Favorite Restaurant Food At Home
Craving your favorite restaurant Chicken Lettuce Wraps? Now you can have them at home! This delectable dish is even easier than take-out! Chicken Lettuce Wraps from the Heart Disease chapter of Guy’s Guide to Eating Well cookbook will be your go-to for a healthy mouth-watering crunchy appetizer or light meal. Lean ground chicken and peanut butter are both low in saturated fat, making it a heart healthy meal choice.
Keep Ingredients On Hand for Delicious Meal
Don’t let the ingredient list scare you. Many of these delicious ingredients are spices and sauces for you to keep on hand so you can whip up this meal at a moment’s notice. Look for pre-chopped onion and minced garlic to save a step and make this dish even faster!
| Prep Time 10 minutes |
| Cook Time 10 minutes |
| Servings 8 (1/2-cup) servings |
- 1 pound ground chicken
- 1 red bell pepper cored and chopped
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
- 1/4 cup hoisin sauce
- 1 tablespoon peanut butter
- 2 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon seasoned rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger
- 1 can water chestnuts drained and diced, 8-ounce
- 1/2 cup chopped green onions
- 1 head Butter lettuce
- 2 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon seasoned rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger
- 1 can water chestnuts drained and diced, 8-ounce
- 1/2 cup chopped green onions
- 1 head Butter lettuce
Ingredients
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- In large nonstick skillet, cook ground chicken about 3 minutes, making sure to crumble chicken as it cooks. Add red pepper, garlic, and onion, continuing to cook until chicken is done, about 3 minutes longer.
- Add hoisin sauce, peanut butter, soy sauce, rice vinegar, ginger, water chestnuts and green onions, stirring about 1 minute or until heated.
- To serve, spoon chicken mixture into the center of lettuce leaf, taco-style.
Calories 117, Calories from Fat 22%, Fat 3, Saturated Fat 1g, Cholesterol 36mg, Sodium 306mg, Carbohydrates 9g, Dietary Fiber 2g, Total Sugars 5g, Protein 14g, Dietary Exchanges: ½ other carbohydrate, 2 lean meat
Terrific Tip: Use Boston, Butter, Bibb or even romaine lettuce. Look for diced water chestnuts in a can.
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Chicken Lettuce Wraps from Heart Chapter In Men’s Cookbook
When Holly was writing her easy men’s cookbook, she knew she wanted lettuce wraps in the book! Best bar food around. Light and crunchy with amazing savory flavors. Sometimes, it’s easier to eat good-for-you foods in creative ways.
Holly included men’s favorite recipes but made them healthier. This book is a great resource of information as this chapter gives you the foods to fight inflammation. Plus, this cookbook entices men in the kitchen.
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