Korean Chicken Lettuce Wraps Recipe | MyRecipes - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 tablespoons lower-sodium soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
- 1 1/2 tablespoons dark sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon gochujang sauce (such as Annie Chun's)
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh garlic
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, thinly sliced
- 1 cup uncooked long-grain brown rice
- 2 teaspoons canola oil
- 1 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds
- 12 Bibb lettuce leaves
- 24 English cucumber slices
- 4 green onions, diagonally sliced
Instructions
- Combine first 6 ingredients in a large zip-top plastic bag. Place 2 tablespoons soy sauce mixture in a small bowl; set aside. Add chicken slices to remaining soy sauce mixture in bag; seal. Refrigerate 2 hours.
- Cook rice according to package directions.
- Remove chicken from bag; discard marinade. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add oil to pan; swirl to coat. Add chicken; cook 2 minutes on each side or until done. Sprinkle sesame seeds over chicken. Place 3 tablespoons rice in each lettuce leaf; top each lettuce leaf with 1/3 cup chicken mixture, 2 cucumber slices, and about 1 1/2 teaspoons green onions. Serve with reserved 2 tablespoons soy sauce mixture.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Chicken Breast, Sesame Seeds, Brown Rice.
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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