Sesame-chicken lettuce wrap
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- Number of Servings: 4
Ingredients
Ingredients ½ tsp dark sesame oil ½ 500 g pkg ground chicken 1½ cups sliced medium shitake mushrooms (lightly packed)227 mL can water chestnuts, drained and diced½ cup low sodium chicken broth 2 tbsp soy sauce 1 tbsp granulated sugar 1 tbsp cornstarch 1 large carrot, coarsely grated3 green onions, thinly sliced8 large leaves Boston lettuce
Directions
1.Heat a large frying pan over medium-high. Add oil, then chicken. Stir often with a fork to keep meat crumbly, cooking until meat is no longer pink, 2 to 3 min. Add mushrooms and water chestnuts. Cook, stirring often, for 2 min.
2.Stir broth with soy, sugar and cornstarch in a medium bowl until cornstarch dissolves. Add to chicken mixture. Cook until sauce is slightly thickened, about 2 min. Remove from heat. Stir in carrot and green onions. Season with pepper. Scoop a heaping 1/3 cup of filling onto each lettuce leaf. Serve with hot chili sauce if desired.
Tip: No lettuce? Roll filling into a whole-wheat tortilla, or serve over rice
Serving Size: Makes 4 Servings
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user NOLAMARIEGIRL.
1.Heat a large frying pan over medium-high. Add oil, then chicken. Stir often with a fork to keep meat crumbly, cooking until meat is no longer pink, 2 to 3 min. Add mushrooms and water chestnuts. Cook, stirring often, for 2 min.
2.Stir broth with soy, sugar and cornstarch in a medium bowl until cornstarch dissolves. Add to chicken mixture. Cook until sauce is slightly thickened, about 2 min. Remove from heat. Stir in carrot and green onions. Season with pepper. Scoop a heaping 1/3 cup of filling onto each lettuce leaf. Serve with hot chili sauce if desired.
Tip: No lettuce? Roll filling into a whole-wheat tortilla, or serve over rice
Serving Size: Makes 4 Servings
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user NOLAMARIEGIRL.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 246.2
- Total Fat: 1.5 g
- Cholesterol: 36.2 mg
- Sodium: 580.8 mg
- Total Carbs: 40.6 g
- Dietary Fiber: 2.2 g
- Protein: 16.3 g