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Chicken and chia lettuce cups

  • Time to make: 25 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 5.0
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 onion, finely diced
  • 2 teaspoons crushed garlic
  • 2 teaspoons crushed ginger
  • 500g chicken breast, chopped in 2cm pieces
  • 400g can chickpeas
  • 2 tablespoons chia seeds
  • 2 tablespoons sweet chilli sauce
  • 2 limes (juice of 1, the other cut in wedges)
  • 8 iceberg lettuce leaves
  • 4 carrots, grated or julienned
  • 1 red capsicum, finely sliced
  • 4 tablespoons roasted unsalted peanuts, roughly chopped
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Heat the oil in a large frying pan on a high heat. Fry the onion, garlic and ginger for 2-3 minutes until soft. Add the chicken and cook until the juices run clear. Add the chickpeas, chia seeds, chilli sauce and juice of 1 lime. Toss well and cook for a further 2-3 minutes.

    2 To assemble, spoon equal amounts of the chicken mix into each lettuce leaf and top with carrot, capsicum and crushed peanuts. Serve with more fresh lime and coriander.

    Variations

    • Make it gluten free: Check sweet chilli sauce is gluten free.
    • Make it low FODMAP: Omit garlic and onion and use garlic-infused oil and green spring onion tips instead. Reduce the canned chickpeas down to 1 cup (rinsed and drained well). Use a sweet chilli sauce that doesn’t contain garlic.

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