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Chilli-lime chicken lettuce cups

This healthy chicken san choy bow recipe is bursting with flavour, fibre and fresh crunchy vege. It'll be a winner with the whole family!

  • Time to make: 15 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 5.0
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • juice of 3 limes
  • 1 long red chilli, seeded, finely chopped
  • 500g skinless chicken breast, cut in thin strips
  • 1 teaspoon fish sauce
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • olive spray oil
  • 200g rice noodles
  • 1 large cos or iceberg lettuce, leaves separated
  • 2 large carrots, coarsely grated
  • 200g snow pea sprouts (or use any other sprouts)
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Place chicken strips in a non-metallic bowl. In a small bowl combine lime juice and chilli. Pour half over chicken and marinate for 5 minutes. Add fish sauce and water to remaining marinade to make a dipping sauce. Set aside.

    2 Spray a non-stick frying pan with oil and place over medium-high heat. Cook chicken strips for 2–3 minutes each side, or until golden and cooked through.

    3 Meanwhile, cook rice noodles following packet instructions.

    4 Top lettuce leaves with rice noodles, carrots, sprouts and chicken. Serve lettuce cups with dipping sauce.

    Variations

    Make it gluten free: Check fish sauce is gluten free.

    Make it low FODMAP: Swap the snow peas for green beans.

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