Yummy Lettuce Wraps and more!

We have had some yummy food this week.  We started out with some bacon wrapped venison steaks with roasted sweet potatoes and onion.  That is always a hit in my book!  And, you know how Flurry boys feel about steak.  ;)  Tuesday, we had basketball practice.  We needed something that would not be time consuming to make for dinner that night.  Paleo Crock Pot Pineapple Ribs were the answer!  I recently upgraded to a larger crock pot so that I could make more meat for my growing boys.  These ribs were easy and delicious.  I made sauteed yellow squash, onions, and zucchini as a side.  The meat literally fell off the bone.  Everyone voted that we repeat these in our menu rotation.  Our friends Adam and Megan North (Happy Anniversary guys!) gave us another terrific recipe that we tried out tonight.  We love Pei Wei and PF Chang Lettuce Wraps.  These aren't quite the same but a yummy healthy alternative.  I will include their recipe below along with the variations we tried.  We really enjoyed them and will definitely have them again!


Paleo Lettuce Wraps

1 ½ pounds ground turkey or chicken

2 large zucchini

1 package button or baby bella mushrooms

1 small yellow onion

3-4 cloves minced garlic

a handful of toasted sesame seeds

a handful of crushed cashews

salt and pepper

Bragg’s liquid aminos

Coconut oil

Chop the zucchini, mushrooms and onions into small cubes, about the size of peas. Saute the veggies together in coconut oil, over medium high heat until they start to brown. Add salt and pepper to taste. Once the veggies start to brown, add the garlic and sauté for a few more minutes.

Meanwhile, in a separate pan, brown the turkey or chicken. Drain and add to veggie mixture.

Add the sesame seeds, cashews and Bragg’s, to taste, and simmer for a few minutes over very low heat. I usually add just enough Bragg’s to coat the mixture without soaking it. The Bragg’s is salty, so take that into consideration when seasoning the veggies.

Serve with iceberg lettuce leaves.

*Our Variations:

- we did not use mushrooms

- we added in orange bell pepper (about 1/3 to 1/2 diced) in it's place

- we were out of sesame seeds - so we omitted them and cooked with sesame oil instead of coconut oil

- we used extra cashew than called for

- we used Coconut aminos instead of Bragg's because that was what we had on hand

- we used purple onion instead of yellow onion and probably not as much as the recipe called for

- we used 2 lbs. of ground turkey