Turkey Chickpea Lettuce Cups
Ground turkey sautéed with chickpeas, tomatoes, and spices, scooped into crisp romaine leaves. A low-carb, high-protein handheld lunch.
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Ingredients
For 2 servings
- drained and rinsed
- 120 gTomato(more recipes)diced
- diced
- minced
- large leaves separated
- juice only
Instructions
- 1
Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add diced onion and cook 3 minutes until softened.
- 2
Add ground turkey and cook 6-7 minutes, breaking into crumbles until browned.
- 3
Stir in garlic, cumin, chickpeas, and diced tomatoes. Cook 3-4 minutes until warm and slightly thickened.
- 4
Remove from heat and squeeze lime juice over the mixture. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- 5
Spoon the filling into romaine leaves. Serve immediately as handheld cups.
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Per 2 servings
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Turkey Chickpea Lettuce Cups
Ground turkey sautéed with chickpeas, tomatoes, and spices, scooped into crisp romaine leaves. A low-carb, high-protein handheld lunch.
Ingredients
- •220 g Ground Turkey
- •200 g Chickpeas (drained and rinsed)
- •120 g Tomato (diced)
- •60 g Onion (Yellow) (diced)
- •6 g Garlic (minced)
- •2 g Cumin (Ground)
- •10 g Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- •120 g Romaine Lettuce (large leaves separated)
- •10 g Lime (juice only)
Instructions
- 1Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add diced onion and cook 3 minutes until softened.
- 2Add ground turkey and cook 6-7 minutes, breaking into crumbles until browned.
- 3Stir in garlic, cumin, chickpeas, and diced tomatoes. Cook 3-4 minutes until warm and slightly thickened.
- 4Remove from heat and squeeze lime juice over the mixture. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- 5Spoon the filling into romaine leaves. Serve immediately as handheld cups.
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