Biggest Loser Chicken Salad Lettuce Cups

Don’t let the long list of ingredients deter you from making this savory wrap.  It’s worth it, plus, it has great protein calories and is very satisfying.   It’s fun to make with friends.  Buy a bottle of white wine and settle in to make this as a fun friends in the kitchen party. Use very cold and crisp lettuce to give a nice crunch to this hand-held lunch treat.

Biggest Loser Chicken Salad Lettuce Cups

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Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes

Total Time: 20 minutes minutes

Course: Entrees

Cuisine: Healthy Spa Cuisine

Keyword: Biggest Loser, Chicken

Servings: 4

Calories: 191kcal

Courtesy Of: The Biggest Loser Cookbook Collection

Don’t let the long list of ingredients deter you from making this savory Chicken Salad Lettuce Cup. It’s worth it, plus, it has great protein calories and is very satisfying. 

Ingredients

• ▢ 1 8 oz can bamboo shoots - drained and minced
• ▢ 1 8 oz can water chestnuts - drained and minced
• ▢ 3 tablespoons sherry
• ▢ 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
• ▢ 1 tablespoon peanut butter (all natural creamy) - or reduced fat
• ▢ 2 teaspoons low-sodium soy sauce
• ▢ 2 teaspoons hot-pepper sauce
• ▢ 1 packet Splenda Granulated Sweetener - or your favorite no-calorie sweetener
• ▢ 1 tablespoon garlic finely minced
• ▢ 1 cup minced onion
• ▢ ½ pound chicken breast - ground or very finely minced or chopped
• ▢ 2 teaspoons fresh ginger - minced
• ▢ ¼ teaspoon Fine Pink Salt
• ▢ 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
• ▢ 8 small butter lettuce leaves
• ▢ 1 whole green onion - chopped
• ▢ 1 small cucumber - seeded and sliced into 1" strips
• ▢ 1 small carrot - slivered

Instructions

• In a medium bowl, combine the bamboo shoots, water chestnuts, sherry, hoisin sauce, peanut butter, soy sauce, hot-pepper sauce, and sugar substitute.
• Mix well. Set aside.
• Mist a large, nonstick skillet with olive oil spray and set over medium heat.
• Add the garlic and cook for 2 minutes, or until fragrant.
• Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, for 3 to 4 minutes, or until tender and just starting to brown.
• Increase the heat to medium-high.
• Add the chicken, ginger, and salt.
• Cook chicken and if using ground, be sure to break the chicken into small chunks, for 3 to 4 minutes, or until no longer pink.
• Add the reserved bamboo shoot mixture.
• Cook for 2 minutes, or until hot.
• Stir in the sesame oil.
• Remove the pan from the heat.
• Spoon the chicken mixture, evenly divided, into the lettuce leaves.
• Set on a serving dish.
• Top with green onion, slivered carrots or cucumber.
• Serve immediately.

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Spa Index Kitchen Notes

Depending on your calorie and fat allowance, a handful of toasted peanuts would not be amiss.

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Nutrition

Serving: 2 Portions | Calories: 191 kcal (10%) | Carbohydrates: 22 g (7%) | Protein: 16 g (32%) | Fat: 4 g (6%) | Saturated Fat: 1 g (6%) | Cholesterol: 33 mg (11%) | Sodium: 637 mg (28%) | Fiber: 5 g (21%)