SESAME HONEY CHICKEN LETTUCE CUPS (Sarah Johnstun)

Name: SESAME HONEY CHICKEN LETTUCE CUPS (Sarah Johnstun)
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 2 lbs boneless chicken breasts cut into bite sized pieces; 1/3 cup cornstarch; 1/4 cup honey; 1 tbsp soy or tamari sauce; 1 tsp minced garlic (1 clove); 1 tsp sesame seeds; 1/4 tsp (1 mL) red pepper flakes; 3-4 tbsp avocado oil; Sliced green onion; 1 head of butter lettuce

4 steps

Cook:10min

Updated at: Sun, 10 Mar 2024 16:17:36 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories341.6 kcal (17%)

Total Fat18.1 g (26%)

Carbs16.2 g (6%)

Sugars10.1 g (11%)

Protein27.8 g (56%)

Sodium216.4 mg (11%)

Fiber0.5 g (2%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

7 servings

2 lbsboneless chicken breasts

cut into bite sized pieces

⅓ cupcornstarch

¼ cuphoney

1 Tbspsoy sauce

or tamari

1 tspgarlic

minced

1 tspsesame seeds

¼ tspred pepper flakes

ON COOKING DAY

3 Tbspavocado oil

green onion

sliced

1 headbutter lettuce

Instructions

FREEZER MEAL DIRECTIONS

Step 1

1. Add sliced chicken + cornstarch into gallon-sized freezer bag. Shake bag until all sides of chicken pieces are coated. Seal bag, removing air.

Step 2

2. Directly into quart sized freezer bag combine honey, tamari or soy sauce, minced garlic, sesame seeds, and red pepper flakes.

QUICK THAW

Step 3

Thaw chicken and sauce packets quickly by running under warm water until you can break the packets up. Or place the whole kit in the fridge first thing in the morning so the meat will be thawed by dinner time.

COOKING INSTRUCTIONS

Step 4

Add 3-4 tbsp Avocado oil over high heat. Add chicken into pan and stir-fry, separating pieces and stirring constantly until the majority of the pieces have some golden or crispy edges, about 4 minutes. Add sauce, cook, stirring constantly about 1-2 minutes until sauce is boiling and thickens. Serve in lettuce cups, top with additional toppings if desired.