Pork lettuce wraps are a popular dish that typically consist of seasoned ground pork cooked and served in crisp lettuce leaves. They are also packed full of veggies and flavor! Pork lettuce wraps are a healthy and flavorful option for those looking for a low-carb or gluten-free meal, and they are high in protein. They are also highly customizable, allowing you to add or remove ingredients to suit your taste preferences.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
Minimal ingredients: This recipe has less than 15 ingredients, many of which you likely already have on hand!
Meal prep: These lettuce wraps are really great for meal prep and perfect for packed lunches.
Customizable: You can easily add or subtract different veggies, spices, etc to make these to your liking.
Ingredients You’ll Need
Ground Pork: I get mine from Rastelli’s Butchers.
Veggies: Yellow onion, baby bella mushrooms, zucchini, shredded carrots. These all help to bulk up the filling with nutrients and flavor.
Creamy Sesame: This sauce is from Side Dish and it is DELISH. Use the code HAYLEY10 for 10% off your order.
Coconut Aminos: I like Big Tree Farms best, but any will do. If you have never used these, it is a substitute for soy sauce and is completely soy free.
Rice Vinegar
Savoy Cabbage: This is a curly edged cabbage that is not as fibrous as red or green cabbage and is a bit crunchier than bib lettuce.
Spices: Ground ginger, garlic powder, salt and pepper.
Instructions
Brown the ground pork.
Finely chop the yellow onion, mushrooms, zucchini and add them into the pan with the pork. Add the ground ginger, garlic, salt and pepper.
Make the sauce by combining Creamy Sesame sauce, rice vinegar and coconut aminos.
Add the sauce to the meat and veggies and continue to saute until the meat is cooked through.
Serve 1/2 cp of meat and veggie mixture into each cup of lettuce and top with green onions. Enjoy!
Recipe Variations and Substitutions
This recipe is easily customizable. You can use your favorite ground meat (chicken, turkey, beef) instead of just ground pork. You can also swap out veggies you might not like, for example adding cauliflower rice to the mix might be really delicious. If you are unable to find Savoy Cabbage or are leaving that family of veggies out for digestive issues, you can always use bib lettuce or romaine lettuce.
Storage Tips
This meal is great for meal prep if you store it properly! Store the mean and veggie mixture in an air tight container and store the cabbage leaves in a gallon size bag with a paper towel if washed. You can also just store the cabbage head in the fridge and pull off leaves as needed. The meat will stay good for up to 5 days.
FAQs About Pork Lettuce Wraps
Can I freeze the meat? Yes, the meat and veggie mixture freezes well and can be thawed and served at a later date.
What if I don’t like coconut? You can use soy sauce if not doing a Whole30.
Pork Lettuce Wraps
Ingredients
- 1 lb Ground Pork
- 1 Tbsp Avocado Oil
- 1/2 Yellow Onion finely chopped
- 1 cup Baby Bella Mushrooms chopped can use any type of mushroom you have on hand
- 1 cup Zucchini finely chopped
- 1 tsp ground Ginger
- 1 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1/4 cup Side Dish Creamy Sesame
- 1 Tbsp Rice Vinegar
- 2 Tbsp Coconut Aminos
- 1 cup Carrots shredded
- 3 Green Onion sliced
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- 1 head Savoy Cabbage can also use bib lettuce
Instructions
- Heat a pan to medium heat and add 1 tbsp avocado oil and ground pork. Brown the pork for 5 minutes.
- Finely chop yellow onion, mushrooms, and zucchini. To expedite the chopping, you can use the food processor for the onion and mushrooms.
- Add the chopped yellow onion, mushrooms, zucchini, ground ginger, garlic powder, salt and pepper to the pork. Continue to saute for 5 minutes.
- Next, combine the Side Dish Creamy Sesame sauce, rice vinegar, and coconut aminos in a bowl and whisk until smooth. Add this sauce to the pan along with the shredded carrots and continue to saute for 5 minutes.
- While the meat is finishing cooking, pull apart the cabbage (or lettuce) leaves and rinse them. Dry them with a paper towel, being careful not to rip the leaves.
- Scoop about 1/2 cups of the meat and veggie mixture into each cabbage cup and top with green onions. Serve and enjoy!
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