Best Minced Chicken Lettuce Cups Recipes

Minced Chicken with Vegetables in Lettuce Cups image

Yield Serves 2 to 4

Number Of Ingredients 18

4 large Boston lettuce leaves, washed and spun dry
2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
1/2 skinless boneless chicken breast, chilled (about 6 ounces)
1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
2 teaspoons dry white wine
1/3 cup canned water chestnuts (about 2 ounces), rinsed, drained and chopped fine
1/2 red bell pepper, chopped fine
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 large egg white, beaten lightly
For sauce
4 teaspoons oyster sauce
1 teaspoon Asian sesame oil
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon white pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 small garlic clove, minced
2 tablespoons pine nuts, toasted

Steps:

Brush inside of each lettuce leaf with 1/2 tablespoon hoisin sauce and chill.
In a food processor pulse chicken until chopped fine. In a small cup stir together cornstarch and wine and in a bowl stir together chicken, cornstarch mixture, water chestnuts, bell pepper, salt and egg white. Marinate chicken mixture 5 minutes.
Make sauce:
In a small bowl, stir together sauce ingredients until sugar is dissolved.
In a large saucepan with 6 cups salted boiling water cook chicken mixture, stirring constantly to break up lumps, until chicken is no longer pink, about 3 minutes. Drain chicken mixture in sieve.
In a large non-stick skillet heat vegetable oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and cook garlic, stirring until softened. Add chicken mixture and cook, stirring, until golden, about 2 minutes. Add sauce and cook, stirring, until mixture is coated, about 2 minutes.
Divide chicken mixture among prepared lettuce leaves and sprinkle with pine nuts. Wrap leaves loosely around filling.

Minced Chicken Lettuce Cups image

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Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 head of butter lettuce
4 organic chicken breasts
1/2-cup unsalted peanuts
1 bunch fresh chives
1 mango (ripe, diced or cubed)
2 jalapenos (chopped and seeded)
1/4-cup fresh lime juice

Steps:

Separate and remove leaves from lettuce stalk. Wash under cold water and place on paper towels to dry.
Place your four chicken breasts in a pre-heated 400-degree oven for 20 minutes or until chicken is cooked through. Remove chicken and let cool. Remove skin and bones from the chicken and cut into small cubes.
Roast peanuts until golden brown. Set aside and cool. Crush the peanuts in the plastic bag with a meat tenderizer and dice the mango.
In a bowl combine diced mango, jalapeno, peanuts and limejuice. Add chicken. With a tablespoon fill the lettuce cups with the chicken mixture, fold over and gently tie with a long piece of fresh chives and serve.