One of the best chicken salad recipes ever. I leave the skin on the cucumber, otherwise, follow exactly. Works great with leftover chicken, especially after making stock.
Ginger-Peanut Chicken-Salad Wraps
You can substitute slices of breast meat from prepackaged rotisserie chicken, which makes the preparation easier, but the dish will be a little higher in fat and sodium.
Yield: 8 servings (serving size: 1 wrap)
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Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 280
- Calories from fat: 19%
- Fat: 5.9g
- Saturated fat: 1.1g
- Monounsaturated fat: 2.7g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 1.6g
- Protein: 25.8g
- Carbohydrate: 30.5g
- Fiber: 2.4g
- Cholesterol: 49mg
- Iron: 2.5mg
- Sodium: 572mg
- Calcium: 29mg
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 6 (4-ounce) skinned, boned chicken breast halves
- 1 cup chopped seeded peeled cucumber
- 3/4 cup chopped red bell pepper
- 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon minced peeled fresh ginger
- 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1 tablespoon low-sodium soy sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
- 2 tablespoons water
- 3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
- 8 (8-inch) fat-free flour tortillas
- 4 cups chopped romaine lettuce
Preparation
- Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken; cook 5 minutes on each side or until done. Remove the chicken from pan; cool. Shred the chicken into bite-size pieces. Place chicken, cucumber, and bell pepper in a large bowl; set aside.
- Place sugar and the next 6 ingredients (sugar through garlic) in a blender, and process until smooth. Add peanut butter and water; process until smooth, scraping sides. Add peanut butter mixture to chicken mixture; stir well. Add cilantro, and toss well. Warm tortillas according to package directions. Spoon 1/2 cup chicken mixture onto each tortilla; top each serving with 1/2 cup lettuce, and roll up.
Ginger-Peanut Chicken-Salad Wraps Recipe at a Glance
- COURSE: Sandwiches
- CONVENIENCE: Entertaining
- CUISINE: American, California, Pacific Northwest, Asian
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Poultry
- OCCASION: Spring, Summer, July 4th, Labor Day, Memorial Day
- PUBLICATION: Cooking Light
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