it into the skillet. The moisture from it being frozen cooks right off!
I like the riced cauliflower in lettuce wraps because no one can really tell that it is even in there. Might as well get some more veggies in there, right?! And it is a great filler to help the mixture serve more people. However, the cauliflower is optional and the lettuce wraps taste great without it too.
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In case you’re wondering about the ginger paste mentioned in the recipe…I often use it in place of fresh ginger. It is 1:1 substitution and it is easy. No need to peel and grate! Find it in the fresh herbs area at most grocery stores.
The type of lettuce doesn’t really matter as long as you can put the filling on it and wrap it up or use the lettuce leaf like a taco shell of sorts. If you can’t find Bib, Boston, or Butter lettuce, feel free to use Romaine leaves or iceberg lettuce. Some of my kids actually like the Romaine lettuce leaves the best!
P.S. If you don’t have toasted sesame oil, regular sesame oil works well too.
Final Thoughts
I really love these healthy Asian lettuce wraps. They’re quick to prepare, fun to eat, and best of all they’re filled with healthy ingredients. Great for family dinners or even large gatherings with friends.
Also, even though these lettuce wraps are low in carbs, they do pack quite a bit of protein into each serving so they’ll keep you full! Enjoy!
More low carb and keto recipes:
- Green Keto Chicken Enchilada Soup Recipe
- Blackened Chicken with Avocado Cream Sauce Recipe
- Quick Keto Chicken Recipe with Bacon and Ranch
- Easy Beef Kebabs Recipe with Balsamic Marinade
- Low Carb Sausage Egg Roll in a Bowl Recipe
Healthy Asian Lettuce Wraps Recipe
Equipment
- Large skillet
- Small bowl
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil coconut oil, or avocado oil
- ½ cup diced onion about 1/2 an onion
- 10 to 12 ounces frozen riced cauliflower optional
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 pound ground pork
- â…› teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons peeled and grated fresh ginger or ginger paste
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil
- ¾ teaspoon reduced sodium soy sauce
- 2 heads Bib Boston or Butter lettuce
- sliced green onions for garnish
- lime wedges
Sauce
- 5 tablespoons reduced sodium soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened natural almond butter
- 2 teaspoons rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil
Instructions
- Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion and frozen riced cauliflower; saute for about 2 minutes. Add the garlic and saute for another minute, stirring often.
- Add the ground pork and season with salt. While breaking the meat apart, cook until the pork is no longer pink and is cooked through. Stir in the ginger, rice vinegar, sesame oil, and soy sauce. Remove from heat.
- Add sauce ingredients to a small bowl or large measuring cup and whisk to combine.
- Remove lettuce leaves that you will be using; rinse and pat dry. Spoon about 2 tablespoons of pork filling mixture onto each leaf (may vary depending on the size of the leaves). Drizzle a bit of sauce over top or serve with sauce for dipping. Top with sliced green onions and serve with lime wedges.
Recipe Notes
Weight Watchers Freestyle Point = Substitute zero point ground turkey or zero point ground chicken instead of ground pork.