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Healthy Chicken Lettuce Wraps
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Healthy Chicken Lettuce Wraps

These wraps use leftover chicken or turkey to make a delicious and healthy lettuce wrap. 
Course Main Course
Cuisine Asian
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 539kcal

Ingredients

Chicken

Slaw and Wraps

  • 1 ½ cups shredded carrot
  • 1 ½ cups shredded purple cabbage
  • 2 teaspoons sesame oil
  • 2 teaspoons rice wine vinegar
  • fresh ground black pepper
  • 2 green onions thinly sliced
  • 1 head butter lettuce washed and separated into leaves

Instructions

Make the Chicken

  • Heat the oil and garlic in a saucepan over medium-low heat, for about 2 minutes.  Add the chicken. 
  • In a bowl, whisk together the soy sauce, oyster sauce, hoisin sauce, sugar and chicken stock. 
  • Pour sauce mixture over chicken and stir to coat.  Cook for about 5 minutes to warm up chicken. 

Make the Slaw and Wraps

  • In a large bowl mix the carrots, cabbage, and green onions with the sesame oil, rice wine vinegar, generous grinds of fresh ground black pepper and a sprinkling of sesame seeds.  
  • To make the wraps, divide the chicken evenly between the lettuce leaves.  Top with slaw.  

Nutrition

Calories: 539kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 45g | Fat: 33g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 134mg | Sodium: 906mg | Potassium: 768mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 9945IU | Vitamin C: 25mg | Calcium: 73mg | Iron: 3.5mg