Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps

August 23, 2016 9 Comments

Category: Healthy Eating
Tags: Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps, Healthy Eating

I was hosting a few friends for dinner and wanted to make something fun and flavorful so I settled on Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps. I am a big fan of this recipe – they’re easy to make and once you buy the staples, like hoisin, rice vinegar, and soy sauce, you’ll have them in the pantry for a million Asian-influenced recipes down the line. I paired these with a slaw and cucumber salad and it was a hit! Best of all, I could make all of the items in advance and simply re-heat the meat once they arrived.Ingredients

• 1/4 cup hoisin sauce
• 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
• 2 teaspoons Sriracha sauce
• 2 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
• Cooking spray
• 1 lb ground chicken
• 8 oz can of water chestnuts
• 2 tbsp chopped unsalted cashews
• 2 scallions
• 1 head of bib lettuce
• 1 package grated carrots

Directions

• In a medium bowl, whisk together the hoisin, vinegar, Sriracha, soy sauce, and ginger. Set aside.
• Heat a medium skillet over medium/high heat. Spray with cooking spray and then add chicken.
• Cook until browned and cooked through. 8 – 10 min.
• Add the water chestnuts (chopped), carrots and cashews to the pan
• Pour the hoisin mixture on top and cook for 1-2 min.
• Stir in the scallions
• Clean and lay out bib lettuce and add chicken to each to serve

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