High-Protein Turkey Lettuce Wraps (Low-Calorie 25-Minute Dinner)

These high-protein turkey lettuce wraps are a quick dinner built around lean ground turkey, crisp lettuce, and vegetables. They are light enough for a lower-calorie meal but still satisfying thanks to the protein-rich filling.

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Quick Recipe Facts

• Prep: 10 minutes
• Cook: 15 minutes
• Total: 25 minutes
• Servings: 4
• Estimated nutrition: about 30–35 g protein and roughly 300–350 kcal per serving

Ingredients

• 1.3 lb (600 g) lean ground turkey
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1 small onion, diced
• 1 red bell pepper, diced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon lime juice
• 1 teaspoon honey
• 1 teaspoon grated ginger
• 12 large lettuce leaves
• 2 spring onions, sliced

How to Make Turkey Lettuce Wraps

1. Cook the vegetables

Heat the oil in a large skillet and cook the onion and bell pepper until softened.

2. Brown the turkey

Add the ground turkey and cook, breaking it up with a spoon, until no pink remains and it is fully cooked.

3. Add the sauce

Stir in garlic, ginger, soy sauce, lime juice, and honey. Cook for another 1–2 minutes.

4. Assemble

Spoon the turkey mixture into lettuce leaves and top with sliced spring onions.

Meal Prep Tips

• Store the turkey filling and lettuce separately.
• Reheat only the filling.
• Add chopped cucumber or carrots for extra crunch.

More Fast Dinners

For another light skillet meal, try our Garlic Lemon Shrimp & Zucchini Skillet.

Nutrition is an estimate and varies with turkey fat percentage and serving size.

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Zakaria Ouaarab

High-Protein Turkey Lettuce Wraps

Ground turkey lettuce wraps with crisp vegetables and a savory sauce. A quick low-calorie, high-protein dinner ready in about 25 minutes.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Total Time 25 minutes mins

Servings: 4 servings

Course: Dinner

Calories: 350

Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients

  

• 1.3 lb lean ground turkey 600 g
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1 small onion, diced
• 1 red bell pepper, diced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon lime juice
• 1 teaspoon honey
• 1 teaspoon grated ginger
• 12 large lettuce leaves
• 2 spring onions, sliced

Method

 

1. Heat the oil in a large skillet and cook the onion and bell pepper until softened.
2. Add the ground turkey and cook, breaking it up with a spoon, until no pink remains and it is fully cooked.
3. Stir in garlic, ginger, soy sauce, lime juice, and honey. Cook for another 1–2 minutes.
4. Spoon the turkey mixture into lettuce leaves and top with sliced spring onions.

Notes

Nutrition is an estimate and varies with exact brands, portions, and substitutions.

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Zakaria Ouaarab

High-Protein Turkey Lettuce Wraps

Ground turkey lettuce wraps with crisp vegetables and a savory sauce. A quick low-calorie, high-protein dinner ready in about 25 minutes.

Print Recipe Pin Recipe

Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Total Time 25 minutes mins

Servings: 4 servings

Course: Dinner

Calories: 350

Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients

  

• 1.3 lb lean ground turkey 600 g
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1 small onion, diced
• 1 red bell pepper, diced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon lime juice
• 1 teaspoon honey
• 1 teaspoon grated ginger
• 12 large lettuce leaves
• 2 spring onions, sliced

Method

 

1. Heat the oil in a large skillet and cook the onion and bell pepper until softened.
2. Add the ground turkey and cook, breaking it up with a spoon, until no pink remains and it is fully cooked.
3. Stir in garlic, ginger, soy sauce, lime juice, and honey. Cook for another 1–2 minutes.
4. Spoon the turkey mixture into lettuce leaves and top with sliced spring onions.

Notes

Nutrition is an estimate and varies with exact brands, portions, and substitutions.