Teriyaki Turkey Lettuce Wraps

I don't love cooked carrots.  Just ask my mother - I would and still (almost always) pick out the cooked carrots.  However, when I came across this healthy, five-ingredient recipe for lettuce wraps jam-packed with carrots, I thought I'd give them another try.

Let me be honest... there were a lot of carrots in this recipe.  A lot, a lot.  Now, I will also be honest and tell you I didn't hate them.  I did, however, pick some out.  There were just too many.  Next time, less carrots.

I also only had romaine lettuce in the house.  Not so easy to hold the meat, so next time, boring ol' iceberg will have to do.

I'm not ready to give on on this one quite yet.  It was super easy, super inexpensive (note I did not call it "cheap", mom!), and really quite healthy.  The way you see it below is how I would make it next time:

Teriyaki Turkey Lettuce Wraps

Teriyaki Turkey Lettuce Wraps

What You Need:

• 1 lb ground turkey
• 1/2 large onion, diced
• 5 oz (1/2 bag) shredded carrots
• 1/3 c teriyaki sauce
• Iceberg lettuce

How You Do It:

1. Heat a large skillet with 1 tablespoon oil.  Add ground turkey and onion, breaking up and cooking until turkey is no longer pink, about 5 minutes.
2. Add 1/4 c water and carrots, cover and cook 5 minutes or until carrots are soft.
3. Add teriyaki sauce and heat another 5 minutes.
4. Serve in lettuce cups.

Teriyaki Turkey Lettuce Wraps recipe adapted from EveryDay with Rachael Ray.