Chicken Lettuce Wraps
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Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Description
The Chicken Lettuce Wraps recipe uses ground chicken cooked with onion, garlic, zucchini, and shredded carrot, seasoned simply with salt and pepper. The mixture is combined with a sauce featuring seasoned rice vinegar, soy sauce, honey, and sesame oil, providing a nuanced sweet and tangy base. Finishing with bean sprouts, scallions, cashews, and cilantro adds texture and fresh herbal notes. The filling is served warm scooped into chilled butter lettuce cups, which offer crispness and a clean vessel for the flavorful stuffing.
The cooking method is straightforward sautéing followed by simmering with the sauce to meld flavors. The addition of toasted cashews contributes a nutty crunch, complementing the tender meat and vegetables. These wraps work well as an appetizer or a light entree, especially when fresh lettuce is in season. The recipe provides versatility to add more vegetables or adjust seasoning to taste.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 small onion diced
- 2 large garlic grated, cloves
- 1.25 lbs. ground chicken or turkey
- 1 small zucchini diced
- 1/2 cup carrot shredded
- salt to taste
for the sauce-
- 1/2 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon seasoned rice vinegar
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 3/4 cup bean sprout
- 3 scallions chopped
- 1/2 cup cashews toasted, chopped
- cilantro for garnish
- butter lettuce for serving, leaves
Instructions
- Preheat large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add in olive oil, onions and garlic. Cook until softened, 3 minutes. Add in ground chicken, zucchini, carrot, salt and pepper. As the meat cooks, break it apart into crumbles.
- While the meat is cooking, stir all ingredients for the sauce together in a small bowl.
- Once chicken is thoroughly cooked, pour in sauce and cover to simmer 5-7 minutes.
- Right before serving, stir in bean sprouts, scallions, cashews and cilantro. Scoop into butter lettuce cups and serve.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 469 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 469kcal | 23% |
| Carbohydrates | 27g | 9% |
| Protein | 30g | 60% |
| Fat | 28g | 43% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Cholesterol | 121mg | 40% |
| Sodium | 610mg | 25% |
| Potassium | 1128mg | 24% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 18g | 36% |
| Vitamin A | 2860IU | 57% |
| Vitamin C | 16.5mg | 18% |
| Calcium | 47mg | 5% |
| Iron | 3.1mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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