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Szechuan Chicken Lettuce Wraps

Szechuan Chicken Lettuce Wraps *Contains Coconut

Chef Gil Junge
Fun and easy chicken and mushroom lettuce wraps, with hot and spicy Szechuan chicken, cool cellophane noodles, shredded cabbage, carrot ribbons and cilantro.
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Course dinner, entree
Cuisine Asian, Szechuan
Servings 2 people
Calories 500 kcal

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: 
  • Vegetable Oil
INGREDIENTS:
Chicken (23.8%), Iceberg lettuce (22.6%), Szechuan Sauce (14.9%) [Coconut Aminos (17.7%), EDEN MIRIN RICE COOKING WINE (8.8%) [WATER, RICE, SEA SALT, KOJI (ASPERGILLUS
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
Keyword chicken, lettuce wrap
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