Romaine lettuce is so good for you. All of you who usually eat iceburg lettuce in your salads, should give romaine a try! Romaine lettuce is low in saturated Fat and Sodium, and very low in Cholesterol. It is also a good source of Riboflavin, Vitamin B6, Calcium, Magnesium, Phosphorus and Copper, and a very good source of Dietary Fiber, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin K, Thiamin, Folate, Iron, Potassium and Manganese.
So, for today's recipe I decided to go a different direction then with a boring salad. I came across a recipe that a friend posted on Facebook for a clone of the chicken lettuce wraps from P.F. Chang's. Boy, are they GOOD!!
Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Ingredients
3 tablespoons oil
2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 cup water chestnuts
2/3 cup mushroom
3 tablespoons chopped onions
1 teaspoon minced garlic
4 -5 leaves Romaine lettuce
Special Sauce
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
2 tablespoons ketchup
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/8 teaspoon sesame oil
1 tablespoon hot mustard
2 teaspoons water
1 -2 teaspoon garlic and red chili paste
Stir Fry Sauce
6 tablespoons soy sauce
6 tablespoons brown sugar
3 teaspoons rice wine vinegar
Directions:
1)Make the special sauce by dissolving the sugar in water in a small bowl.
2)Add soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, ketchup, lemon juice and sesame oil.
3)Mix well and refrigerate this sauce until you're ready to serve.
4)Combine the hot water with the hot mustard and set this aside as well.
5)Eventually add your desired measurement of mustard and garlic chili sauce to the special sauce mixture to pour over the wraps.
6)Bring oil to high heat in a wok or large frying pan.
7)Saute chicken breasts for 4 to 5 minutes per side or done.
8)Remove chicken from the pan and cool.
9)Keep oil in the pan, keep hot.
10)As chicken cools mince water chestnuts and mushrooms to about the size of small peas. (I put the chicken, onion, garlic, mushrooms and water chestnuts into my Pampered Chef Manual Food Processor and cut it up small there. It minced up the chicken mixture wonderfully. You could also use a blender.)
11)Prepare the stir fry sauce by mixing the soy sauce, brown sugar, and rice vinegar together in a small bowl.
12)When chicken is cool, mince it as the mushrooms and water chestnuts are.
13) With the pan still on high heat, add another Tbsp of vegetable oil.
14)Add chicken, garlic, onions, water chestnuts and mushrooms to the pan.
15)Add the stir fry sauce to the pan and saute the mixture for a couple minutes.
16)To prep your lettuce: Tear off a desired about of leaves whole and wash them thoroughly. Cut the bottom off part that's crunchy. It won't roll:-) Then cut each leaf in half.
17)Top with"Special Sauce".
ENJOY! I know I did. Serve with brown rice** and steamed veggies.
**I used to not be a fan of brown rice. My sister is always harping on me that I need to trade my beloved white rice for brown. I found this recipe and it was SO good and so easy! Give it a try and add some extra fiber to your diet.
