I needed an health-ish option for football Sunday Lettuce wraps 2 versions Blue cheese lettuce Wedge wrap a take on the steak house salad and a Fire Cracker Chicken lettuce wrap which is spicy, sweet and sour. These wraps are a similar favor to wings but deconstructed in to 2 options. They have the heat in one and the blue cheese in the other. Something green, Lettuce Wraps easy to pick up and eat. Great finger food. Football Foods grown up. I also have to say even my 10 year old like them.
Fire Cracker Chicken Lettuce Wraps (Shown above)
- 1 or2 boneless Chicken breasts
- 1 head of Boston Bib lettuce
- 2 cups Orange Juice
- 1 tbls Honey
- 1 lime
- 1 blood orange
- 4 tbls Soy sauce
- ¼cup rice vinegar
- Lime
- Sugar
- Cayenne pepper
- 1 package of shredded coleslaw
- Salt pepper
Prep:
- In a plastic bag, 1 cup of OJ, 2 tbls of Soy, 1-tbls spoon of honey, 1tbls of Cayenne pepper salt pepper, Place thawed chicken in Marinade for 2-3 hours or overnight.
- Separate bowl place ½ a bag of coleslaw, 2 tbls of sugar, ¼cup rice vinegar , juice of a lime, pinch of salt mix sit for 2-3 hours over night.
Cook:
- Fry or grill chicken till cooked, add marinade in pan while cooking to keep moist. Remove chicken to a separate plate allow to cool so you can shred with a fork.
- Deglaze the chicken pan with 1 cup orange juice and 2 tbls soy sauce to make a reduction
- Clean and wash lettuce keeping leaves in tack (bib lettuce is great for wraps because the are flexible
Assemble: Lettuce, coleslaw, shredded chicken , drizzled with oj/soy reduction, top with blood orange
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Blue Cheese Bacon Wedge Lettuce wraps
- 1 head of Boston Bib lettuce
- Solid blue cheese ¼ lb (sliced thin, shaved)
- Thick cut bacon
- Plum Tomatoes diced
- Olive Oil
- Balsamic Vinegar
- Clean and wash lettuce keeping leaves in tack (bib lettuce is great for wraps because the are flexible)
- Cook the bacon draining fat once cool slice in to thin strips
- Assemble
- Lettuce, tomato, blue cheese ,bacon, Drizzle with oil and vinegar- Wrap and eat
I like the balsamic in a spray container so it is evenly distributed I found mine at Trader Joes
- Variations- add sour cream or an hard boiled egg- for a cobb version
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