What are Seasoned Ground Pork Lettuce Wraps?
These ground pork lettuce wraps are amazing!
And sooooooo easy to prepare. They are great as leftovers for easy meal prep, if you have any leftover that is!
Ground pork lettuce wraps are a delicious and light meal made by sautéing seasoned pork and vegetables, then scooping the mixture into crisp lettuce leaves. They’re inspired by Asian-style flavors and bring together the richness of ground pork, the crunch of cabbage and carrots, and the umami of soy sauce and sesame. It doesn’t take a lot of ingredients to make these delicious wraps and they are very budget-friendly so you can enjoy your favorite take-out foods at home, saving you hundreds.
Ground pork lettuce wraps are a meal that is very delicious and easy meal prep for any day of the week. It packs a punch of your daily needs for protein and fiber which keeps you feeling full until you have time for your next meal or snack.
If you make this into six servings the macros break down like this:
Calories 248, Protein 20.4 grams, Carbs 5.6 grams, and Fats 17.4 grams.
It is a perfect meal for anyone you know because it is low carb, gluten-free, and best of all delicious!
Why You’ll Love Ground Pork Lettuce Wraps
Seasoned ground pork lettuce wraps are perfect for any day of the week because they take 30 minutes or less to prepare. To prep this meal even faster, you can easily swap out the head of cabbage and the carrot for a bag of coleslaw mix that is already chopped up.
Healthy meals what you are looking for? Then then a ground pork lettuce wrap recipe is exactly what you are looking for. There are several varietes of vegetables invovled in this recipe, cabbage, carrots, lettuce, and green onions for flavor. All of these vegetables make it so this meal is packed with fiber which is so good for your gut health and overall well-being.
The ground pork in the recipe provides a great source of protein that is really cost effective and budget friendly compared to some other forms of protein.
My kiddos love this meal, and yours will too! They eat several lettuce wraps at a time and they like to add a few toppings like sesame seeads, extra green onions, chili crunch oil, and whatever else we have around that works well with it.
Ground pork lettuce wraps are gluten free, low carb, sugar free, egg free and dairy free. Making it a safe meal for just about anyone you have in your family or friend group.
How to Make the Perfect Seasoned Ground Pork Lettuce Wraps
Brown the pork in a skillet unitl it is all the way browned and no pink is left. Then to make it an even deeper flavor let it sit in a hot pan for a few minutes so gets a little more carmelization on the outside and alittle texture.
Chop the veggies small or use a grater to shred the cabbage and the carrots. This will help it cook faster because the slices are thin.
Add the seasoning into the soy sauce, stir, and then pour over the whole mixture of cabbage, pork, and carrots while it is in the skillet. This makes it so all of the veggies and meat can develop great flavor.
Cook the ground pork and cabbage mixture so that the vegetables turn a softer but not totally mushy texture.
To assemble these seasoned ground pork lettuce wraps, wash and prep your butter lettuce. Then take one leaf at a time and spoon the meat mixutre into it, the wraps are more like a cup and don’t really wrap all the way around it. I think the bibb or butter lettuce leaves work best for this type of meal.
Meal Prep and Storage Tips for Seasoned Ground Pork and Lettuce Wraps
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I like to use these containers for meal prep with this meal because it keeps the lettuce leaves from getting soggy. You can also easily take the leaves out and set them on the lid or a plate to easily warm up the meat portion.
This meal heats up really well for a great and helthy meal prep for your week. You can use it as a topping for a rice bowl or you can make as pictured below for easy meal prep.
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Ingredients
Method
- Brown ground pork in a skillet, season with salt and pepper if you would like.
- While the meat is cooking, stir together the soy sauce, ginger, and garlic powder.
- Drain the fat from the pork and put back into the skillet. Add the shredded cabbage and grated carrot or the coleslaw mix. Stir these together. Then pour sauce mixture over it. Heat until the cabbage starts to get a little softer.
- Wash lettuce and lay leaves out flat.
- When the meat mixture is cooked, evenly divide amongst the lettuce leaves. Serve with soy sauce for dipping.