Chicken Lettuce Wraps Recipe for Two
These really hit the spot for me. They are light and filling at the same time. It’s actually easier to eat than you think. The butter lettuce is a great vehicle for this appetizer.
Chicken Lettuce Wraps
These really hit the spot for me. They are light and filling at the same time. It’s actually easier to eat than you think. The butter lettuce is a great vehicle for this appetizer.
Equipment
- Knives
- Small frying pan
- Strainer
Ingredients
- 8 oz Ground chicken or turkey
- 1/4 Cup Onion , diced
- 1/4 Cup Water chestnuts , sliced into sticks
- 1 Green onions, green parts only, sliced
- 2 Tbsp Water
- 2 Tbsp Hoisin sauce
- 1 Tbsp Reduced-sodium soy sauce
- 1/2 Tbsp Unseasoned rice vinegar
- 1 tsp Minced garlic
- 1/2 tsp Ginger paste
- 1/2 tsp Sriracha sauce
- 4 Leaves Butter lettuce , cleaned and dried (See Notes)
Instructions
- Place the water and onion in a small frying pan over medium heat. Cook for 4 minutes, or until translucent. Add garlic and cook for 30 seconds. Remove and set aside.
- Crumble the ground chicken into the same pan and cook for 4-5 minutes, or until done. Drain. Place back into the pan.
- Add the cooked onion, garlic, hoisin sauce, soy sauce, rice vinegar, ginger, and Sriracha to the cooked meat. Stir and cook for 2 minutes.
- Add the water chestnuts and sliced green onions. Stir and cook over low heat for 5 minutes.
- Place 1/4 cup of chicken mixture into the middle of each lettuce leaf. Eat each lettuce leaf taco-style.
Notes
Butter lettuce gives the best flexibility for the wraps. In a pinch, you could use other lettuce leaves.
Serving suggestions and optional ingredients are not calculated as part of the nutritional facts.
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Nutrition
Serving: 2Lettuce WrapsCalories: 230kcalCarbohydrates: 13gProtein: 22gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 2.5gCholesterol: 100mgSodium: 570mgPotassium: 960mgFiber: 1gSugar: 6gCalcium: 30mgIron: 1.4mg
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