Fresh Lettuce Wraps Packed with Chicken Breast
A fresh wrap sandwich made by wrapping chicken breast and vegetables in lettuce instead of a tortilla.
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This dish wraps plenty of chicken breast and vegetables in broad lettuce leaves instead of flour tortillas. Adding onion cuts through any heaviness from the chicken, and spicy chili sauce lightly seasons everything. It is filling and satisfying, making it great to enjoy even while on a diet.
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Spiciness
- Mildly spicy
Ingredients
Ingredients
- Chicken breast
- Iceberg lettuce or lettuce
- Cabbage
- Onion
- Bell pepper
- Sliced cheese
Sauce
- Wholegrain mustard
- Ketchup
- Mayonnaise
- Chili sauce
- Since you need to roll up the ingredients in the lettuce, leaves with broad surfaces are best.
- Instead of chicken breast, try using various leftovers like takeout fried chicken, sausage, ham, or a fried egg.
Steps
Prepare the ingredients
Since you need to roll up the ingredients in the lettuce, leaves with broad surfaces are best.
For the filling, I prepared cabbage, onion, bell pepper, sliced cheese, and store-bought chicken breast.
When making meat sandwiches or tortilla wraps, adding sweet and pungent onion cuts through the richness and makes it much tastier.
Instead of chicken breast, try using various leftovers like takeout fried chicken, sausage, ham, or a fried egg.
Slice the ingredients
The chicken breast is seasoned with salt and ground black pepper.
Tear it into bite-sized shreds.
Thinly shred the cabbage, and slice the onion and bell pepper into thin strips.
Roll the wraps
Spread out 4 lettuce leaves so they overlap by about 1/3, then evenly arrange the cabbage, onion, and bell pepper on top.
If you get too greedy and add too many ingredients, it will be hard to roll up.
Since the vegetables are unseasoned, drizzle sauces like mustard and mayonnaise to season them, place the chicken breast on top, and drizzle with spicy chili sauce.
Place the sliced cheese on top, roll it up tightly, and wrap it once more with plastic wrap.
Finish
Rolling them with lettuce makes them so vibrant green, refreshing, and pretty.
You can eat it neatly without it falling apart by peeling back the plastic wrap little by little.
I rolled it packed generously with vegetables. Take one bite and the crunch is incredible.
Ppunwife's tips
- If you get too greedy and add too many ingredients, it will be hard to roll up.
- You can eat it neatly without it falling apart by peeling back the plastic wrap little by little.
FAQ
Can I use something else instead of chicken breast?
Leftover takeout fried chicken, sausage, ham, or a fried egg work very well as substitutes.
Can I use iceberg lettuce instead of regular lettuce?
Using iceberg lettuce instead of regular lettuce also turns out wonderfully crisp and delicious.
Is there a trick to rolling them so the fillings don't burst out?
Overlap 4 lettuce leaves broadly, add a moderate amount of filling, roll them up tightly, and wrap them once more with plastic wrap to hold the shape firmly.
