chicken lettuce wraps

Another super simple recipe that turns out quite tasty. We love lettuce wraps and this one particularly is not only quite healthy but very yummy!

Ingredients:
1 pound of extra lean ground chicken
1 onion
2 tablespoons of garlic
2 teaspoons of ginger
3 stalks of green onion
1 can of water chestnuts
1 tablespoon of low sodium soy sauce
1 tablespoon of rice vinegar
1/4 cup of hoisin sauce
1 tablespoon of sesame oil
3 teaspoons of sriracha sauce
1 head of iceberg lettuce

Ingredients for dipping sauce:
1 tsp of mustard, 2 tsp of sriracha, 1 tsp of mayonaise, 2 tsp of soy sauce, 1 tsp of hoisin sauce, 1 tsp of sesame oil

OPTIONAL TOPPINGS: Chopped roasted peanuts

1. Heat sesame oil in saucepan.

2. Add ground chicken and cook.
3. When chicken is almost ready, add ginger and garlic.

4. Stir garlic and ginger and turn heat down to low and let chicken finish cooking.
5) While chicken is cooking, chop onions and chestnuts.

6. Turn off stove and remove saucepan from heat once chicken is done cooking.
7. Add chopped white onion to chicken and mix well.

8. Add soy sauce, hoisin sauce and rice vinegar and mix well.

9. Fold in chopped green onions and water chestnuts.

10. I remove a little bit for the kids once the green onions and water chestnuts are mixed in and then add sriracha and mix well.

11. Top with peanuts (optional) and serve on pieces of ice berg lettuce with dipping sauce.

Makes 6-8 servings
Calories per serving without peanuts and dipping sauce: 149, Fat: 8g, Carbs: 10g, Protein: 12g, Sugars: 5g, Fiber: 2g, Sodium: 256 mg