Low Carb Chicken Lettuce Wraps: Easy and So Good!
Ingredients
Ingredients for Wraps:
- 1 pound ground chicken or ground turkey
- 8 scallions, white and green part chopped
- 1 (8oz) can water chestnuts, drained, rinsed and chopped fine
- 1 red bell pepper, chopped fine
- ¼ cup reduced-sodium soy sauce
- 2½ tablespoons hoisin sauce, see shopping tips
- 1 tablespoon ginger (from a jar) or freshly grated ginger, see shopping tips
- 1 tablespoon water
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
- 1 large head butter lettuce, wash, dried and leaves separated
Ingredients for Dipping Sauce:
- ¼ cup reduced-sodium soy sauce (Tamari for gluten-free)
- 2 tablespoons seasoned rice vinegar or rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- ½ tablespoon ginger (from a jar) or fresh minced ginger
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- ½ teaspoon garlic (from a jar) or fresh minced garlic
Instructions
- In a large pan, brown the ground chicken over medium-high heat, breaking up the pieces. Pour into a colander, in the sink, and drain fat. Return chicken to pan. When cool enough to handle, break up the chicken pieces until minced.
- Add scallions, water chestnuts, red pepper, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, ginger, water and sesame oil. Cook for a few minutes until the scallions and red pepper are soft. Keep warm.
- In a small bowl, add all the dipping sauce ingredients and mix well.
- To assemble each chicken wrap: Spoon about ⅓ cup of chicken filling onto one lettuce leaf and roll it up, if desired. Serve with dipping sauce on the side. This sauce is quite strong. You’ll only need 1 teaspoon of sauce per wrap. You can also set up the components on individual plates and serve family style. Let everyone make their own wrap.
Nutrition
Serving: 1wrapCalories: 62kcalCarbohydrates: 4gProtein: 8gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 405mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gBlue Smart Points: 2Green Smart Points: 2Plus Points: 2