BBQ Chicken and Pineapple Lettuce Wraps
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Description
If you enjoy lettuce wraps, try these. They have the perfect combination of saucy chicken, pineapple, cashews, avocado, onion and spices served in iceberg and green leaf lettuce leaves.
Ingredients
1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into pieces
1 t. salt
1 t. pepper
1/2 t. smoked paprika
1/2 t. garlic powder
1/2 t. onion powder
2 T. olive oil
1/2 red onion, diced
1 T/ brown sugar
1 1/2 c. cubed pineapple (cut about same size as chicken pieces)
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 T. coarsely chopped cashews
3 T. BBQ sauce, plus more for drizzling
1/3 c. freshly torn cilantro
1 avocado, peeled and sliced
4 green onions, sliced
1 head of iceberg lettuce, leaves torn off
1 head of green leaf lettuce, leaves torn off
sliced limes, for serving
Greek Yogurt Cilantro Sauce:
1/3 c. Greek yogurt
1/3 c. freshly torn cilantro
3 T. milk
1 T. freshly squeezed lime juice
1/2 t. olive oil
1/4 t. salt
1/4 t. pepper
Directions
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Season chicken with salt, pepper, paprika, garlic and onion powder.
Heat a large skillet over medium heat; add olive oil. Add chicken; cook until browned and cooked through, flipping once or twice, about 6 - 8 minutes. Remove chicken; place in a bowl. Add onion and brown sugar to the skillet, stirring well to remove any brown bits from the pan. Cook, stirring occasionally for 5 minutes, or until golden brown. Stir in pineapple and garlic; cook 5 - 6 minutes, stirring often. Add cashews; stir. Add chicken back into the skillet; stir in BBQ sauce; cook 5 minutes.
Greek Yogurt Cilantro Sauce:
Add all ingredients to a food processor; blend until pureed. Use to drizzle over assembled lettuce wraps.
Assembly of lettuce wraps:
Put a piece of green leaf lettuce over the iceberg, making the wrap sturdier. The iceberg lettuce provides a refreshing crunch. Add sliced avocado to the lettuce leaves, top with a few spoonfuls of the chicken mixture. Add green onions, cilantro and a drizzle of BBQ sauce. Finish off with the drizzle of the Yogurt Cilantro Sauce.
4 servings.