Thai Glazed Chicken Lettuce Wraps
- Level: Easy
- Total: 15 min
- Prep: 10 min
- Cook: 5 min
- Yield: 4 servings
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Nutrition Info - Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Calories
- 303 calorie
- Total Fat
- 10.5 grams
- Saturated Fat
- 1 grams
- Cholesterol
- 73 milligrams
- Sodium
- 706 milligrams
- Carbohydrates
- 25 grams
- Dietary Fiber
- 3 grams
- Protein
- 27 grams
- Sugar
- 4 grams
Ingredients
1 pound thin cut chicken breast meat, available packaged in meat case of market
Grill seasoning (recommended: Montreal Seasoning by McCormick)
2 tablespoons vegetable oil, 2 turns of the pan
2 tablespoons minced ginger root
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 large red bell pepper, seeded and very thinly sliced
1 cup packaged shredded cabbage and carrot mix
3 scallions, chopped on an angle
1/2 cup plum sauce
2 cups basil leaves, loosely packed
1 tablespoon fish sauce
1/2 head iceberg lettuce, cut into half again
1/2 seedless cucumber, chopped
Directions
- Thinly slice the chicken into strips and sprinkle with grill seasoning.
- Heat a large skillet to screaming hot. Add vegetable oil, then chicken. Cook chicken 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Add the ginger, garlic, peppers, cabbage and carrot mix and scallions and stir-fry another 2 minutes. Add plum sauce to glaze the mixture, toss 1 minute, then add basil and wilt leaves. Add fish sauce and turn to coat. Transfer cooked chicken and vegetables to a bowl. Place spoonfuls of chicken into a piece of lettuce with cucumber and fold lettuce over to eat, like small tacos.
