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Sausage Pineapple Lettuce Wraps
 
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Prep Time: 30 Minutes
Cook Time: 0 Minutes
Ready In: 30 Minutes
Servings: 30
A delicious mix of sweet, spicy, tangy and crunchy. Pineapple is the surprise in these wraps you’ll want to fix again. —Aysha Schurman, Ammon, Idaho
Ingredients:
1 can (8 ounces) crushed pineapple
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 tablespoon rice vinegar
1 teaspoon cornstarch
1 garlic clove, minced
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 pound johnsonville® hot ground sausage
1 can (8 ounces) sliced water chestnuts, drained and finely chopped
30 bibb or boston lettuce leaves
30 pineapple chunks (about 2 cups)
1 tablespoon sesame seeds, toasted
teriyaki sauce, optional
Directions:
1. Drain pineapple, reserving 3 tablespoons juice. In a small bowl, combine the soy sauce, vinegar, cornstarch, garlic, ginger, pepper and reserved pineapple juice; set aside.
2. In a large skillet, cook sausage over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Stir in water chestnuts and crushed pineapple. Gradually stir in soy sauce mixture. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.
3. Place about 2 tablespoons sausage mixture on each lettuce leaf; fold lettuce over filling. Top with a pineapple chunk; secure with a toothpick. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and serve with teriyaki sauce if desired. Yield: 2-1/2 dozen.
By RecipeOfHealth.com