Thai turkey lettuce wraps are made with ground turkey cooked in a delicious Thai peanut curry sauce and served in crunchy romaine lettuce leaves. This lettuce wrap recipe is ready in under 25 minutes, gluten-free, low carb, paleo and clean eating!
Thai Turkey Lettuce Wraps Recipe
Looking for something light but still SUPER flavorful? Then look no further, because these Thai turkey lettuce wraps are an absolute flavor bomb!
Not only are they super delicious (thank you Thai peanut curry sauce!), but they are so easy to whip up. One pan, and 25 minutes absolute max is all you need to prep this delicious lettuce wrap recipe.
And and AND! These Thai turkey lettuce wraps make for a super easy meal prep dinner or lunch recipe that you can make ahead and store in the fridge or freezer. That’s convenient whether you are a student, working full time, or just want to relieve meal time stress.
When you’re ready to serve these Thai turkey lettuce wraps, simply heat your pre-made filling and serve on a crispy Better Romaine Leaf lettuce from Mann’s! Easiest dinner ever.
Thank you to Mann’s for sponsoring this post! As always, all opinions are my own.
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How to make Thai turkey lettuce wraps
This recipe has two important components: the delicious ground turkey filling, and the crunchy romaine lettuce leaf! First, we’re going to talk about that Thai ground turkey filling!
- First, we cook some onions and garlic with Thai red curry paste. I have used a lot of different curry pastes and recommend this Thai red curry paste
, for this recipe! Cooking the red curry paste with the onions and garlic helps infuse them with flavor, but also helps soften the paste so that it mixes in well when we add the other ingredients to the filling for the lettuce wraps. - Second, we add our ground turkey and cook for 5-7 minutes, until cooked though.
- Third, we are going to add in some shredded carrots. Totally optional, but it adds a few more veggies and some extra color to this dish.
- Fourth, we mix up our delicious peanut sauce: natural peanut butter (sorry, but creamy peanut butter is not going to work for this recipe), soy sauce, sesame oil, rice vinegar, lime juice and a touch of water to thin it out. You may need to add more water, depending on the consistency of your PB. Add your peanut sauce to the pan and toss to coat.
, for this recipe! Cooking the red curry paste with the onions and garlic helps infuse them with flavor, but also helps soften the paste so that it mixes in well when we add the other ingredients to the filling for the lettuce wraps.Voila! Our ground turkey lettuce wraps filling is ready!
What’s the best lettuce for this lettuce wrap recipe?
In the past, I’ve always used butter lettuce for my lettuce wraps, but from now on, I’m sticking with romaine! Romaine lettuce is so sturdy for wrapping, and it also has that important crunch factor.
Today’s recipe is in partnership with Mann’s, whose Better Romaine Leaf lettuce is the definition of convenience: cut, washed and ready to go!
Not only that, but because it is packaged quickly after harvesting and is stored in a specialized tray, Better Romaine Leaf has an incredible shelf life. We enjoyed crispy romaine lettuce for well over a week after purchasing it. Basically, it’s perfect if you’re looking to shave some time off your meal prep routine!
How can I mix it up with these Thai lettuce wraps?
- Chop up the Better Romaine Leaf and serve wrapped in a tortilla with the Thai ground turkey
- Chop up the romaine and serve as a salad with the Thai ground turkey, plus some additional veggies
- Add some shredded zucchini or sliced bell peppers to the turkey, or top with fresh bean sprouts for extra veggies
Tips and equipment for perfect Thai lettuce wraps:
- Thai ground turkey may be cooked and stored in the fridge for up to 4 days and frozen for up to 3 months
- I used this food storage container set for the fridge and freezer (the 13 and 14 oz containers for single serving and the 30 oz for the whole batch)
- bring the whole container of Better Romaine Leaf and keep it in the fridge at work for extra convenience
- also check out these Slow Cooker Korean Beef Lettuce Wraps with a Sesame Cucumber Salad, this Low Carb Greek Turkey Meal Prep, or this round up with more than 31 Healthy Ground Turkey Meal Prep Ideas!
for the fridge and freezer (the 13 and 14 oz containers for single serving and the 30 oz for the whole batch)Watch the video below to see exactly how I prepped my Thai Turkey Lettuce Wraps. It’s so easy! You can find more of my recipe videos on my YouTube channel, or on Facebook.
Thai Turkey Lettuce Wraps (Meal Prep)
Ingredients
Sauce
- 1/4 cup peanut butter
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
Filling
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 onion finely chopped
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tablespoon Thai red curry paste
- 1 lb lean ground turkey
- 1 cup carrots shredded
To serve
- 7 oz Better Romaine Leaf
- green onions to garnish
- peanuts to garnish
Instructions
- Shake together all peanut sauce ingredients and set aside.
- Heat oil in a large pan and add the onions, garlic and Thai red curry paste. Stir until red curry paste is heated through and mixed in evenly with the onions (2-3 minutes).
- Add the ground turkey and cook, breaking it up with a spatula, for 5-7 minutes, until no pink remains and the turkey is cooked through.
- Stir in the shredded carrots.
- Pour the peanut sauce evenly over the ground turkey mixture and stir to combine.
- Remove from heat.
- To serve:Spoon ¼ cup of the ground turkey into a Better Romaine Leaf. Sprinkle with green onions and peanuts and enjoy.
- To store in the fridge:Allow ground turkey mixture to cool completely. Portion out into ½-3/4 cup portions and store in the fridge for up to 4 days.
- Re-heat till steaming hot in the microwave before serving.
- To freeze:Allow ground turkey mixture to cool completely, then portion out into desired serving size in the freezer.
- Thaw completely before re-heating in the microwave.
NA
April 27, 2019 at 4:16 pmUnfortunately it was very difficult even getting to the recipe because of all of the very annoying ads EVERYWHERE on your site. Yeah i get you want to have ads, but it’s excessive and very annoying!
Denise
May 8, 2019 at 10:06 amHi NA I appreciate your feedback, but I think you’ll agree that it’s better than most media sites these days. There is a ‘jump to recipe’ button at the top of each post and these recipes are free.
Colleen
March 17, 2019 at 2:26 pmCould not find thai red curry paste for the life of me – substituting it with Korean Sweet & Spicy Hot Pepper Paste.. Not exactly a whiz in the kitchen, wish me luck!!
Denise
March 18, 2019 at 8:50 pmUh oh, hope it turned out! I have never heard of that paste before!
Lauren
November 4, 2018 at 8:19 pmThese were sooooooo good and easy!!! This goes in the permanent rotation. Thank you:-)
Denise
November 10, 2018 at 2:11 pmYay! So happy you enjoyed, Lauren!
Anna
September 10, 2018 at 5:53 amI followed the recipe and found my sauce to be extremely thin and after I added to turkey, all I could taste was peanut.
I used organic creamy peanut butter… do you think that could be why??
Any suggestions?
Denise
September 20, 2018 at 9:00 pmHi Anna! That’s strange. My only guess could be due to differences between brands of nut butter. I wish I had a better suggestion.
Robyn
July 30, 2018 at 2:40 pmHas anyone tried this with regular peanut butter? That’s all I have ??♀️ But I want to try it tonight!! Looks amazing.
Denise
August 2, 2018 at 9:28 amI bet it would work! It might be a bit sweeter, and you might need to play around with the water to get the right consistency. Let me know how it goes if you give it a try!
Robyn Kackley
August 2, 2018 at 6:22 pmI was able to use the regular! I microwaved for the initial combining, then added more water as needed. Thank you so much – it was awesome!!
Denise
August 6, 2018 at 8:32 pmYay! Glad to hear that! Thanks for reporting back, Robyn!
Ksre
July 17, 2018 at 4:27 pmDelicious. I didn’t have curry paste so added 1 tsp roasted red chili paste and 1/2 tsp sweet curry powder. Used over chopped lettuce with red pepper slices. The left overs get served with zucchini and more red pepper slices.
Denise
August 2, 2018 at 10:11 amSo happy you enjoyed! Thank you for taking the time to leave such a nice review 🙂
Darby
May 7, 2018 at 9:47 pmI know that this might change the recipe completely, but I’m not a big fan of peanut sauces/peanut butter in food. Is there any substitution that you can think of that I can use to replace the peanut butter? Otherwise it looks like a wonderful recipe and I can’t wait to try it!
Denise
May 11, 2018 at 10:20 pmHow about almond butter or tahini?
ali
April 21, 2018 at 6:36 pmThese are AMAZING! Will add to our meal rotation. Thank you!
Denise
April 26, 2018 at 8:26 pmI’m so happy to hear that! Thanks for your comment, Ali 🙂
Kari
March 22, 2018 at 10:23 amThese are amazing! I will probably make these for the rest of my life. LOL
Denise
March 24, 2018 at 10:50 amSO happy you enjoyed them, Kari!
Laurence
March 5, 2018 at 8:27 pmI was looking for a recipe like this for years!! My grandpa used to have a similar one and is just taste the same! Thanks a lot!
Denise
March 7, 2018 at 1:11 pmSo happy you liked it!
Sarah Diduca
February 5, 2018 at 4:49 pmHi this recipe looks so good!!
Cant wait to make. So a serving is 1/4 cup of turkey mixture for the 264 calories or half a cup?
Denise
February 6, 2018 at 10:43 pmSo sorry about that, Sarah! I’m having issues with my recipe card plugin deleting serving sizes :/ Take 1/6 of the turkey mixture and stuff it in as many lettuce wraps as you’d like…normally 2-3 wraps 🙂
Nikki
February 5, 2018 at 8:41 amHow many wraps in one serving?
Denise
February 6, 2018 at 10:56 pmSorry about that Nikki! It’s 2-3 wraps per serving, but it will really depend on the size of your lettuce wrap.
Kim
February 2, 2018 at 10:28 pmThis meal was so delicious! I think I could eat it every day for a month! I made it exactly as presented.
Denise
February 3, 2018 at 10:42 pmI’m so happy to hear that, Kim! Thanks so much for reporting back 🙂
Sydney
January 28, 2018 at 10:52 amMeal prepped this for the week and I wanted to eat it all right then instead of saving it! So good! I used an immersion blender to get the sauce combined and it worked like a charm. Can’t wait to eat it this week!
Denise
January 28, 2018 at 12:50 pmSo happy you liked it, Sydney! Thanks so much for reporting back 🙂
Jessica
January 21, 2018 at 3:40 pmI found Thai kitchen roasted red chili paste and green curry paste but not red curry paste. Can I use one of these to substitute?
Denise
January 21, 2018 at 10:46 pmHmmm…I’m not sure I’ve ever tried the chili paste. I don’t think they are the same thing. Can you find an Indian curry paste? That might be more similar?
Caitlin Case
December 4, 2017 at 8:16 pmThis was amazing! So good! Thank you!
Denise
December 5, 2017 at 3:43 pmAwesome! So glad you enjoyed it, Caitlin!
Sari
August 28, 2017 at 1:11 pmHi Denise – I’m trying to cut down on my salt and I used natural peanut butter and the sauce now seems extremely salty. Also in order to get the consistency that you have in the picture, I had to use 1/2 cup of PB. Do you have any suggestions? Thank you!
Denise
August 28, 2017 at 2:30 pmHi Sari, I’m not really sure how to answer your question…was there added salt in your peanut butter? I used natural peanut butter with just peanuts, no salt. The added saltiness may also come from your curry paste? I use Thai Kitchen brand curry paste. If your peanut butter was on the dry side, it may be that you need to add some water to your PB to loosen it up? That’s what I sometimes do when I get to the bottom of the jar and it starts to get a bit dry. I”m really not sure if this helps as I’ve only made this as written and have never had those issues.
Keith
August 13, 2017 at 3:55 pmJust made this recipe for the first time. Not an experienced cook but it tastes good! Im relieved i dont have to think about lunch this week.
Denise
August 16, 2017 at 4:09 pmSo glad you enjoyed it, Keith! Isn’t it great not having to worry about lunches?
Irene
August 4, 2017 at 4:21 pmHi ,
I made this recipe. It was delicious. I have a question about the sauce. How do you get the peanut butter to soften?
Thanks,
Irene
Denise
August 6, 2017 at 9:18 pmHi Irene! I’ve found putting the PB in the microwave can help soften it…normally 10 seconds or so does the trick 🙂
Veeda
July 28, 2017 at 7:27 pmFound this randomly and ended up having all the ingredients in the fridge except the turkey! I’m usually not a fan of turkey but this recipe made it juicy and not dry at all. My husband loved it! We made a side of sticky jasmine rice.
Denise
July 30, 2017 at 7:47 pmI am so glad you enjoyed it, Veeda!
Lesley
June 7, 2017 at 11:20 amThese were delish! I made the recipe exactly as written and then added in a bit of cooked quinoa to the lettuce wraps as well. Served with a side of roasted asparagus for dinner. Although my 6-year old son was skeptical at first, he wound up surprising himself and really enjoyed them. We had plenty leftover for lunch to take to work the next day (as a salad rather than wraps for ease of eating!). Thanks for the great recipe. Will definitely make again!
Denise
June 9, 2017 at 9:32 pmI’m so happy you enjoyed them, Lesley! Love your modifications. Thanks for reporting back 🙂
Bridget
June 5, 2017 at 6:53 pmTried these today … DEE-lish!! Made recipe exactly as written (except I used ground chicken instead of turkey) … perfection and so easy to put together !! Will make GREAT lunches!! Thanks!!
Denise
June 9, 2017 at 9:37 pmAwesome, I’m so happy you enjoyed them, Bridget!
Karin
May 24, 2017 at 12:07 pmLooks delish! Do you have the protein grams available? I don’t see it in the nutritional information.
Denise
May 25, 2017 at 8:40 amThat’s so strange, I must have accidentally deleted the protein info. It’s 20g per serving 🙂
Karin
May 25, 2017 at 12:49 pmThank you!
marci
May 22, 2017 at 1:17 pmCongrats on being able to eat normal food! I love that you gave ground turkey a thai twist — these lettuce wraps look so fresh and flavorful! Can’t wait to try them.
Denise
May 25, 2017 at 8:43 amThanks Marcie, it’s so nice to be able to eat good healthy food again 😉