Lettuce Wraps - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup Hoisin Sauce
- 1/3 cup Soy Sauce
- 2 Tablespoons Grated Ginger
- 1 Tablespoon Sriracha
- 1 Tablespoon Rice Wine Vinegar
- 3 cloves Garlic, Grated
- 2 whole Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts, Cut Into Strips
- 1/4 cup Chopped Cilantro
- 8 whole Butter Lettuce Leaves
- 1 cup Bean Sprouts
- 1 cup Thinly Sliced Red Cabbage
- 1 cup Julienned Carrots
- 1 cup Cucumber Slices
- 2 Tablespoons Chopped Peanuts
- 1 cup Cooked Thin Rice Noodles
- Sweet Chili Sauce, For Serving
Instructions
- For the chicken and marinade: Mix the hoisin sauce, soy sauce, grated ginger, Sriracha, rice wine vinegar and grated garlic in a large bowl or resealable plastic bag. Add the chicken strips and marinate, refrigerated, for 2 hours.
- Heat a grill pan over high heat.
- Remove the chicken strips from the marinade and grill until cooked through, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer to a serving platter and sprinkle with the peanuts and cilantro.
- For the lettuce and fillings: Set out the lettuce, bean sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cucumbers and rice noodles on the serving platter.
- To assemble, use the butter lettuce leaves to contain the chicken and fillings. Add some chili and hoisin sauce, then roll them up and eat!
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Chicken Breast, Nuts.
Skinless chicken breast, often heralded for its lean nutritional profile, is undeniably a powerhouse when it comes to protein content. With an impressive 21 grams of protein packed into every 100 grams of the breast, it emerges as a preferred choice for those conscious about their protein intake. Delving deeper into the nutritional matrix of chicken, one can't overlook the copious amounts of vitamin B6 it houses. This particular vitamin plays an indispensable role in our body, especially when di...
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