Szechuan Chicken Lettuce Wraps *Contains Coconut
Fun and easy chicken and mushroom lettuce wraps, with hot and spicy Szechuan chicken, cool cellophane noodles, shredded cabbage, carrot ribbons and cilantro.
Equipment
- Cutting Board
- Gallon sealable bag
- Knife
- Large Saute Pan
- Medium Pot
- Strainer
- Small Bowl
- Vegetable peeler
Ingredients (2 Servings)
- 10 ozw Chicken Breast, raw, sliced
- 3 ea Scallions, green onions
- 1 ea Carrots, medium
- 1 head Iceberg Lettuce
- ¼ bunch Cilantro
- 2 ozw Shiitake Mushrooms, medium sized
- 3 ozw Red Cabbage, shredded
- 2 ozw Rice Noodles, dry
- ¾ cup Szechuan Sauce, (*Contains Coconut)
- ½ cup Sweet Chili Dipping Sauce, (*Contains Coconut)
Instructions
2 servings I 4 servings
- Bring a medium pot of water to a boil. Add rice noodles and cook until softened, 3-4 minutes. Drain and rinse cooked rice noodles with cold water to stop the cooking process. Toss chilled noodles with 2T I 4T sweet chili dipping sauce, refrigerate until mealtime.
- Wash and dry all produce. Pick and chop cilantro. Trim and thinly slice green onions, separating whites from greens. Trim and peel carrots. Using a peeler, shave carrot into ribbons, rotating and applying firm pressure to the peeler as you go.
- Separate leaves of iceberg lettuce head to make individual lettuce cups. Store prepped veggies in refrigerator until mealtime. Thinly slice shiitake mushrooms.
- In a large sauté pan, heat 2T I 4T of oil over high heat. Add sliced chicken and cook until browned (about 4 minutes).
- Add whites from green onion and sliced shiitake mushrooms. Continue to cook for an additional 3 minutes.
- Add Szechuan sauce and cook until the sauce thickens, and the chicken is cooked through. Transfer to a serving bowl.
- Remove prepped rice noodles and veggies from the refrigerator. Plate lettuce cups, shredded cabbage, carrot ribbons, rice noodles, green onions, cilantro, and sweet chili dipping sauce on a serving dish.
- Fill lettuce cups with your choice of toppings. Serve & enjoy!
Recipe Notes:
*Feel free to prep the components of this dish in advance if you know you will be in a rush to get dinner on the table!
ADDITIONAL ITEMS NEEDED:
ORYZAE)], LIGHT BROWN SUGAR (2.1%) [BROWN SUGAR], HUY FONG FOODS INC. SAMBAL OELEK (1.7%) [CHILI, SALT, DISTILLED VINEGAR, POTASSIUM SORBATE AND SODIUM
BISULFITE AS PRESERVATIVES, XANTHAN GUM ], KETCHUP (1.7%) [TOMATO CONCENTRATE, (WATER, TOMATO PASTE), SUGAR, DISTILLED VINEGAR, SALT, ONION POWDER, SPICE,
NATURAL FLAVOR ], ORGANIC CORNSTARCH (0.79%) [ORGANIC CORNSTARCH ], Garlic (0.25%), Ginger (0.22%), Chinese five spice [Cinnamon, anise, fennel, black pepper, cloves.]], Sweet
Chili Dipping Sauce (9.9%) [Sweet Chili Sauce (71.3%) [Water, Sugar, Pickled Red Chili (Red Chili, Salt, Acetic Acid), Distilled Vinegar, Garlic, Salt, Xanthan Gum, Acetic Acid], HUY FONG
FOODS INC. SAMBAL OELEK (14.5%) [CHILI, SALT, DISTILLED VINEGAR, POTASSIUM SORBATE AND SODIUM BISULFITE AS PRESERVATIVES, XANTHAN GUM ], Coconut Aminos (14.3%)],
SHREDDED RED CABBAGE (7.1%) [RED CABBAGE], Carrots (5.1%), Dry rice noodles (4.8%), Shiitake mushrooms (4.8%), Green onions (4.2%) [Green onions.], Blended Vegetable Oil (2.7%)
- Vegetable Oil
ORYZAE)], LIGHT BROWN SUGAR (2.1%) [BROWN SUGAR], HUY FONG FOODS INC. SAMBAL OELEK (1.7%) [CHILI, SALT, DISTILLED VINEGAR, POTASSIUM SORBATE AND SODIUM
BISULFITE AS PRESERVATIVES, XANTHAN GUM ], KETCHUP (1.7%) [TOMATO CONCENTRATE, (WATER, TOMATO PASTE), SUGAR, DISTILLED VINEGAR, SALT, ONION POWDER, SPICE,
NATURAL FLAVOR ], ORGANIC CORNSTARCH (0.79%) [ORGANIC CORNSTARCH ], Garlic (0.25%), Ginger (0.22%), Chinese five spice [Cinnamon, anise, fennel, black pepper, cloves.]], Sweet
Chili Dipping Sauce (9.9%) [Sweet Chili Sauce (71.3%) [Water, Sugar, Pickled Red Chili (Red Chili, Salt, Acetic Acid), Distilled Vinegar, Garlic, Salt, Xanthan Gum, Acetic Acid], HUY FONG
FOODS INC. SAMBAL OELEK (14.5%) [CHILI, SALT, DISTILLED VINEGAR, POTASSIUM SORBATE AND SODIUM BISULFITE AS PRESERVATIVES, XANTHAN GUM ], Coconut Aminos (14.3%)],
SHREDDED RED CABBAGE (7.1%) [RED CABBAGE], Carrots (5.1%), Dry rice noodles (4.8%), Shiitake mushrooms (4.8%), Green onions (4.2%) [Green onions.], Blended Vegetable Oil (2.7%)
Nutrition
Serving: 19.2ozwCalories: 500kcalCarbohydrates: 46gProtein: 37gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 105mgSodium: 560mgPotassium: 910mgFiber: 5gSugar: 15gCalcium: 80mgIron: 1.9mg
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We have loved every recipe we have tried so far but this one really stands out. Anyone who has peanut and tree nut allergies knows how hard it is to find Asian restaurants or Asian ingredients that are nut free. This was a delicious worry free alternative with the bonus of being healthy!