Chicken Lettuce Wraps Video Recipe
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4.8
Chicken Lettuce Wraps Video Recipe
Description
The recipe calls for marinating chicken breast or tenders in a teriyaki marinade before pan sautéing until fully cooked. While the chicken marinates, fresh vegetables including peeled julienned jicama, sliced cucumber, and grated carrot are prepared along with clean whole lettuce leaves suitable for wrapping. A simple peanut ginger dressing is made by mixing a ginger sesame dressing with creamy peanut butter for a smooth dipping sauce.
The cooked chicken is sliced into thin strips and arranged alongside the crunchy vegetables and lettuce leaves. Diners assemble wraps by filling lettuce leaves with chicken and vegetables and adding the dipping sauce as desired. This layering creates a balance of tender meat, crisp produce, and tangy-salty peanut sauce.
Chicken Lettuce Wraps serve as a light meal or appetizer, emphasizing fresh, clean flavors with easy assembly. Ingredients can be prepped ahead for quick serving.
Ingredients
- 1 lb chicken breast or chicken tenders
- 1/2 cup Teriyaki marinade Yoshibas or Lawry’s teriyaki w/ pineapple are good options
- 1 jicama peeled and julienned, small/medium
- 2 cucumber juilienned or finely sliced, small
- 2 carrot grated, medium or 1 large
- 1 lettuce about 12 leaves, Boston or bib or butter variety, whole head
Ingredients for the dipping sauce:
- 1 cup ginger sesame dressing Newman’s Own low-fat
- 2 peanut butter heaping Tbsp, creamy
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, combine chicken with your favorite teriyaki marinate, cover and marinate in the fridge 20-30 minutes, meanwhile, prep your vegetables.
- Peel and julienne jicama, grate carrot and julienne cucumber. Remove the core from the lettuce. Rinse and spin dry the leaves. Arrange the lettuce and prepared vegetables on a large serving platter.
- To make a dipping sauce, pour 1 cup of Newman’s Own dressing into a container with lid and add 2 heaping Tbsp of peanut butter. Cover and shake well until the consistency is smooth.
- Heat a large skillet over medium/high heat. Add 1-2 Tbsp olive oil and saute the marinated chicken about 3 min per side or until cooked through. Remove chicken to a cutting board.
- Once the chicken is cool enough to handle, slice it into thin strips and add the chicken to your serving platter.
- To serve, place some chicken and vegetables on a lettuce leaf and add desired amount of peanut sauce.
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Overall Rating
4.8
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