Lunch

Turkey Picadillo Lettuce Cups with Charred Lime & Cilantro

Name: Turkey Picadillo Lettuce Cups with Charred Lime & Cilantro
Prep time: 12 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 37 min
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: 300g ground turkey thigh (dark meat); 1 tbsp olive oil; 1/2 medium onion, finely diced; 3 garlic cloves, minced; 2 tbsp tomato paste; 1/2 tsp ground cumin; 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon; 1/3 cup green olives, roughly chopped; 3 tbsp golden raisins; 1/3 cup chicken stock; 8 large butter lettuce leaves; 1 lime, halved; 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, roughly chopped; sea salt and black pepper to taste

A Spanish-inflected picadillo made from ground turkey thigh (more flavorful than breast), simmered with green olives, raisins, cumin, and tomato paste until rich and slightly sweet. Served in butter lettuce leaves with a squeeze of charred lime and fresh cilantro. The technique involves careful browning and a gentle braise to meld flavors—a classic intermediate building block.

397calper serving 40gprotein 33gcarbs 14gfat 12min prep 25min cook 2serves

✓ Macros from a nutrition database · per serving · developed by The Delicious Kitchen with AI assistance, not independently kitchen-tested · how we calculate this