Chicken Lettuce Wraps

Name: Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 118 milliliters bamboo shoots, drained and diced; 1 teaspoons black pepper; 1 teaspoon cornstarch; 3 teaspoons cornstarch; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 2 teaspoons ginger, peeled and minced; 2 green onions, thinly sliced; 1 teaspoon honey; 1 head butter lettuce or iceberg lettuce, washed and leaves separated; 1 Tbsp light brown sugar; 2 Tbsps low sodium soy sauce; 2 teaspoons low sodium soy sauce; 1 Tbsp oyster sauce; 1 Tbsp red wine vinegar; 2 Tbsps red wine vinegar; 1 teaspoon sesame oil; 2 teaspoons toasted sesame seeds; 113 grams shiitake mushrooms, cleaned, stemmed and diced; 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, diced; 6 Tbsps vegetable oil, divided; 1 Tbsp water; 2 Tbsps water; 118 milliliters water chestnuts, drained and diced

You can never have too many hor d'oeuvre recipes, so give Chicken Lettuce Wraps a try. This recipe covers 16% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. Watching your figure? This gluten free and dairy free recipe has 345 calories, 15g of protein, and 24g of fat per serving. A mixture of sesame seeds, pepper, cornstarch, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. To use up the water you could follow this main course with the Watermelon-Peach Slushies as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Instructions

Place the first five ingredients into a small bowl and whisk together.

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Pour mixture over the chicken and stir together. Set aside and allow chicken to marinate for 10 minutes.

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Whole Chicken

Place all ingredients for cooking sauce into a small bowl and whisk together. Set aside.

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Sauce

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Bowl

Place 2 tablespoons oil into a large skillet over high heat. Saut chicken for 6 to 8 minutes or until half cooked.

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Whole Chicken

Cooking Oil

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Remove from skillet and set aside.

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Pour remaining oil into the same skillet and place over high heat. Saut the ginger, garlic and shiitake mushrooms for about 5 minutes.

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Shiitake Mushrooms

Garlic

Ginger

Cooking Oil

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Add the bamboo shoots and water chestnuts and saut for an additional 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Water Chestnuts

Bamboo Shoots

Add chicken back into the skillet; cook and stir for 2 minutes.

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Whole Chicken

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Pour the cooking sauce over the mixture and stir together. Lower the heat to medium and allow the mixture to thicken, 2 to 4 minutes. Stir in the green onions. Adjust seasonings.

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Green Onions

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Sauce

Remove from heat and allow chicken mixture to cool slightly, about 5 minutes. Top with a sprinkle of green onions and sesame seed and serve warm with crisp lettuce cups.

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Green Onions

Lettuce Leaf