What We Cook: Chili's Lettuce Wraps Recipe ~ page 143

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Monday, June 21, 2010

Chili's Lettuce Wraps Recipe ~ page 143

You can buy this dish at Chili's restaurant--or make it yourself at home! It is healthy, easy, and delicious. Carissa and I fixed this meal together last week--it is a good meal for group cooking and fun eating!

Make up the two dipping sauces first--this can be done well before the meal. Round up enough little cups for each person to have their own set of the sesame ginger, and the peanut dipping sauce.

Cut the cooked chicken breast into small dices--you don't want hunky pieces that will fall out of the lettuce. All the seasoning for the chicken is in the stir fry sauce that you add in. (It is very tasty!)

We added small diced carrots to the finished chicken and sauce. We wanted a little crunch in the carrot, so we did not cook it, just let it warm in the sauce. Here is a wrap ready to roll up...

Just roll some chicken mixture in a lettuce leaf, dip in sauce and eat. These wraps make a filling, yet light meal for four. There was a bit of both of the sauces left over, but I will think of something to use them in I am sure. All the flavors going on here with the sauce and dips are bright, lively, and oh so good.

Note: The stir fry sauce calls for 1/4 cup water mixed with the cornstarch, but we find it is better to reduce the water to 2 tablespoons mixed with the 1 teaspoon of cornstarch, to thicken the sauce.