Chicken lettuce wrap
- Number of Servings: 8
Ingredients
cups, 4 handfuls, fresh shiitake mushrooms1 1/3 to 1 1/2 pounds thin cut chicken breast or chicken tenders2 tablespoons light colored oil, such as vegetable oil or peanut oilCoarse salt and coarse black pepper3 cloves garlic, chopped1 inch ginger root, finely chopped or grated, optional1 orange, zested1/2 red bell pepper, diced small1 small tin, 6 to 8 ounces, sliced water chestnuts, drained and chopped3 scallions, chopped3 tablespoons hoisin, Chinese barbecue sauce, available on Asian foods aisle of market1/2 large head iceberg lettuce, core removed, head quartered
Remove tough stems from mushrooms and brush with damp towel to clean, Slice mushrooms. Chop chicken into small pieces.
Preheat a large skillet or wok to high.
Add oil to hot pan. Add chicken to the pan and sear meat by stir frying a minute or 2. Add mushrooms and cook another minute or two. Add salt and pepper to season, then garlic and ginger. Cook a minute more. Grate zest into pan, add bell pepper bits, chopped water chestnuts and scallions. Cook another minute, continuing to stir fry mixture. Add hoisin Chinese barbecue sauce and toss to coat the mixture evenly. Transfer the hot chopped barbecued chicken to serving platter and pile the quartered wedges of crisp iceberg lettuce along side. Add wedged oranges to platter to garnish. To eat, pile spoonfuls into lettuce leaves, wrapping lettuce around fillings.
Makes 4 servings for dinner, or 8 as an appetizer.
Number of Servings: 8
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SARE79.
Preheat a large skillet or wok to high.
Add oil to hot pan. Add chicken to the pan and sear meat by stir frying a minute or 2. Add mushrooms and cook another minute or two. Add salt and pepper to season, then garlic and ginger. Cook a minute more. Grate zest into pan, add bell pepper bits, chopped water chestnuts and scallions. Cook another minute, continuing to stir fry mixture. Add hoisin Chinese barbecue sauce and toss to coat the mixture evenly. Transfer the hot chopped barbecued chicken to serving platter and pile the quartered wedges of crisp iceberg lettuce along side. Add wedged oranges to platter to garnish. To eat, pile spoonfuls into lettuce leaves, wrapping lettuce around fillings.
Makes 4 servings for dinner, or 8 as an appetizer.
Number of Servings: 8
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SARE79.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 135.0
- Total Fat: 4.6 g
- Cholesterol: 36.4 mg
- Sodium: 167.5 mg
- Total Carbs: 7.2 g
- Dietary Fiber: 1.8 g
- Protein: 15.9 g
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