Thai Sausage Lettuce Cups (Vegan too!)

This is a very easy, tasty and low cal entree.  And yes you do see french fries on the plate but, go back to my first ever post, they are the crispy oven fries.  To make this delicious dish you will need:

1 package Sweet Turkey Sausage (Or Gimme Lean Vegan Sausage)
2 tablespoons olive oil (or 2 spins around the saute pan)
1 red pepper, chopped
1 3" piece of ginger, chopped fine
1 bunch of scallions, chopped
3 tablespoons fish sauce (vegans omit)
1/2 bottle of Sweet Chili Sauce
1 can of water chestnuts, drained and chopped
1 bunch cilantro, chopped
Belgian Endive lettuce or pita bread


1.)  Remove the casing from the sausage.  In a medium saute pan, warm the olive oil.  Crumble the sausage as you are adding it to the pan.  You can use a potato masher if you like.  As it browns, keep crumbling it.
2.)  Add in the red pepper, the ginger and the scallions.  Saute until the pepper is softened.
3.)  Add in the fish sauce and the Sweet Chili Sauce.  Put on a simmer and allow the sauces to reduce into the sausage mixture.




4.)  Add in the water chestnuts and the cilantro.  Allow this addition to heat through and serve.




Here is the Sausage plated in pitas.  This is the way my husband prefers to eat it.  Me, I use the lettuce as a scoop to dish up the mixture. 

Seriously could use this as an appetizer also!