Sweet and Spicy Pork Lettuce Wraps

Insanely delicious and easy pork lettuce wraps will become your favorite easy, healthy dinner. The sweet and spicy (not too spicy!) sauce covers ground pork and veggies inside crisp lettuce cups for a flavorful, low carb dinner!

Watch the video below to see how to make quick and easy pork lettuce wraps!

We're always on the hunt for dinners done in 30 minutes. Some of our favorites are fiesta lime shrimp bowls, blackened salmon, air fryer stuffed peppers and now these ground pork lettuce wraps!

Why we love this recipe:

• Pantry staples: this recipe is made up of only pantry staples. There aren't any fussy ingredients that you'll use once and forget about in the back of the pantry. Coconut aminos (gf version of soy sauce), nut butter, rice vinegar and honey are the only pantry ingredients you need!
• Low carb: if you're balancing blood sugar or being mindful of the carbs you're eating, this recipe is a great option. It has 15 net carbs in a serving, but if you want to lower that you can omit the honey so it's 12 net carbs. All the flavor from the sauce and veggies will keep you satisfied and full.
• Eat more veggies: These pork lettuce wraps are 5 different kinds of veggies. We love to eat the rainbow and this recipe makes eating veggies so fun! You don't even know your plate is packed with vitamins and nutrients.
• Great for kiddos: we gave this recipe to our daughter and she smashed it! She was getting protein and veggies in without knowing it.

Ingredient Notes

For the sauce:

• Fresh ginger and garlic: this is an essential part of these lettuce wraps and adds a ton of asian flavor.
• Honey: you can omit this if you're eating whole30.
• Coconut aminos: this is the gluten free version of soy sauce. If you aren't gluten free and have soy sauce on hand you can use that.
• Nut butter: we used peanut butter, but cashew butter works great for paleo or whole30 options.
• Rice wine vinegar: this adds acid to balance out the sauce.
• Sriracha: this is where the spicy comes into play and can be customized to your taste! If you like spicy food you can add more or omit it if you don't like spice.

For the wraps:

• Ground pork: it has minimal fat so it doesn't need drained after cooking. Love that for an easy, one-pot meal!
• Water chestnuts: these come in a can in the international aisle in the grocery store.
• Veggies: red pepper, carrots, yellow onion
• Butter lettuce: this is the best lettuce for wraps in my opinion!
• To top: scallions, cilantro and crushed peanuts

How to make pork lettuce wraps

1. Add all of the sauce ingredients to a small bowl, whisk well then set aside.
2. Heat olive oil in a large skillet or wok then cook the ground pork until no pink remains.
3. Add the veggies and cook until soft then stir in the sauce, turn the heat to low and simmer for 5-8 minutes to thicken the sauce and develop the flavor.
4. Serve the filling in lettuce wraps and top with scallions, cilantro and crushed peanuts.

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Best lettuce for lettuce wraps

Our very favorite lettuce to use is butter lettuce. It's crisp and has the perfect circular shape to hold all the filling. I like to double up the lettuce to make sure it doesn't break when you're eating it.

How to get it off the core: remove any out layers of lettuce that are browning or old then cut the piece of lettuce at the stem.

Must-read recipe tips

• Make the pork extra crispy: when you're browning the ground pork, don't continually stir it. Let it sit in the sizzling hot oil for a bit to get brown and crispy then stir and do the same thing.
• Serve with sauce: while the pork filling is simmering, whisk together some honey, coconut aminos, nut butter and sriracha for a quick sauce to drizzle on top.
• Only pull off the lettuce you need: to keep the lettuce fresh, only use the lettuce leaves you need while you're making the cups.
• Perfect for meal prep: If you're making these as meal prep, you can store the lettuce separately until you're ready to assemble and eat.

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More Asian-inspired recipes:

• 30 minute chicken pad Thai
• Sweet and sticky orange cauliflower
• Sheet pan honey garlic shrimp
• Korean shredded beef tacos

Recipe

Sweet and Spicy Pork Lettuce Wraps

Insanely delicious and easy pork lettuce wraps will become your favorite easy, healthy dinner. The sweet and spicy (not too spicy!) sauce covers ground pork and veggies inside crisp lettuce cups for a flavorful, low carb dinner!

4.7 from 10 votes

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Course: Dinner

Cuisine: Asian

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Servings: 4 (2 lettuce wraps each)

Calories: 409kcal

Author: Molly Thompson

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Ingredients

For the sauce

• 2 teaspoons fresh ground ginger
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• 1 tablespoon honey omit for whole30 option
• 2 tablespoons coconut aminos or soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons nut butter peanut butter or cashew butter is best
• 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
• 2 teaspoons sriracha more or less to adjust spice level

For the lettuce wraps

• 1 lb ground pork
• 1 (8 ounce) can water chestnuts drained and diced
• 1 red pepper diced
• 1 cup shredded carrots
• 1 small yellow onion diced
• Butter lettuce leaves for serving
• Topping: scallions cilantro and crushed peanuts to top

Sauce for serving (optional):

• 3 tablespoons coconut aminos or soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon nut butter
• 2 teaspoons honey
• 1 teaspoon sriracha

Instructions

• Add all of the sauce ingredients to a medium bowl and whisk well. Set aside.
• Add 1 tablespoon olive oil to a large skillet or wok over medium-high heat. Once it's hot, add the ground pork and cook until no pink remains. To make it crispy, stir occasionally to allow the pork to sit in the hot oil before stirring. This crisps the outsides to a golden brown color.
• When the pork is done, add the water chestnuts, red pepper, carrots and onion and cook until soft, 5-7 minutes.
• Stir in the sauce until it's completely combined then turn the heat down to medium-low and simmer for 8-10 minutes to thicken and develop the flavor.
• Remove the pan from the heat then serve inside the lettuce cups. You may need to double up the lettuce cups for a sturdier wrap. Top with chopped scallions, cilantro and peanuts if desired.
• If you're making the sauce, whisk all of the ingredients together in a small bowl while the pork filling simmers. Top the lettuce wraps with sauce before serving.

Notes

Meal prep: store the filling and the lettuce separately so you can heat up the pork filling and the lettuce won't get soggy.

Adjust the heat: If you don't like spice, you can omit the sriracha in this rice or reduce it. Alternatively, if you really like spice, you can add more.

Nutrition

Serving: 2lettuce wraps | Calories: 409kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 28g | Cholesterol: 82mg | Sodium: 300mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 7g

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