Sesame Chicken Lettuce Wraps
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Sesame Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Description
This recipe begins by coating cubed chicken breast with cornstarch, which crisps the exterior once stir-fried in oil at high heat. The chicken cooks quickly during stir-fry until golden and slightly crisp on the edges. The accompanying sauce is a honey-based blend with soy or tamari sauce, minced garlic, sesame seeds, and red pepper flakes, providing a balance of sweetness, savory umami, garlic aroma, and gentle heat.
Adding the sauce to the cooked chicken and briefly cooking until slightly thickened ensures it coats each piece well without becoming too sticky. Serving the chicken in large crisp lettuce leaves, such as iceberg or butter lettuce, creates a fresh, crunchy bite that contrasts the tender chicken. These wraps are handheld and convenient for appetizers or a light meal.
The recipe includes instructions for preparing a freezer meal by packaging the coated chicken and sauce separately for freezing and thawing before cooking, offering practicality for future meals. Thawing instructions suggest quick thaw methods for convenience.
Ingredients
- 2 lbs chicken breast cut into bite-sized pieces, boneless
- 1/3 cup cornstarch
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1 tbsp soy sauce or tamari sauce
- 1 tsp garlic about 1 clove, minced
- 1 tsp sesame seeds
- 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
On Cooking Day:
- 3-4 tbsp vegetable oil or canola oil
- 1 iceberg lettuce or butter lettuce, head
Instructions
Instructions
- Add sliced chicken and cornstarch into a gallon-sized freezer bag. Shake bag until all sides of chicken pieces are coated. Seal bag, removing air.
- In a small bowl (or place directly into a quart sized freezer bag) combine honey, tamari or soy sauce, minced garlic, sesame seeds, and red pepper flakes.
Make It Now
- Add the vegetable or canola oil to a wok or large skillet and heat on high. Add chicken into wok and stir-fry, separating pieces and stirring constantly until the majority of the pieces have gone golden or crispy around the edges on them, about 4 minutes.
- Add sauce, and cook, stirring constantly for about 1-2 minutes until sauce is boiling and slightly thickens.
- Serve in lettuce cups and top with additional toppings, if desired.
Make It A Freezer Meal
- Label a new gallon-sized freezer bag. Add to labeled bag the sealed chicken with cornstarch bag and sealed sauce bag. Seal bags together and freeze.
Quick Thaw
- Thaw chicken and sauce packets quickly by running warm water until you can break the packets up. Or place the whole kit in the fridge first thing in the morning so the meat will be thawed by dinner time.
Cook In A Wok or Skillet
- Add the vegetable or canola oil over high heat. Add chicken into wok and stir-fry, separating pieces and stirring constantly until the majority of the pieces have some golden or crispy edges on them, about 4 minutes.
- Add sauce, and cook, stirring constantly for about 1-2 minutes until sauce is boiling and slightly thickens.
- Serve in lettuce cups and top with additional toppings if desired.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 322 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 322kcal | 16% |
| Carbohydrates | 21g | 7% |
| Protein | 33g | 66% |
| Fat | 11g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 97mg | 32% |
| Sodium | 355mg | 15% |
| Potassium | 705mg | 15% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 13g | 26% |
| Vitamin A | 521IU | 10% |
| Vitamin C | 5mg | 6% |
| Calcium | 30mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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