Asian Chicken Salad Lettuce Wraps Recipe | Myrecipes - PCOS-Friendly Recipe

Asian Chicken Salad Lettuce Wraps Recipe | Myrecipes
Servings: 4
Lunch

Nutrition per Serving

0 Calories
0g Protein
0g Carbs
0g Fat

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons sesame seeds
  • 1 tablespoon low-sodium soy sauce
  • 2 teaspoons miso paste
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice
  • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/4 cup mayonnaise
  • 1/2 teaspoon sriracha or other hot sauce
  • 3 cups rotisserie chicken, skin and bones removed, meat shredded
  • 8 small leaves savoy cabbage or Bibb lettuce, from 1 small head
  • 1 small red bell pepper, seeded and thinly sliced
  • 2 scallions, thinly sliced on the bias
  • 1 to 2 Tbsp. chopped cilantro, optional
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint leaves, optional

Instructions

  1. Place sesame seeds in a small dry skillet. Cook over medium-low heat, tossing, until golden, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a plate to cool.
  2. In a large bowl, whisk together soy sauce, miso, lime juice, Worcestershire sauce, mayonnaise and sriracha. Stir in 1/2 of sesame seeds. Add chicken and toss to coat.
  3. Divide chicken salad among 8 lettuce-leaf cups and place on a platter. Divide bell pepper and scallions among lettuce cups. Sprinkle each cup with remaining sesame seeds and herbs, if desired. Serve immediately.

PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe

This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Sesame Seeds, Miso.

Sesame seeds help with progesterone balance. Lignans found in in sesame seeds help to prevent excess estrogen production. Miso is extremely nutrient-dense and believed to alkalinize the body and stop the effects of carcinogens in the system.

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