Updated with WW Personal Points on 6/29/22
I don’t know about you but I love lettuce wraps loaded with chicken. I always get them when we go to P.F. Chang’s and they are super simple to make at home too. Today I am sharing with you all my healthy recipes for Asian Loaded Chicken Lettuce Cups recipe.
This is a simple dinner, lunch or snack and it’s easy to throw together. Simply make up the chicken mixture early in the week and just reheat to load into your lettuce cups. Win-Win.
PIN FOR LATER ⇓
How to Make ASIAN Loaded Chicken Lettuce Cups
1.5 Pounds of Cooked or Grilled Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast, Cubed or Sliced
1 8 Ounce Can of Water Chestnuts, Drained & Diced
3/4 Teaspoon of Ground Ginger
2 Tablespoons Each of Rice Wine Vinegar + Soy Sauce
1/2 Teaspoon Each of Onion & Garlic Powder
Pinch of Red Pepper Flakes
1 Cup of Shredded Carrots or Sliced Lengthwise into Matchsticks
1/2 Cup of Sliced Green Onions
1 14 Ounce Can of LaChoy or other brand Bean Sprouts, Drained
12 Bibb, Boston Lettuce or Romaine Lettuce Leaves
2 Teaspoons of Sesame Seeds
Vegetable Cooking Spray
- Spray a large saute pan generously with vegetable cooking spray and place over medium high heat. If you are using cooked grilled chicken, simply spray a grill pan with cooking spray.
- When pan is hot add in cooked chicken chunks. Stir for about 3 minutes to brown. Add in water chestnuts and ginger. Reduce heat to low and continue to Step 2.
- In a separate bowl, combine rice wine vinegar and soy sauce. Add in onion powder, garlic powder, red pepper flakes and sesame seeds and combine well. Pour into pan and stir to combine OR you can heat in a saucepan separately and pour into a serving bowl.
- Add in carrots, green onions and bean sprouts into the chicken mixture. Cook while stirring for 5 minutes or until mixture is warmed through.
- Spoon mixture onto lettuce leaves.
- This makes 4 servings (3 Lettuce Cups per serving) and if you are on the WW Personal Points Plan and chose Chicken as a 0 Point Food, each serving is 1 PP, however since you are eating non starchy vegetables, you earn 1 PP back so therefore it’s basically 0 PP for 3 Asian Loaded Chicken Lettuce Cups. If you did not choose Chicken as a 0 Point Food, each serving will be 5 PP, but you will earn 1 PP for the non starchy vegetables – so it’s basically only 4 PP.
- On the MyWW Plan, each serving will be 0 SmartPoints on the Blue and Purple Plans. Per serving on the Green Plan, it’s 4 SmartPoints per serving. Enjoy!
- 1.5 Pounds of Cooked or Grilled Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast, Cubed or Sliced
- 1 8 Ounce Can of Water Chestnuts, Drained & Diced
- ¾ Teaspoon of Ground Ginger
- 2 Tablespoons Each of Rice Wine Vinegar + Soy Sauce
- ½ Teaspoon Each of Onion & Garlic Powder
- Pinch of Red Pepper Flakes
- 1 Cup of Shredded Carrots or Sliced Lengthwise into Matchsticks
- ½ Cup of Sliced Green Onions
- 1 14 Ounce Can of LaChoy or other brand Bean Sprouts, Drained
- 12 Bibb, Boston Lettuce or Romaine Lettuce Leaves
- 2 Teaspoons of Sesame Seeds
- Vegetable Cooking Spray
- Spray a large saute pan generously with vegetable cooking spray and place over medium high heat. If you are using cooked grilled chicken, simply spray a grill pan with cooking spray.
- When pan is hot add in cooked chicken chunks. Stir for about 3 minutes to brown. Add in water chestnuts and ginger. Reduce heat to low and continue to Step 2.
- In a separate bowl, combine rice wine vinegar and soy sauce. Add in onion powder, garlic powder, red pepper flakes and sesame seeds and combine well. Pour into pan and stir to combine OR you can heat in a saucepan separately and pour into a serving bowl.
- Add in carrots, green onions and bean sprouts into the chicken mixture. Cook while stirring for 5 minutes or until mixture is warmed through.
- Spoon mixture onto lettuce leaves.
- This makes 4 servings (3 Lettuce Cups per serving) and if you are on the WW Personal Points Plan and chose Chicken as a 0 Point Food, each serving is 1 PP, however since you are eating non starchy vegetables, you earn 1 PP back so therefore it's basically 0 PP for 3 Asian Loaded Chicken Lettuce Cups. If you did not choose Chicken as a 0 Point Food, each serving will be 5 PP, but you will earn 1 PP for the non starchy vegetables - so it's basically only 4 PP.
- On the MyWW Plan, each serving will be 0 SmartPoints on the Blue and Purple Plans. Per serving on the Green Plan, it's 4 SmartPoints per serving. Enjoy!
I hope you enjoy this Weight Watchers Asian Loaded Chicken Lettuce Cups Recipe and make it soon! I know you are going to love it.
FAQ:
What is the best lettuce to serve with the Asian Chicken Lettuce Cups?
The best lettuce leaves are Bibb, Boston Lettuce or Romaine. You can use Iceberg Lettuce, but only the firmer leaves towards the middle of the head.
How Should I Store the Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps?
It’s best to store the lettuce separate from the filling. I usually separate and clean the lettuce leaves the day before serving, dry them thoroughly using a few paper towels. I find it’s best to unravel 4 or 5 paper towels (keeping them together) and place the lettuce leaves on top of the towels and roll up loosely and store in a plastic bag in the refrigerator. This way the lettuce has time to “dry” before stuffing with the filling. . Keep both stored in the fridge, then warm the meat and assemble the lettuce wraps before eating.
Also, this way is best if you don’t use all the lettuce wraps and have the Asian Lettuce filling left over. You can simply reassemble and devour.
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