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Sweet and Sour Cherry Chicken Lettuce Wraps

Name: Sweet and Sour Cherry Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons rice vinegar; 2 tablespoons reduced-sodium teriyaki sauce; 1 tablespoon honey; 1 tablespoon peanut oil; Â¾ pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into Â¾-inch cubes; 1 teaspoon ground ginger; Â½ teaspoon coarse salt; Â¼ teaspoon black pepper; 1 Â½ cups shredded carrots; 1 Â¼ cups fresh sweet cherries, pitted and coarsely chopped; 4 green onions, chopped; â cup sliced almonds; 8 bibb or Boston lettuce leaves

Looking for a light bite? Our Sweet and Sour Cherry Chicken Lettuce Wraps feature chicken stir-fried in peanut oil seasoned with ginger and a DIY sweet-and-sour sauce. Toss in chopped fresh cherries, shredded carrots, diced green onions and sliced almonds and serve it wrapped in bibb or Boston lettuce leaves.

Makes: 4 servings
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Recipe Created By: Jodie Shield
Featured In: Illinois Farm Bureau Partners

Ingredients

2 tablespoons rice vinegar
2 tablespoons reduced-sodium teriyaki sauce
1 tablespoon honey
1 tablespoon peanut oil
¾ pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into ¾-inch cubes
1 teaspoon ground ginger
½ teaspoon coarse salt
¼ teaspoon black pepper
1 ½ cups shredded carrots
1 ¼ cups fresh sweet cherries, pitted and coarsely chopped
4 green onions, chopped
⅓ cup sliced almonds
8 bibb or Boston lettuce leaves

Instructions

In a small bowl, whisk together the vinegar, teriyaki sauce and honey until combined. Set aside.
Heat the peanut oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the cubed chicken and sprinkle with ginger, salt and pepper. Stir-fry the chicken for 5 minutes or until cooked through and no longer pink.
Add the carrots, cherries, green onions and almonds and continue stir-frying for 1 minute. Add the prepared sauce and stir-fry 1 more minute or until everything is warmed through.
Top each lettuce leaf with about ⅛ of the chicken mixture. Fold the lettuce over the filling to create a wrap and serve immediately.