Gingery Chicken Salad Lettuce Wraps Recipes

CHICKEN LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• Cook and stir ground chicken in a large skillet until the meat is crumbly and no longer pink, about 10 minutes. Drain excess grease. Stir red bell pepper into chicken; cook and stir until pepper is slightly softened, about 5 more minutes.
• Whisk 1/2 cup soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, ginger, 5 dashes hot pepper sauce, and sesame oil in a bowl; pour over chicken mixture. Cook and stir chicken mixture with sauce over low heat until flavors have blended, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Mash peanut butter with hot water in a small bowl until smooth; stir 3 tablespoons soy sauce and 5 dashes hot pepper sauce into the mixture. Set dipping sauce aside.
• Form lettuce leaves into cup shapes and fill with chicken mixture. Top lettuce wraps with shredded carrots, sprinkle with green onion and cilantro, and a spoonful of peanut dipping sauce.

GINGERY ROTISSERIE CHICKEN SALAD WRAPS

Steps:

• Break down the chicken, removing all of the meat from the bones and shred into 1- to 2-inch pieces. Save the carcass to make stock with later.
• Place the shredded chicken in a large bowl along with the carrots, scallions, cabbage, cashews and cilantro. Toss together.
• Add the ginger, garlic, coconut aminos, olive oil, vinegar, sesame oil, ground mustard and 1/2 teaspoon salt to the carafe of a high-speed blender, such as a Vitamix. Blend on high for 30 seconds. Pour over the chicken mixture and toss to combine. Taste for seasoning, adding more salt if needed.
• Scoop some of the mixture into the lower middle half of each tortilla, then fold over and tuck in the sides while rolling up into a wrap. Slice in half and serve.

GINGER-PEANUT CHICKEN-SALAD WRAPS (COOKING LIGHT)

Steps:

• Heat oil over medium-high heat. Add chicken; cook 5 minutes on each side or until done. Remove the chicken from pan; cool. Shred the chicken into bite-size pieces. Place chicken, cucumber, and bell pepper in a large bowl; set aside.
• Place sugar and the next 6 ingredients (sugar through garlic) in a blender, and process until smooth. Add peanut butter and water; process until smooth, scraping sides. Add peanut butter mixture to chicken mixture; stir well. Add cilantro, and toss well. Warm tortillas according to package directions. Spoon 1/2 cup chicken mixture onto each tortilla; top each serving with 1/2 cup lettuce, and roll up.

GINGER CHICKEN LETTUCE WRAPS: ON THE DINNER TABLE IN 15 MINUTES!

Steps:

• In a medium-sized mixing bowl, combine the first four (4) ingredients; gently toss.
• Divide chicken salad evenly when spooning into the center of each lettuce leaf; top each with 2 teaspoons spicy ginger sauce (recipe directions below).
• Roll up; secure with a wooden toothpick. Serve with oranges.
• GINGER SAUCE:.
• In a small bowl, combine together the shallots, ginger, chili paste, soy sauce, vinegar; set aside.
• In a small heavy saucepan, melt the brown sugar on high heat. Stir rapidly,until it is just melted -- DO NOT BURN. Add the soy sauce mixture; bring to boil until brown sugar is melted again .
• Remove from the heat and set aside until ready to serve with lettuce wraps.

CURRIED CHICKEN LETTUCE WRAPS

Steps:

• Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add chicken, lime juice, and salt; cook and stir until chicken is no longer pink, 7 to 10 minutes. Remove from the heat.
• Add apple, cranberries, almonds, and green onions to the chicken.
• Mix mayonnaise and curry powder together in a large bowl. Add to chicken mixture and stir to coat. Transfer to the refrigerator until flavors have blended together, at least 1 hour, or overnight for more flavor.
• Spoon chilled chicken salad into individual lettuce leaves. Wrap and eat with your fingers.