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Monday, November 28, 2011

Lettuce Wraps


I made these a couple of weeks ago and they were a big hit! It is always nice to give something to Dieter and not have to convince him to eat it (Kimball too!) I made the same recipe Saturday but turned them into stuffed peppers (minus the cheese for Dieter). They were good, but we liked it better as lettuce wraps.

Chicken Meat from 1 small boiled chicken
2 Tbsp Ghee or other cooking fat
1 large Onion, finely chopped
1 Anaheim or Poblano Pepper, chopped
1 Green Bell Pepper, chopped
1 Red Bell Pepper, chopped
1 medium Zucchini, chopped
1/4-1/2 cup Chicken Stock
Salt to taste
Pinch of Chipotly powder
3 cloves of Garlic, crushed
1-2 tsp Cumin powder
1-2 tsp dried Oregano
1 Lime, juiced
1 large handful of chopped Cilantro

-Remove the meat from the bones and chop into bite-sized chunks. Set aside.
-Melt the fat in a large skillet Add the onion and saute for several minutes to let it soften. Add the peppers and zucchini and continue to saute for several more minutes.
-Add the garlic, salt, and dry spices and let cook for several minutes while stirring. Pour in a little meat stock and continue to saute for about 10 more minutes, adding more stock as the mixture becomes dry to keep it from burning.
-Add the chicken and continue to cook and stir until the mixture is well blended and the meat is heated through.
-Remove the heat, add the lime juice, and cilantro, and adjust seasonings if needed.

Stuffed Bell Peppers




-Make the mixture above, minus the lime juice and cilantro
-Pre heat oven to 350 degrees
-Cut peppers in half lengthwise and remove seeds.
-Carefully fill each pepper half and place open side up in pan,
-Pour a little chicken broth around peppers, cover, and bake for 30-45 minutes.

{Recipes from Internal Bliss}


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6 comments:

  1. Sounds great, i'll have to try it! Thanks for visiting my blog! I'm your new follower :)

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  2. we do chicken lettuce wraps, too! Thank you for joining the Frugal Tuesday Tip this week: http://juliecache.com/2011/11/28/frugal-tuesday-tip-accessorize-for-free/.html

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  3. I have red bell peppers in the fridge and was just thinking about what to do with them - this looks so yummy and thinking it would be a great excuse to try out my brand new crock pot too :)
    Thanks for sharing!

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  4. Love lettuce wraps! Yours look yummy. I am a new FB fan visiting from Show and Tell Saturday. Vicky from Mess For Less

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  5. OMG! They both look so tasty! I am a big fan of stuffed bell peppers and lettuce wraps. I normally stuff mine with ground beef but the chicken looks really delicious. Thanks for sharing and I hope you will come back to Tuesday's Tasty Tidbits.

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