Healthy Chicken Lettuce Wraps

Name: Healthy Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 sweet onion, chopped; 2 tablespoons avocado oil; 1 red bell pepper, chopped; 3 garlic cloves, minced; 1 lb. ground chicken; 1/2 cup water chestnuts, rinsed and coarsely chopped; 3 tablespoons tamari (or soy sauce); 1 tablespoon sesame oil; 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar (or rice vinegar); 1 tablespoon natural almond butter; 1 tablespoon coconut sugar (agave nectar, honey or maple syrup works too); 1/4 teaspoon fish sauce; 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder; 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger (fresh ginger works too); 1 head green leaf lettuce; 2 scallions, chopped; 1/2 cup almonds, chopped; white sesame seeds for garnish

13 steps

Prep:10minCook:20min

Healthy chicken lettuce wraps make for a tasty Asian inspired dinner the whole family will love. The perfect low carb & gluten free meal!

Updated at: Tue, 25 Oct 2022 21:22:00 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories232 kcal (12%)

Total Fat14.9 g (21%)

Carbs12.3 g (5%)

Sugars3.6 g (4%)

Protein14 g (28%)

Sodium445.1 mg (22%)

Fiber2.3 g (8%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

8 servings

1sweet onion

chopped

2 tablespoonsavocado oil

1 lbground chicken

½ cupwater chestnuts

rinsed and coarsely chopped

3 tablespoonstamari

or soy sauce

1 tablespoonsesame oil

1 tablespoonwhite wine vinegar

or rice vinegar

1 tablespoonalmond butter

natural

1 tablespooncoconut sugar

agave nectar, honey or maple syrup works too

¼ teaspoonfish sauce

½ teaspoongarlic powder

¼ teaspoonground ginger

fresh ginger works too

1 headgreen leaf lettuce

2scallions

chopped

½ cupalmonds chopped

white sesame seeds

for garnish

Instructions

Step 1

In a pan over medium high heat, sauté the onion in avocado oil stirring occasionally until browned, about 5 minutes.

Step 2

Add the pepper and continue to cook for a couple minutes for the peppers to soften.

Step 3

Add the garlic, and chicken and using a spatula to chop up the chicken.

Step 4

Cook the chicken until it is white and no longer translucent.

Step 5

Add the water chestnuts and turn the heat down to low.

Step 6

In a small mason jar or any container with a lid, combine the tamari, sesame oil, white wine vinegar, almond butter, coconut sugar, fish sauce, garlic powder, and ground ginger.

Step 7

Screw the lid on and shake up to combine.

Step 8

Pour a couple of tablespoons of the sauce into the pan and reserve the rest for drizzling into the lettuce wraps,

Step 9

Stir the chicken mixture one more time and remove from heat.

Step 10

Wash and dry your green leaf lettuce (the best for wrapping!!) and set on a plate.

Step 11

Scoop the chicken mixture into the leaves or serve in a big bowl for everyone to scoop into their own leaf.

Step 12

Top with chopped scallion, chopped almonds, and white sesame seeds.