LiveSqueezy
  • Home
  • All Recipes
  • Goal
  • About
  • FAQ
  • Contact

Chicken Lettuce Wraps with Caramelized Onion Sweet Potatoes

4/24/2017

2 Comments

 
Picture
An odd combination for a meal, but I still really enjoyed this one! I found the caramelized onion sweet potato recipe first and just tried finding a one-pan quick protein recipe to pair with it. I typically cook 5lbs of sweet potato each week, so from experience I thought it was best to split the sweet potatoes onto two different baking sheets so that all of the diced potatoes were lying flat on the plan. Flipping the potatoes every 20 minutes is a must to evenly roast them and make sure they don't burn! I increased my oven to 400 degrees, flipped every 15-20 minutes on both pans, and after an hour they were done. Note that 5lbs of sweet potatoes typically gets me about 7oz of cooked sweet potato across six meals. If you don't need that many sweet potatoes or carbs, split the recipe in half. Anyways, while the sweet potatoes were roasting I quickly made the chicken lettuce wraps. I doubled the ground chicken, but left the rest of the ingredients the same and thought it still turned out plenty flavorful. Also, I drained my chicken some when it was done because there was a lot of excess liquid. I loved how both of these recipes turned out and thought the meal was delicious! Both recipes are extremely simple, have very few ingredients, and are definitely worth trying out. 

20 Minute Perfect Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Ingredients:
  • 1 pound ground chicken (I doubled this)
  • 1 cup fresh mushrooms chopped (you can use red peppers and water chestnuts too)
  • 1 onion finely chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • 1-2 tablespoons grated ginger
  • ½ cup coconut aminos (about) 
  • A little bunch of green onions chopped
  • Sesame oil or olive oil
  • Salt
  • 1 tablespoon honey or maple syrup (100% pure, raw) 
  • Romaine or Boston Lettuce
Directions:​
  1. Cook ground chicken in a large skillet with a little sesame oil (you can use olive oil too) until well browned. Break the ground chicken with a wooden spoon. I cooked it at medium heat for about 5 minutes.
  2. Add the chopped onion, grated ginger, garlic cloves, green onions, and chopped mushrooms (or peppers/water chestnuts if using).
  3. Cook for another 5 minutes, approximately. Then add the coconut aminos. I used about ½ of a cup. Depending on how much sauce you want, start adding it little by little. Add a little maple syrup or honey and a pinch of salt and taste it. Add more coconut aminos (or soy sauce), or honey/salt if needed. It really depends on your taste.
  4. Cover the skillet and let it cook for about 5 more minutes in medium heat.
  5. Wash your lettuce leaves and start making your lettuce wraps. You can also serve them separately and make your own as you eat them.
  6. Your Chicken Lettuce Wraps are ready!

Original recipe found here


Caramelized Onion Sweet Potatoes
Ingredients:
  • ½ cup organic olive oil or coconut oil
  • 2 large fresh organic yellow onions, fine chopped
  • 4 large fresh organic garlic cloves, fine chopped
  • 2 fresh whole organic bay leaves
  • 5 pounds of organic sweet potatoes, wash well, remove blemishes DO NOT PEEL and medium diced
  • 1 tsp. fresh ground pink salt
  • 6 large fresh organic green onions, fine chopped
Directions:
  1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
  2. In a sauce pan on medium heat, add your oil, onions, garlic and bay leaves. While stirring often cook your onion mixture until it is a dark golden brown. 
  3. Remove from the heat and allow to set for 15 minutes. Remove the bay leaves and discard. 
  4. Completely drain your onions/oil in a metal mesh strainer, reserve BOTH the oil and onions. 
  5. In a large bowl, mix your diced sweet potatoes, flavored oil, caramelized onions and sea salt. On an ungreased metal baking sheet, evenly spread out your potatoes and tightly cover with tin foil. Using a spatula, flip the potatoes about every 20 minutes to evenly cook all sides. 
  6. After about 1 ½ hours, test a potato with a fork, it should go in easily and slide off clean. At this point uncover and continue to roast, flipping every 15 minutes until medium golden brown. Remove from oven, place in a large mixing bowl, toss with the chopped green onion and serve. 

Original recipe found here
2 Comments
Lg
5/14/2017 11:19:15 am

Do you eat your recipes cold or heat them? Such as this with the lettuce, I'm assuming you'd have to eat this cold? Or I know you mentioned above you can serve them separately and make your own... But for the purpose of individual container prepping like the pic... I'm curious.

Reply
Erika
5/14/2017 04:19:12 pm

I typically heat my recipes if I can. There are a few meals I've made that were made to be eaten cold though and I'll usually say that (like the Buffalo chicken with carrot slaw). For this particular meal I would heat it, but recommend not including the lettuce in the container and just packing it separately. I also don't think this meal is bad cold though if you would rather include the lettuce in the containers. I'd say it's up you and what you prefer!

Reply



Leave a Reply.

    Picture

    Erika Copeland

    Sharing the recipes I prepare to help others eat more nutritious food and begin their journey to a healthier life.

    Instagram

    categories

    All
    AIP
    Beef
    Breakfast
    Brussels
    Burgers
    Casserole
    Cauliflower Rice
    Chicken
    Crockpot
    Kombucha
    Low FODMAP
    Meal Prep Tips
    Nutrition Blog
    Pork
    Pressure Cooker
    Quiche
    Sausage
    Shrimp
    Snacks
    Steak
    Sweet Potatoes
    Treats
    Tuna
    Turkey
    Vegan
    Video
    Whole30

    Archives

    December 2021
    November 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.
  • Home
  • All Recipes
  • Goal
  • About
  • FAQ
  • Contact