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Chicken Lettuce Taco Boats Recipe
These lettuce taco boats are a dinner you'll feel great about feeding to the family - and they'll love it, too! Juicy shredded chicken is smothered in a delicious and zesty chipotle, orange, and pineapple sauce and then heaped inside crisp lettuce wraps. Add some fresh toppings and you have a fun and wholesome take on taco night - with just ten minutes of prep time!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
4 hrs
Total Time
4 hrs 10 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 262 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
North American
Ingredients
- 1 1 cup minced pineapple
- Juice from 2 large oranges about ½ cup
- 6 6 cloves garlic minced
- 2-4 2-4 tablespoons minced chipotle peppers in adobo sauce depending on how spicy you like it
- 2 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 4 4 chicken breasts
Toppings
- Crispy lettuce butter lettuce works the best
- Sliced avocado
- pineapple chunks
- cilantro
Instructions
- In the bowl of your slow cooker, mix the pineapple, orange juice, garlic, chipotle peppers, and dijon mustard. Add the chicken breasts and set your crock pot to high for 3-4 hours or low for 7-8 hours.
- Shred the chicken using 2 forks right in the crockpot and them mix it around with the sauce in the pot.
- Pile the shredded chicken into the lettuce boats and top with sliced avocado, pineapple, and cilantro.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1 serving = ¼ of the recipe
Calories
262kcal
(13%)
Carbohydrates
16g
(5%)
Protein
26g
(52%)
Fat
11g
(17%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
6g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
72mg
(24%)
Sodium
318mg
(13%)
Potassium
861mg
(25%)
Fiber
5g
(20%)
Sugar
8g
(16%)
Vitamin A
1567IU
(31%)
Vitamin C
27mg
(30%)
Calcium
43mg
(4%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 262
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 serving = ¼ of the recipe | |
| Calories | 262kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 16g | 5% |
| Protein | 26g | 52% |
| Fat | 11g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 72mg | 24% |
| Sodium | 318mg | 13% |
| Potassium | 861mg | 18% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 1567IU | 31% |
| Vitamin C | 27mg | 30% |
| Calcium | 43mg | 4% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.