Turkey Taco Lettuce Wraps

Here's another new recipe I tried this week.  A healthier version for Taco Tuesdays!

Turkey Lettuce Wraps  

These were delicious I scarfed down 3 of them.  oops!  (Hard workout that day I was starving)

By replacing that hard taco shell (processed food) with the lettuce as your "shell" or wrap, makes this a really healthy dinner.  The taco seasoning is great for you too, no extra salt!

Here's what you'll need:

1 1/2 pounds of lean group turkey breast
1 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp sea salt
1 tsp chili powder
1 tsp oregano
1/2 medium onion, finely chopped
1/2 green bell pepper. finely chopped
3/4 tomato sauce (no sugar added watch the labels, the nutrition label will surprise you on some)
6 large lettuce leaves, washed and dried
1 medium tomato, chopped (or I used cherry tomatoes)

1. Cook turkey over medium heat in non-stick skillet until no longer pink.
2. Stir in all the spices above
3. Add onion and bell pepper and cook them up in the skillet for about 4-5 min, until onion is translucent.
4. Add tomato sauce and stir frequently until heated through
5. Cut up tomatoes for the toppings.  You could even add grated cheese (add blue container if you do)
6. Dress each lettuce leaf with the taco meat mixture and then tomato and cheese toppings.

Deeeeeeelish!

Serves 6, or 3 very hungry adults ;)

Counts as 1 GREEN, and 1 RED, 1 BLUE (if you added cheese on top)

When I served this to my kids, they still used and enjoy the taco shells.  Mama had the lettuce but we all had this yummy meat recipe.  Didn't matter that the taco seasoning wasn't from the package they didn't even notice.

Let me know if you tried it and liked it. :)