Thai Beef and Lettuce Rolls

Ingredients:

• 1 lb. ground beef (7% fat or less)
• 4 garlic cloves, minved
• 1 tbsp reduced-sodium soy sauce
• 2 tsp chili garlic sauce
• 2 tsp pasked brown sugar
• 1 tsp Asian (dark) sesame oil
• 8 Boston lettuce leaves
• 1 cup matchstick -cut carrots
• 8 fresh cilantro sprigs
• 8 fresh mint sprigs

 Makes 4 Servings

1. Mix together the ground beef, garlic, soy sauce, chili sauce and brown sugar in a medium bowl until combined.
2. Spray a large nonstock skillet with nonstick spray and set over medium-high heat. Add the beef mixture and cook, breaking it apart with a wooden spoon, until  browned, about 3 minutes. Stir in the sesame oil.
3. Place about 1/4 of the beef mixture on each lettuce leaf. Top evenly with 1/8 of the carrots, 1 cilantro sprig and 1 mint sprig. Fold in two opposite sides of each leaf.

 

WW POINTS VALUE: 4pts (2 lettuce rolls per serving)

 

Note: This recipe appears in the WW in 20 Minutes Cookbook. My mom and I were craving burgers and this was a burger recipe I came across and wanted to try. I've never had Asian burgers before and so I was on a new mission. I really enjoyed this burger as did my mom. Asian burgers stand out from the rest because (from what I understand) the recipes don't include buns. Asian flavors have a different kind of aroma to them and they give you that extra kick and spice in your mouth. If you don't have cilnatro and/or mint sprigs, use a 1/4 cup dry measure to qickly and evenly divide the beef.