Asian Lettuce Wraps with Mushrooms

Name: Asian Lettuce Wraps with Mushrooms
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 8 oz fresh crimini mushrooms; 1 piece onion, chopped; 4 cloves garlic; 1 tbsp minced ginger; 0.5 pound lean ground beef; 1 tbsp canola oil; 1 package Mushroom Seasoning Blend; 1 piece red pepper, finely chopped; 2 tbsp hoisin sauce; 1 tbsp soy sauce; 1 tbsp rice wine vinegar; 1 head Boston lettuce; 0.5 cup shredded carrot; 0.25 cup chopped cashews (optional)

Lighten up lettuce wraps by blending half the beef with meaty tasting mushrooms. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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Prep10 min

Cook20 min

Total30 min

Servings4

Difficultyeasy

LunchDinner / Supper

Ingredients

8 ozfresh crimini mushrooms
1 pieceonion, chopped
4 clovesgarlic
1 tbspminced ginger
0.5 poundlean ground beef
1 tbspcanola oil
1 packageMushroom Seasoning Blend
1 piecered pepper, finely chopped
2 tbsphoisin sauce
1 tbspsoy sauce
1 tbsprice wine vinegar
1 headBoston lettuce
0.5 cupshredded carrot
0.25 cupchopped cashews (optional)

Instructions

1
Tip: Pack leftover mushroom mixture and lettuce separately to take for lunch the next day.
2
Place the mushrooms, onion, garlic and ginger in a food processor fitted with a metal blade. Pulse until finely chopped. Add the ground beef; pulse until well combined.
3
Heat the oil in a large, nonstick skillet set over medium-high heat. Add the mushroom mixture and seasoning blend. Cook, stirring often, for 10 minutes until browned.
4
Stir in red pepper, hoisin sauce, soy sauce and vinegar. Simmer for 5 minutes; remove from heat. Serve in Boston lettuce leaves garnished with shredded carrot and chopped cashews.