Thanks for joining Sarah and me for Meatless Monday on this fabulous Memorial Day weekend. Since you all seemed to love my healthier version of Sweet and Sour Tofu takeout last week, I am back today with another tasty restaurant style offering. These Veggie Lettuce Wraps are the perfect light and healthy meal for a warm summer night and better than any similar dish you will find in a restaurant.
Just like in the big restaurant chains, you can customize your Veggie Lettuce Wraps to add in your favorite veggies or proteins. They are a super easy weeknight meal for the whole family to love. We like to make a couple of different sauces with varying spice levels so everyone is happy. My son said these are one of his new favorite family meals-I call that a win!
I had my veggies prepped and ready to stir fry in under 10 minutes. Because you want to keep the veggies crisp, it takes just minutes to cook them and they are ready to pile into your waiting lettuce leaves. We topped ours with some crushed peanuts for some extra texture and taste. You could also use cashews or almonds or leave the nuts off completely.
These Veggie Lettuce Wraps are vegan, gluten free and dairy free but full of flavor. Most of the sauces you find in restaurants and the bottled Asian sauces are filled with sugar and sodium. Take a look! It’s so easy to create your own healthier version and you won’t miss the sugar or salt at all.
Got leftovers? I ate the leftovers the next day in a bowl form on top of some brown rice. Perfect lunch to take along to school or work. Trust me your family is going to love making their own Veggie Lettuce Wraps.
A restaurant classic, these Veggie Lettuce Wraps will soon become one of your favorite easy weeknight meals. Hope you enjoy them!
Have you ever made your own Veggie Lettuce Wraps?
Veggie Lettuce Wraps-Restaurant Style
Ingredients
- 1 5 oz can water chestnuts-drained & diced
- 1 Cup carrots diced
- 1 Cup frozen peas-defrosted
- 1 yellow pepper-cleaned & diced
- 6-8 mushrooms of choice diced
- 1 Cup Bean Sprouts
- 4 oz. of Peas Shoots-topping
- 1/2 Cup chopped peanuts
- Romaine Lettuce leaves-washed & dried
- Sauce:
- 2 Tbl chopped garlic
- 1 Tbl ginger paste
- 1-2 Tbl of chili paste
- 5 Tbl Soy Sauce-reduced sodium or gf
- 1/3 Cup Rice Vinegar
- 3/4 tsp. Chinese 5 spice powder
- Splash of chili garlic sauce to taste
Instructions
- Whisk together sauce ingredients and set aside
- In a large skillet heat olive oil or sesame oil to med high
- Saute all veggies for 5-10 min saving bean sprouts until last minute
- Stir in sauce
- Serve immediately with cold Romaine lettuce leaves
- Top with chopped peanuts & pea shoots if desired
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I used to order lettuce wraps from PF Changs whenever I would go to the restaurant. Thanks for sharing a fun and easy way to make these at home!
Kim recently posted…Chicago Marathon Training Recap – Week 1
Yes these are easy to make at home and a whole lot healthier too
Yum. I LOVE veggie wraps. The only thing that scares me away these days are sprouts. Which is such a shame because I love sprouts.
Rachel recently posted…May Runfessions: Rainy Days and Summer Running
Yes, veggie wraps are fun! The rest of the family usually does tortillas, but I do an alternative like lettuce or jicima — yours look so summery and refreshing
Thanks so much! Yes jicama is also great I love to cook with it
I’m soooo glad you included sauce to go with these LOL I’m not much of a veggie eater, so I need me some “something extra” to punch up the flavor 😉 You are slowly converting me….
Kimberly Hatting recently posted…Back in the SPRING of things
Oh it’s going to happen one day!!! 🙂
Totally doing this once we get greens from the farmer’s market!
Susie @ Suzlyfe recently posted…He Did Good (Fourth Anniversary Weekend Snapshots)
Yay hope you enjoy them! It’s so easy to customize for everyone
These look delicious. I’m in the mood too. We were at the Yardhouse the other night and I almost ordered their vegetarian version. These look much healthier and more colorful.
Debbie @ Coach Debbie Runs recently posted…Easy and Delicious Vegan Stove Top Cassoulet for #MeatlessMonday
Thanks and super easy to make as well
As usual, this looks delicious! I love the crunch of water chestnuts but have been forgetting to buy them lately.
Coco recently posted…Adventures In Colorado Springs
I forget about them too but the crunch is good
Happy Meatless Monday! I love me some lettuce wraps! These look loaded with flavour 🙂
Abbey Sharp recently posted…Gluten Free Baked Panko Fish and Chips with Sweet Potato Fries | Healthy Take-Out Swap
Thanks so much!
I make my own Chinese–it’s so much fresher and tastier. Plus I have learned (the hard way) that MSG is a trigger for my RA. This looks fantastic! Pinned it for later.
Wendy@Taking the Long Way Home recently posted…Hitting the Reset Button
Thanks so much and I agree MSG and some of the other preservatives are not good for any of us
Sounds yummy! I don’t eat lettuce wraps very often. I wish I had time to make it this week, I do have some romaine lettuce to use up! But it’s a super busy week.
Judy @ Chocolaterunsjudy recently posted…Oy! The Outfit Decision: 5/22-28 Weekly Wrap
I hope you do try them out sometime they are super easy to make
These look so fancy!
Clarinda recently posted…Black Bean, Corn, Zucchini Salad with Cilantro Dressing
Thanks so much they look fancy but super easy to make I promise
These look so good, can’t wait to make them. They’d make a delicious dinner with a glass of wine on the patio.
They sure would!
I love how pretty these are with all the veggies! And they look delicious too 🙂
Chaitali recently posted…Heart Rate training week 1
Thanks so much hope you try them out
I’m always amazed by how easy it is to mimic restaurant menu favorites. Of course, they are usually so much healthier when we make them ourselves, particularly because most of us use far less salt in our recipes than restaurants do.
Kathryn @ Dancing to Running recently posted…Catching Up!
Yes definitely especially with Asian foods they can be so unhealthy
I love lettuce wraps. I don’t eat gluten so this is a great work around!
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Perfect! Hope you try them out
Looks like a healthy light veggie dinner for hot weather! Pea shoots are something you see at this time of year at the Farmer’s Market that I don’t have many ideas for using, so it’s a good suggestion to use them here. I joined your linkup but wasn’t sure how to add the button, LOL.
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I love pea shoots and I am trying to find new ways to use them. As long as you link back to my blog in your post the link up should work for you
I love a crunchy romaine leaf as a wrap (or a taco shell!) and the filling in these sounds yummy!
Liz @ I Heart Vegetables recently posted…Tropical Protein Smoothie Bowl
Me too and thanks so much
I love be lettuce wraps, I will have to give these a try!
Emily @ Pizza & Pull-ups recently posted…Guacamole Potato Skins + Memorial Day Adventures
Fabulous enjoy!
Yum! I am on cooking duty tonight, and I think I know what I’m making! Thanks for sharing the recipe!
Oh fabulous hope everyone enjoys them
Oh my! I love the veggies packed in these. They look so tasty and fresh.
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Thanks Julie
This wraps looks absolutely delicious. So fresh, light and great for summer. Yum!
Thanks so much yes I think they are great for a warm night
I do love the lettuce wraps! Perfect for leftovers- it is not a left over when you make a lettuce wrap out of it! 🙂 I love adding a little of this and a little of that! Great pictures!
Mary Beth Jackson recently posted…May is my Month- Week Four!
True great for any leftovers really 🙂
That looks restaurant worthy!
Akaleistar recently posted…Life comes in seasons
Aw thanks friend!
I love lettuce wraps. Looking forward to trying this Deborah.
Jill Conyers recently posted…Healthy and Fit Cardio and Strength Workouts
Thanks so much hope you do!
Love lettuce wraps. Yummy and healthy.
Abby @BackatSquareZero recently posted…Loving Lately – May 2017
Yes indeed!
I LOVE a good lettuce wrap! This is something I can totally trick my BF into eating (he’s a meat lover haha)
Carmy recently posted…Sheet Pan Cashew Chicken with Veggies (Meal Prep)
Have the same problem over here w the hubs 😜
This sound so simple yet tasty! All those ingredients would be great as a pasta but then I guess that would defeat the purpose of having it be healthy.
Lacey@fairytalesandfitness recently posted…Wrapping up the month with a Holiday Weekend!
Funny you should say that! I had the last leftovers tonight over some pasta really felt that way too
These looks delicious – I love all the colors. I always forget about lettuce wraps… we may be having these very soon!
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OH good hope you all try them out