Description
Make your weeknight tacos healthy with these Turkey Taco Lettuce Wraps! They’re a breeze to throw together and are full of delicious flavors from ground turkey, delicious spices, and all your favorite Mexican toppings.
Ingredients
For the Turkey Filling:
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 3/4 cup chopped yellow onion
- 1 lb 95% lean ground turkey
- 2 cloves garlic
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 Tbsp chili powder (preferably 2 tsp regular chili powder and 1 tsp ancho chili powder)
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 1/2 cup tomato sauce
- 1/2 cup low-sodium chicken broth
For Serving:
- Iceberg or Romain lettuce leaves, doubled up
- Shredded Mexican cheese
- Diced Roma tomatoes
- Diced red onion
- Diced avocado
- Chopped cilantro
- Light sour cream
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and saute 2 minutes. Add turkey and garlic, season with salt and pepper, and cook, tossing and breaking up turkey occasionally, until cooked through, about 5 minutes.
- Add chili powder, cumin, paprika, tomato sauce, and chicken broth. Reduce to a simmer and cook about 5 minutes until sauce has reduced.
- Serve mixture over lettuce leaves with desired toppings.
Notes
- You can make the filling in advance and store it in the fridge or freezer (minus the toppings).
- You could also try using ground chicken instead of turkey.
- If you like your food a little spicier, try adding hot sauce, more chili powder, or red pepper flakes.
- If you can’t find Romaine lettuce, then iceberg lettuce will work well.
- Toppings not included in nutrition estimate.
- Filling recipe loosely adapted from Cooks Illustrated
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 lettuce wrap with filling
- Calories: 240
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 520mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 9g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 75mg
