Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Healthy Chicken Lettuce Wraps that are easier than P.F Changs! Chicken breast strips are layered over Boston Lettuce leaves with carrots, purple cabbage, and a quick peanut butter dressing! Serve as a dinner salad or wrap around Boston lettuce leaves! These chicken lettuce leaves are so good you can't tell there diet food (paleo, whole30, gluten-free, and dairy-free!)
Equipment
- hand blender
Ingredients
TERIYAKI SAUCE:
- 1 cup water
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 4 Tbsp brown sugar
- 1 Tbsp ginger, (freshly grated)
- 4 cloves garlic, (crushed)
- 4 Tbsp white distilled vinegar
Chicken Lettuce Wraps:
- 1 lb chicken breasts, (1 large)
- 1 Boston Lettuce head
- 1 cup purple cabbage, (shredded)
- 1 cup carrots, (matchstick or julienned)
- 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
Instructions
How To Make Chicken Lettuce Wraps:
- Whisk together the Teriyaki Sauce. Pour 2/3 cup over the chicken and marinate for 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a separate bowl blend the peanut butter into the remaining teriyaki sauce to make the dressing. Set aside.
- Sear the chicken breasts in 2 tbsp of oil on both sides until cooked through (about 10 minutes.) Cool and cut into strips.
- Toss together the veggies and chicken. Scoop into lettuce leaves and drizzle with peanut butter dressing. Garnish with sesame seeds, scallions, or cilantro.
Notes
- Peanut Butter Dressing: Makes 1 2/3 cups.
- Gluten-free option: use 2 Tbsp of coconut Aminos.
- Sugar-Free Option: use Honey or Maple syrup for the brown sugar.
Nutrition Facts
Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Serving Size
1 serving
Amount per Serving
Calories
249
% Daily Value*
Fat
12
g
18
%
Saturated Fat
2
g
13
%
Cholesterol
48
mg
16
%
Sodium
702
mg
31
%
Potassium
558
mg
16
%
Carbohydrates
15
g
5
%
Fiber
2
g
8
%
Sugar
11
g
12
%
Protein
21
g
42
%
Vitamin A
4652
IU
93
%
Vitamin C
12
mg
15
%
Calcium
44
mg
4
%
Iron
1
mg
6
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
