Healthy Taco Lettuce Wraps with a Secret Ingredient
Healthy Taco Lettuce Wraps- packed with irresistible flavor, and the meat marries perfectly with mushrooms to take these lettuce wraps over-the-top!
Ingredients
For the taco meat:
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 8-10 oz Crimini (aka baby ‘bellas or browns) Mushrooms, finely chopped to resemble ground meat*
- 1 lb. extra lean ground turkey**
- 3 tablespoons homemade taco seasoning you will have the perfect amount for avocado crema and all! (or store bought)
- 1/2 cup chicken broth or water
For the Pineapple Strawberry Salsa:
- 1/2 cup finely chopped pineapple
- ½ cup finely diced strawberries
- ½ cup finely chopped red bell pepper
- ½ cup finely chopped red onion
- ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon honey
For the avocado crema:
- 1 large avocado
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- ½ cup plain nonfat Greek yogurt
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 tablespoon taco seasoning + sea salt to taste as desired
- 16 Lettuce leaves doubled up, for serving- I use romaine. See full post for other suggestions.
Instructions
- Heat olive oil over medium to high heat in a large skillet. Add chopped mushrooms and cook for about 3-5 minutes to enhance flavor. Remove to bowl and set aside. Add additional olive oil or cooking spray and ground meat to the same skillet and cook, tossing and breaking up meat occasionally, until cooked through, about 5 minutes. Add back in mushrooms, taco seasoning and broth, reduce to a simmer and cook about 5 minutes until sauce has reduced.
- While meat/mushroom blend is cooking, prepare pineapple strawberry salsa and avocado crema. In a small bowl, combine all fruits and stir in apple cider vinegar and honey. Combine all crema ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.
- Double up lettuce leaves for easier serving and fill with meat/mushroom blend, strawberry salsa and avocado crema.
Notes
*I give my mushrooms a few pulses in a food processor to save time.
**Feel free to use your favorite ground meat.
***Nutritional information is calculated with meat/mushroom blend, pineapple strawberry salsa and avocado crema; please note that figures will likely be decreased as you will probably have leftover avocado crema.
****The recipe for avocado crema will make more than enough for these tacos. I love having extras for dipping chips and raw veggies, egg wraps, omelets, salad dressing and sandwich spread. If you prefer not having leftover crema, consider cutting ingredients in half for the tacos.
*****For the "drizzle look" of the avocado crema on tacos, cut off the very end of one corner of a plastic baggie (a very small cut). Load the baggie with a couple of spoonfuls of crema and then squirt crema out of the cut as you move back and forth across the tacos.
**Feel free to use your favorite ground meat.
***Nutritional information is calculated with meat/mushroom blend, pineapple strawberry salsa and avocado crema; please note that figures will likely be decreased as you will probably have leftover avocado crema.
****The recipe for avocado crema will make more than enough for these tacos. I love having extras for dipping chips and raw veggies, egg wraps, omelets, salad dressing and sandwich spread. If you prefer not having leftover crema, consider cutting ingredients in half for the tacos.
*****For the "drizzle look" of the avocado crema on tacos, cut off the very end of one corner of a plastic baggie (a very small cut). Load the baggie with a couple of spoonfuls of crema and then squirt crema out of the cut as you move back and forth across the tacos.
Nutrition
Calories: 269kcal | Carbohydrates: 21.4g | Protein: 15.8g | Fat: 15.3g | Saturated Fat: 2.8g | Cholesterol: 43.3mg | Sodium: 385.8mg | Fiber: 4.8g | Sugar: 8.4g