Chinese · dinner
Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Video by The Stay At Home Chef on YouTube · Open on YouTube
- Gluten-free with a swap: Use tamari and a gluten-free hoisin sauce
- Dairy-free
- Nut-free
Contains: Gluten, Sesame, Soy. Check labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes.
About 25 g of protein per serve, mostly from chicken thigh, and the cabbage, onion, water chestnuts and lettuce add crunch and volume for few calories. The hoisin and soy make it salty (about 1,400 mg sodium a serve).
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Ingredients 15
Method
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- Mix the hoisin, chilli garlic sauce, soy sauce and rice vinegar in a small bowl. 2:15
- Heat the sesame oil in a large skillet or wok over medium heat. Add the finely cubed chicken (or mince), season with salt and pepper and cook 6–8 minutes, stirring, until browned and cooked through. 1:19
- Add the onion and sauté 3–4 minutes, then stir in the water chestnuts, cabbage, garlic and ginger and cook 5 minutes. 1:37
- Pour in the sauce and cook everything together for another 5 minutes. 2:34
- Spoon into butter lettuce cups and scatter with green onions. 2:48
Tip. Serves 4 (her written recipe; it also works as a starter). Ground chicken or turkey can replace the thighs. The filling freezes for up to 3 months; keep the lettuce separate. Add rice for a bigger meal.
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One serve gives you 1 of 4
Where the energy comes from one serve
- Net carbs 22%
- Protein 31%
- Fat 47%
Low carb: under 26% of the energy is from carbs.
One serve has about 60% of a day’s sodium. Use less salt, stock or sauce, or a reduced-salt version, to bring it down.
Vitamins & minerals % of a day, one serve · tap for more
Vitamin K High69%
83 µg a serve, mostly from butter lettuce (46%). Needed for blood clotting and bones. Leafy greens and herbs are very rich in it. If you take warfarin, keep your intake steady and talk to your doctor.
Selenium High39%
22 µg a serve, mostly from boneless skinless chicken thighs (94%). Part of the body's antioxidant enzymes and needed for thyroid hormones. Seafood, eggs, meat and Brazil nuts are rich sources.
Vitamin B6 High28%
0.5 mg a serve, mostly from boneless skinless chicken thighs (64%). Helps turn food into energy and make brain messengers. Chickpeas, fish, poultry, potatoes and bananas are good sources.
Zinc High24%
2.6 mg a serve, mostly from boneless skinless chicken thighs (84%). Needed for immunity, wound healing, taste and growth. Meat, seafood, legumes, seeds and whole grains supply it.
Folate High22%
89 µg a serve, mostly from butter lettuce (57%). Needed to make DNA and new cells — especially important before and in early pregnancy. Legumes and leafy greens are rich sources.
Vitamin A High21%
190 µg a serve, mostly from butter lettuce (86%). Keeps eyes, skin and the immune system healthy. Orange vegetables and dark greens give beta-carotene, which the body turns into vitamin A.
Vitamin B12 High21%
0.5 µg a serve, mostly from boneless skinless chicken thighs (100%). Keeps nerves and blood cells healthy. Found almost only in animal foods and fortified foods (some plant milks, nutritional yeast), so vegans need a reliable source.
Vitamin C Source17%
16 mg a serve, mostly from cabbage (41%). An antioxidant needed for collagen, immunity and iron absorption. Long cooking destroys some, so raw herbs, citrus and capsicum help.
Iron Source13%
2.4 mg a serve, mostly from boneless skinless chicken thighs (46%). Carries oxygen in your blood. Iron from plants absorbs better with vitamin C in the same meal — lemon, tomato or capsicum.
Potassium Source12%
570 mg a serve, mostly from boneless skinless chicken thighs (39%). Balances sodium to help control blood pressure and keeps muscles and nerves working. Beans, potatoes, leafy greens and fruit are rich sources.
Magnesium Source12%
52 mg a serve, mostly from boneless skinless chicken thighs (41%). Takes part in hundreds of reactions — energy, muscles, nerves, blood sugar and bones. Nuts, seeds, legumes and whole grains are good sources.
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Omega-39%
0.1 g a serve, mostly from boneless skinless chicken thighs (40%). Omega-3 fats support the heart and brain. Oily fish give EPA and DHA; walnuts, flax, chia and canola give ALA, which the body converts only a little.
Calcium5%
70 mg a serve. Builds bones and teeth and helps muscles and nerves work. Dairy, calcium-set tofu, sardines with their bones and some greens supply it.
Vitamin E4%
0.6 mg a serve, mostly from boneless skinless chicken thighs (36%). An antioxidant that protects cell membranes. Nuts, seeds and plant oils such as olive oil are the main sources.
Vitamin D0%
0.1 µg a serve, mostly from boneless skinless chicken thighs (100%). Helps you absorb calcium for bones and supports muscles. Few foods have much — oily fish, eggs, UV-exposed mushrooms, fortified milks. Sunlight is the main source.
Estimated from the ingredient list with USDA FoodData Central values; % of a day uses the food-label daily values. How this works
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Recipe and video by The Stay At Home Chef; the method summary, nutrition estimate and diet notes are Notbroken’s. General information about food, not dietary advice.