Name: Lettuce Wraps with Almond-Basil Chicken
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: grape seed oil; onions; garlic (fresh); chicken breasts; red bell peppers; honey; fish sauce; hoisin sauce; rice vinegar; iceberg lettuce; basil (fresh); roasted almonds

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30 minutes

4 servings

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dairy-free

gluten-free

(?)

Has gluten from:

hoisin sauce

kid friendly

has meat

(?)

Has meat from:

chicken breast

has pasta

has seafood

(?)

Has seafood from:

fish sauce

mediterranean

vegan

(?)

Not vegan due to:

chicken breast
honey

vegetarian

(?)

Not vegetarian due to:

chicken breast

pescatarian

paleo

(?)

Not paleo due to:

honey

This recipe has no customizations.

Bon Appétit

This recipe fits right into a balanced diet.

Nutrition Rating Details

Here are the percentages used to determine the nutritional rating for this recipe:

• Calcium: 3.4% of RDA
• Calories: 15.9% of RDA
• Carbs: 4.3% of RDA
• Fat (total lipid): 23.7% of RDA
• Fiber: 9.7% of RDA
• Fructose: 7.0% of RDA
• Protein: 25.5% of RDA
• Sodium: 26.8% of RDA
• Sugar: 20.6% of RDA

• Vitamin A (IU): 38.1% of RDA
• Vitamin B6: 54.5% of RDA
• Vitamin C: 38.8% of RDA
• Iron: 2.6% of RDA
• Magnesium: 20.8% of RDA
• Manganese: 8.1% of RDA
• Niacin: 64.4% of RDA
• Potassium: 18.2% of RDA
• Zinc: 8.7% of RDA

If all nutritional components are less than 50% of RDA (and all vitamins and minerals are less than 400% of RDA) the recipe gets a “Bon Appétit” rating.

MACROS

Carbohydrate

11.9

Calories

318

Fiber

2.71

Iron

0.487

Protein

28.7

Sodium

362

Sugars

6.43

Fat (total lipid)

14.5

INGREDIENTS

Amount

Measure

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Ingredient

tbsp

grape seed oil

whole

onion

small, minced.

cloves

garlic (fresh)

minced.

chicken breast

diced small.

whole

red bell pepper

small, seeded and diced.

tsp

honey

tsp

fish sauce

can use soy sauce if preferred.

tbsp

hoisin sauce

1/2

tsp

rice vinegar

1/2

heads

iceberg lettuce

butter leaf, iceberg, or other similar lettuce, for wrapping.

1/2

cups

basil (fresh)

chopped.

1/4

cups

roasted almonds

sliced.

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PREPARATION

In a large sauté pan, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook until soft.

Add the chicken and cook until browned, about 5 minutes.

Stir in the bell pepper, honey, fish sauce, hoisin sauce, and rice vinegar. Continue cooking until the chicken is fully cooked, 10 to 15 minutes.

Serve the chicken in a shallow dish alongside a plate of the lettuce leaves. Fill the leaves with the chicken mixture, and top with a sprinkling of basil and almonds.

THIS RECIPE CAN BE CUSTOMIZED

Make it Gluten Free!

A gluten-free variant of this recipe can be made. Just substitute hoisin sauce (gluten-free) for hoisin sauce.

Make it Wheat Free!

A wheat-free variant of this recipe can be made. Just substitute hoisin sauce (gluten-free) for hoisin sauce.

COMPLETE NUTRITION

This recipe has the following nutrient totals:

Calories 318

Protein 28.7 g

Carbohydrates 11.9 g

Iron 0.49 mg

Fiber 2.71 g

Calcium 33.6 mg

(plus many more nutrients)

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