Description
Not your ordinary tacos – these Thai chicken lettuce tacos are spicy and exotic, made with my light peanut sauce which I make with PB2 (powdered peanut butter) sriracha, ginger and spices. To balance out the spice, I chose to serve these in crisp cool lettuce wraps but tortillas would work great too!
Yield: 4servings | Serving Size: 2lettuce tacos
Ingredients
For the Peanut Sauce:
1/2cupreduced-sodium chicken broth
3tbspPB2, or 2 tbsp peanut butter
1/2tablespoonSriracha chili sauce
1tbsphoney
1tbspsoy sauce, use Tamari for gluten free
1/2tbspfreshly grated ginger
1clovegarlic, crushed
For the 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
3/4cupsshredded carrots
2/3cupscallions, chopped
3/4cupshredded red cabbage
2tbspchopped peanuts
cilantro leaves, for garnish
4lime wedges
8iceberg lettuces outer leaves
Instructions
Make the peanut sauce; in a small saucepan combine chicken broth, PB2, 1/2 tablespoon sriracha, honey, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, 1/2 tablespoon fresh ginger, and 1 clove crushed garlic and simmer over medium-low heat stirring occasionally until sauce becomes smooth and thickens, about 6 to 8 minutes.
- Meanwhile, heat a large non-stick skillet or wok over high medium until hot.
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 1 minute. Add the tablespoon of soy sauce, cook 1 minute.
Add the shredded carrots, and 1/2 cup of the scallions and sauté until tender crisp, about 1-2 minutes. Set aside.
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.
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Nutrition
Serving: 2lettuce tacos, Calories: 252kcal, Carbohydrates: 18g, Protein: 25g, Fat: 12g, Saturated Fat: 0.5g, Cholesterol: 96mg, Sodium: 567mg, Fiber: 4g, Sugar: 9g
