Friday, May 20, 2011

Lettuce wraps

Being that I can't eat gluten, I'm always trying to find something to make me think I'm having a "sandwich"----without bread.
I love to use "butter" lettuce, it's soft, flexible, and has a soft flavor. for my "bread" can use Romaine, or any kind of longer lettuce. 

Use any kind of lean meat:
chicken, ham, turkey, ground turkey cooked with onion, or even a taco style meat mixture, adding black beans. 
Best kind of deli meat is "Armor Off the bone" or Oscar Meyer "Cutting board" it's like you are carving your own turkey, ham, or chicken.
Low fat, high protein, not as may additives.  Or I make my own crock pot sweet pork, or spicy chicken.

I sometimes add honey mustard, or splurge with just dash of mayo mixed with mustard.
If having turkey, I have to add a teaspoon of cranberries.
Sometimes will spread a softened "skinny cow" cheese on lettuce.  
Using lettuce instead of bread lets you have a number of little wraps...basically zero calories in the lettuce.

Put some of the meat in the lettuce, wrap with a little tomato, or avocado...adds to the protein; gobble up!

Lisa C.

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