What do you do when all you want is a taco, but you know it won’t help you get healthy? You eat one of these tasty chicken salad lettuce wraps! This quick healthy lunch is just the option for you. These wraps are a perfectly satisfying comfort food loaded with flavorful and filling chicken. If you are looking for a healthy chicken salad replacement, then this is it. Curious as to what to serve with chicken lettuce wraps, then keep reading for the recipe and serving suggestions.
WHAT TO SERVE WITH CHICKEN LETTUCE WRAPS
You don’t need to sacrifice your health to eat delicious food, you just need to get creative. Make lettuce wraps your new best friend, they’re versatile and you can fill a nice leaf of lettuce with whatever you fancy from chicken to shrimp, ground beef, or tempeh, whatever you fill it with, there’s just something about eating a wrap that screams comfort and indulgence.
QUICK HEALTHY LUNCH
Try these lettuce wraps next time you feel like ordering take-out. Meal prep the chicken breast or to save even more time buy a rotisserie chicken and use that cooked chicken for this recipe. The assembly of this recipe comes together in less than five minutes, faster than calling takeout.
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Chicken Salad Lettuce Wraps
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 2 Servings 1x
Description
Tasty & Healthy Chicken Salad Lettuce Cups
What do you do when all you want is a taco but you know it won’t help you get healthy? You eat one of these tasty Chicken Salad Lettuce Wraps! These are perfectly satisfying comfort food loaded with flavorful and filling chicken.
Ingredients
- 4 to 6 romaine lettuce leaves
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 garlic clove, chopped
- 3 tablespoons plain yogurt or dairy free almond milk yogurt
- Sea salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1/2 cup sunflower seeds
- 1 apple, chopped
- 2 cups cooked chicken breast, chopped
- 2 teaspoons basil
Instructions
1. Place the lettuce leaves to the side. Add the remaining ingredients to a large bowl and mix well.
2. Fill each of the lettuce leaves with 1 to 2 tablespoons of chicken salad and serve.
Notes
Serve this alone or with a tasty nourishing soup.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 lettuce cups
- Calories: 394
- Sugar: 22.8 grams
- Sodium: 112 mg
- Fat: 10.9 grams
- Saturated Fat: 2.1 grams
- Carbohydrates: 29.3 grams
- Fiber: 3.9 grams
- Protein: 45 grams
- Cholesterol: 109 mg
Keywords: chicken salad lettuce wraps, chicken salad, chicken, wraps
ENJOY THIS TASTY CHICKEN SALAD LETTUCE WRAP!
I call this my Villanueva power chicken lunch. If you make this healthy chicken salad lettuce wrap let me know in the comment section below. I also would love to hear what you think or take a photo and tag me @Eat_Your_Nutrition on Instagram. I love seeing your photos. #EatYourNutrition #LauraVillanueva
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