Crispy Beef Lettuce Wraps with Wowee Sauce

 

Crispy Beef Lettuce Wraps
with Wowee Sauce

 This is a great recipe for anyone trying to watch the
carbs or someone watching what they eat. Not only
is it healthy but it is delicious and full of flavor.

Makes 4 servings
INGREDIENTS:

1

pound ground beef 

1/3 

cup sliced green onions 

2

 tbsp reduced sodium or regular soy sauce 
pepper 
8 large lettuce leaves (such as Bibb, leaf or iceberg) 
3/4    cup sliced water chestnuts 
3/4 cup shredded carrots 
   
WOWEE SAUCE:

1

 can (8 oz) crushed pineapple in juice, drained 
1/3    cup orange marmalade 
2 tbsp reduced sodium or regular soy sauce 
   
DIRECTIONS:
1.      Combine Wowee Sauce ingredients in small bowl. Set aside. 
2. Brown ground beef in large nonstick skillet over medium heat 8 to 10 minutes or
  until beef is not pink, breaking up into small crumbles. Pour off drippings,
  if necessary.
3. Add green onions and soy sauce; season with pepper, as desired. 
4. Cook and stir for 1 minute. 
5. Evenly spoon beef mixture onto each lettuce leaf. 
6. Top with equal amounts of water chestnuts and carrots. 
7. Spoon some Wowee Sauce over top. 
8. Wrap lettuce around filling. 
9. Serve with remaining Wowee sauce.