How To Make Thai Chicken Peanut Lettuce Tacos
These light lettuce tacos are filled with chicken, cabbage, carrots, & more. The recipe infuses Thai flavors, particularly in the accompanying peanut sauce.
Serves:
Ingredients
For Peanut Sauce:
- ½cupreduced sodium chicken broth,reduced-sodium
- 3tbsppeanut butter
- ½tbspSriracha chili sauce
- 1tbsphoney
- 1tbspsoy sauce,use tamari for gluten free
- ½tbspginger,freshly grated
- 1clovegarlic,crushed
For Chicken:
- Cooking spray
- 16ozground chicken
- 1tbspSriracha chili sauce,more or less to taste
- 4clovesgarlic,crushed
- 1tbspfresh ginger,grated
- 1tbspsoy sauce,use tamari for gluten free
- ¾cupscarrots,shredded
- â…”cupscallions,chopped
- ¾cupred cabbage,shredded
- 2tbsppeanuts,chopped
- cilantro leaves,for garnish
- 4lime wedges
- 8iceberg lettuces,(outer leaves)
Instructions
Peanut Sauce:
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In a small saucepan combine chicken broth, peanut butter, 1/2 tablespoon sriracha, honey, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, ½ tablespoon fresh ginger, and 1 clove crushed garlic and simmer over medium-low heat for about 6 to 8 minutes, stirring occasionally until sauce becomes smooth and thick.
Chicken:
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Meanwhile, heat a large non-stick skillet or wok over high medium until hot.
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When hot, spray with oil and sauté the chicken until cooked through and browned, breaking it up as it cooks; add the sriracha, remaining garlic and ginger and saute for 1 minute. Add the tablespoon of soy sauce and cook for 1 minute.
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Add the shredded carrots, and ½ cup of the scallions and sautĂ© for 1 to 2 minutes until tender-crisp. Set aside.
Assemble:
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Divide the chicken equally between 8 lettuce leaves, top each with shredded cabbage, remaining scallions, drizzle with peanut sauce, chopped peanuts and cilantro, for garnish and serve with lime wedges.
Nutrition
- Calories:Â 608.57kcal
- Fat:Â 33.28g
- Saturated Fat:Â 5.25g
- Trans Fat:Â 0.08g
- Monounsaturated Fat:Â 17.25g
- Polyunsaturated Fat:Â 8.72g
- Carbohydrates:Â 52.05g
- Fiber:Â 16.19g
- Sugar:Â 29.68g
- Protein:Â 35.72g
- Cholesterol:Â 97.52mg
- Sodium:Â 810.93mg
- Calcium:Â 258.20mg
- Potassium:Â 2518.68mg
- Iron:Â 6.73mg
- Vitamin A: 517.34µg
- Vitamin C:Â 51.80mg
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