Chicken Lettuce Wraps

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(from Christiner’s recipe box)

Categories: chicken, main

Ingredients

  • 2 teaspoons sesame oil
  • 1/2 pound ground chicken breast
  • 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic
  • 2 teaspoons minced ginger
  • 1/4 cup + 1 tablespoon scallions, trimmed and minced
  • 1/3 cup chopped water chesnuts
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 2 teaspoons oyster sauce
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice
  • 1 head of Boston lettuce, leaves separated, washed and dried

Directions

  1. Heat sesame oil in a medium-sized skillet over medium-high heat. Once the oil is heated, add the chicken, using your spoon to break it up as it browns. Once the chicken browns, add the flakes, garlic, ginger, 1/4 cup of scallions and water chestnuts and cook for several minutes, stirring frequently. Add the soy sauce, oyster sauce and lime juice. Remove from heat and transfer to a serving bowl, garnishing with the remaining 1 tablespoon of scallions. Serve along side the lettuce leaves.

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