This week Shannon’s Works for Me is featuring easy recipes. Actually, recipes that take 5 ingredients or less. This recipe can have more than that, but it is a fun way to get kids to eat their greens and so I am sharing it anyway.
Thai Chard Wraps
Prep time: 20 minutes
Serves:6 or more
Ingredients
a big bunch of chard (or spinach, or lettuce)- probably a pound or so
2 carrots
1 onion
3 cloves garlic
2 lb lean ground beef (or ground turkey)
Slosh of fish sauce (or soy sauce is OK if you don’t have fish sauce)
salt and pepper to taste
Optional: any other veggie, minced
Can also add a cup or two of rice, which is how I made it in the above picture.
Preparation
Wash chard or lettuce leaves, shake off, and set aside in a bowl. Shred carrot, onion, garlic, and any other veggie that you desire using a food processor. Cook ground meat in a large skillet with a little slosh of sesame oil, if you have it. If you are using ground turkey, you will probably need a tablespoon or two of oil as you cook it.
Once meat is cooked, remove from pan and cook chopped veggies in the remaining oil until soft. Return hamburger to pan and mix with veggies and a good slosh of fish sauce or soy sauce (probably around 1/4 cup). Add a cup or two of cooked rice, if desired. Salt and pepper to taste. Cook over medium heat for a few more minutes, til ingredients are well mixed and heated.
Serve by wrapping leaves of chard or lettuce around several tablespoons of meat. Let people take their own lettuce and their own serving of meat/veggies and wrap right on their plate. If your family is like mine, you will be amazed at the amount of chard/spinach/lettuce they will consume at one meal.
That sounds amazing! I love swiss chard and am always looking for new ways to use it.
I am going to the Albuquerque farmer’s market this weekend so I’ll be on the lookout for some good looking greens. But no radishes. I can’t say as I disagree with the consensus of your family. I strongly dislike them also. ๐
-Andrea
Yum – that sounds delicious and frugal too. I haven’t had swiss chard in years. Maybe it’s time to introduce my family to it!
I have never tried chard. But these sound so good, I’ll have to give them a try. We love lettuce wraps at our house.
This looks so yummy…and simple! Thanks!!
I’ve made a recipe similar to this before for our family and it was a hit. I’ll have to do this again.
You can put all sorts of fillings in leafy greens. My non-picky eater and myself like tuna salad, egg salad, hummous, taco filling, etc wrapped in leaves. ๐
Yummy! Our friends make a Korean version of this using hot pepper paste on the side and it is deeeeeelicious. Thanks for making me think of it… I’m putting it on our “menu”!
Thanks for the recipe. These look sooo good! Will have to try them soon.
I’ll have to think about this one. I’m not sure my kids would go for it though. Maybe just hubby and I will enjoy it :o)
Sounds amazing! I’m bookmarking this recipe to try soon.
This looks perfect for tonight, Mary.
You do a stellar job, you know that? Contributing to so many families, raising yours, being His servant.
Press on, sister!
All’s grace,
Ann