26 May Thai Chicken Lettuce Wraps

Thai Chicken Lettuce Wraps

Summer is almost here!  And although I make a pretty healthy version of the typical Mexican chicken taco (recipe to come), there is just no beating a chicken lettuce wrap (in terms of its effects on your waistline). It’s spicy, fresh, and full of flavor. This is, by far, the healthiest taco you will ever find.

INGREDIENTS:
1 pound ground white meat chicken breast
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons red curry paste
1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
5 cloves minced garlic
1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced
4 green onions, sliced on the diagonal
1 cup shredded purple cabbage
1/4 cup shredded carrots
1/4 cup hoisin sauce (I dilute this to reduce sugar content-  1/2 water and 1/2 sauce)
salt and pepper to taste
6 basil leaves, torn (I often interchange this with cilantro)
1 teaspoon red chili flakes (to give your metabolism that extra boost)
lettuce cups
***I mix my types of lettuce to give more nutrient-dense alternatives to the typical iceberg, which is typically served. I love purple kale, red romaine, and butter lettuce. Partly because I grow all of these in my garden, and partly because they fold around the ground chicken much nicer than iceberg, which often cracks, allowing juice to roll down your arm.

PROCEDURE:
*Brown the chicken breast in olive oil, breaking apart with a spoon. 3-5 minutes.
*Add red curry paste, ginger, garlic, bell pepper, purple cabbage and carrots. Cook another 3 minutes.
*Add hoisin/water sauce and stir.
*Add green onions and toss.
*Remove from heat. Add basil and toss. Transfer chicken mixture to a bowl.
*I like to arrange lettuces on a platter and place the chicken mixture in the middle, for guest to self-serve.
*Spoon chicken into pieces of lettuce, fold and eat like a taco.

So there you go.  I usually serve this as an appetizer, but this could easily be a main dish as well. It’s a really light, healthy & beautiful dish that revs up your metabolism and helps get us swimsuit ready for summer! Hooray!

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