Chicken Lettuce Wraps
These Chicken Lettuce Wraps are bursting with flavor and color! Top lettuce leaves with chicken, thinly sliced veggies, and peanut sauce.
Servings 4
Calories 485kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cups sweet and spicy chicken cooked and sliced
- 1 head butter lettuce rinsed and sliced
- 1 seedless cucumber sliced
- 1 red bell pepper sliced
- 2 carrots sliced
- 1 bunch cilantro chopped
- 2 cups coconut rice
- ½ cup peanut sauce
Instructions
- Wash and cut all of the veggies. Warm up the chicken and rice, if desired.
- Arrange the lettuce leaves, sliced chicken, rice, sliced veggies, and peanut sauce on small trays or on plates.
- To make a chicken lettuce wrap, open a lettuce leaf and layer on the rice, chicken, and veggies.
- Drizzle peanut sauce over the top and then wrap the lettuce around the filling and enjoy!
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Notes
One: Variations
- Meat: Try fish, shredded pork, ground beef, or tofu.
- Wraps: Instead of lettuce, use tortillas, naan, or seaweed wraps.
- Veggies: Try onions, bean sprouts, mushrooms, avocados, corn, edamame, or sliced pea pods.
- Grains: Use flavored rice, rice noodles, cauliflower rice, or quinoa.
- Toppings: Try a fruit salsa such as pineapple salsa or mango salsa. Or savory salsas like pico de gallo or corn salsa.
- Sauces: Chicken lettuce wraps can be dipped in sweet red chili sauce, cilantro lime sauce, or almond sauce or any sauce you like.
Two: Storage
Store the ingredients separately for 3-4 days in airtight containers in the fridge and assemble before eating.Nutrition
Serving: 3wraps | Calories: 485kcal | Carbohydrates: 48g | Protein: 37g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 113mg | Sodium: 2220mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 10g
