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These scallion & ginger chicken lettuce cups are such an easy and healthy recipe that is perfect for the summer weather. Chicken lettuce cups make for a delicious low carb dinner or lunch or even appetizer.  Only 5.4g net carbs per serving.

Scallion & Ginger Chicken Lettuce Cups

These scallion & ginger chicken lettuce cups are such an easy and healthy recipe that is perfect for the summer weather. Chicken lettuce cups make for a delicious low carb dinner or lunch or even appetizer.  Only 5.4g net carbs per serving.

Course Main Course
Cuisine Chinese
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 111 kcal
Author Denise

Ingredients

  • 1 lb chicken, ground
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 4 scallions, chopped (separate white parts from the greens)
  • 1 tablespoon ginger, grated
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • ¼ cup coconut aminos
  • ½ cup jicama, chopped
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon pepper
  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
  • 4 lettuce leaves, large butter lettuce leaves

Instructions

  1. In a large skillet, heat up the olive oil. Add in the garlic and ginger and saute for a minute until fragrant.

  2. Add in the whites of the scallions, along with the chicken, jicama, salt and pepper. As the chicken starts losing it's pink color, add in the coconut aminos and mix well.

  3. When the chicken is cooked, add in the greens of the onions and the sesame oil. Mix well and cook for 1 minute more.

  4. Take off the stove and put the filling into large butter lettuce leaves. Use the coconut aminos as a condiment if you want or try a squeeze of lime or fresh cilantro leaves though these are optional.