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Shrimp Lettuce Wraps - Recipe

A healthy and delicious lettuce wraps that is quick to make up. The shrimp is covered in an Asian lime sauce with a bit of crunch from the water chesnuts. Perfect rolled up in a crisp lettuce leaf.
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Shrimp Lettuce Wraps Recipe
Directions
In a medium bowl, combine lime juice, vegetable oil, soy sauce, ginger and garlic. Add shrimp and let marinate in refrigerator for 30 minutes.

In a medium skillet, heat bell pepper, green onions and water chestnuts over medium high heat, stirring occasionally, cook for 3 minutes.

Add shrimp and marinade and cook 3 more minutes, or until shrimp are pink and cooked through.

Divide lettuce into leaves. Spoon about 1/4 cup mixture down center of 1 lettuce leaf. Fold bottom edge and sides up and over filling. Repeat with remaining lettuce leaves and shrimp filling.

 
 
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 6 minutes
Servings: 8
Ingredients
-3 tablespoons lime juice
-2 tablespoons vegetable oil
-2 tablespoons soy sauce
-3 teaspoons fresh ginger, grated
-1 clove garlic, minced
-1 pound shrimp, peeled, deveined
-1/2 red bell pepper, diced
-2 green onions, diced
-1 can water chesnuts, drained, chopped (5 oz can)
-1 head Bibb or Iceberg lettuce