Healthy Lettuce and Sesame Seeds Cups
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Difficulty:
easy
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Preparation:
25 min.
Preparation
ready in 55 min.
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Ingredients
for
4
- For Chicken
- 4 boneless, skinless Chicken breasts (halves)
- salt (to taste)
- freshly ground Black pepper (to taste)
- 2 Tbsps vegetable oil
- 1 medium onion (peeled and thinly sliced)
- 2 cloves garlic cloves (peeled and crushed)
- 1 red chili pepper (rinsed; deseeded and finely chopped)
- ½ cup Water chestnut (chopped)
- 3 Tbsps soy sauce
- 1 Tbsp Lime juice
- For Dipping Sauce, Lettuce Cups and Topping
- ¾ cup soy sauce
- 1 red chili pepper (seeded and coarsely chopped)
- 2 heads Boston butter lettuce (or bib)
- 4 scallions (rinsed and finely chopped)
- 1 cup carrots (matchsticks)
- 1 Tbsp toasted Sesame seeds
How healthy are the main ingredients?
carrotsoy saucesoy sauceSesame seedsgarlic cloveChicken breastPreparation steps
1.
Preheat oven to 375ºF / 190ºC.
2.
Rinse the chicken breast halves under cold running water and pat dry with paper towels. Season the chicken to taste with salt and pepper. Roast the chicken breasts for 20 to 30 minutes. Leave to cool, cut into bite-sized pieces.
3.
Meanwhile, heat the oil in a small skillet and cook the onion and garlic for 2 minutes, or until the onion begins to turn golden. Add the chili and cook for an additional 3 or 4 minutes. Add the water chestnuts, soy sauce and lime juice, and cook for 1 minute or until warmed through. Remove from the heat source.
4.
Place the cut-up chicken and scallions into a bowl. Add the onion and water chestnut mixture and gently toss.
5.
For Lettuce Cups and Topping:
6.
Place soy sauce in a small bowl, top with chopped red chili and serve for dipping.
7.
Separate the lettuce leaves and divide among 4 plates (about 4 per plate). Fill with the chicken mixture and top with scallions, carrots and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Serve immediately.
