Peanut Chicken Lettuce Wraps
These Peanut Chicken Lettuce Wraps are filled with crunchy veggies, flavorful chicken and topped off with a homemade low-fat peanut sauce. Ready in less than 20 minutes, this easy, healthy and flavorful meal is a weeknight winner.
Servings: 8 Lettuce wraps
Ingredients
- 1 lb. lean ground chicken 98/2
Peanut Sauce
- 1 cup PB2 powdered peanut butter 78g
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/8 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 2 Tbsp. lite pancake syrup 30g
- 1/4 cup coconut aminos 75g
- 3 Tbsp. red curry paste 45g (use 1 Tbsp. for MILD)
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1/4 tsp. red pepper flakes
For Wraps
- 8 leaves living butter lettuce
- bell peppers sliced thinly
- carrots julienned
- cucumber sliced
- chopped peanuts
- green onions sliced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- limes
Instructions
- In a medium bowl combine the peanut sauce ingredients, mix until well combined and set aside.
- Spray a large skillet over medium heat with nonstick cooking spray. Add the ground chicken and cook, breaking into bite sized pieces until cooked through, approximately 5 minutes.
- Once cooked through lower the heat to low and add ΒΌ cup of the peanut sauce (64g) mixing to evenly coat the chicken. Let the chicken simmer while you prepare you lettuce wraps.
- Evenly split the cooked chicken between each piece of lettuce, with desired add-ins like bell pepper, cucumber and carrots. Top with 2 tbsp. peanut sauce (approx 30g) and chopped green onions and peanuts.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 wrap |
Calories: 163kcal |
Carbohydrates: 9g |
Protein: 17g |
Fat: 4g |
Monounsaturated Fat: 1g |
Cholesterol: 45mg |
Sodium: 509mg |
Sugar: 7g