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    Marinated Grilled Chicken Lettuce Wraps

    January 19, 2022 By Mary Leave a Comment

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    Grilled Chicken Lettuce Wrap
    Grilled Chicken Lettuce Wrap

    Our Grilled Chicken Lettuce Wrap starts with a soy based marinade, grilled hot and fast on a skewer, and then finished with a no-sugar dipping sauce. Fill the wrap with your favorite raw veggies. Substitute the soy with Tamari and you have a gluten free chicken lettuce wrap.

    Grilled Chicken Lettuce wraps with dipping sauce.
    Chicken Wraps are great as an appetizer or a main meal and still packed with flavor.

    Every year in January we go on a 10-day cleanse with no sugar. This year we added gluten, dairy, grains, and processed food to the cleanse. We’re not looking to deprive or punish ourselves. On the contrary, we’re looking to add more natural and clean (but still delicious!) flavor in all our dishes. And this grillled chicken wrap meets all the requirements. This recipe is inspired by Dr. Mark Hyman’s 10-day detox challenge Asian Chicken Wraps.

    Why This Recipe Works

    • Cutting the chicken breast in small cubes helps the marinade work through more of the chicken
    • Grilling the chicken adds more flavor
    • No-added sugar (only clean whole foods in this recipe!)
    • Easily adaptable to an appetizer with butter lettuce or endive cups
    • Can be gluten free using tamari sauce versus soy sauce
    Jump to:
    • Why This Recipe Works
    • Ingredients for Grilled Chicken Lettuce Wraps
    • Adaptations
    • Preparation
    • Grilling Marinated Chicken
    • Making the Grilled Chicken Lettuce Wraps
    • Related Recipes
    • Wine Pairing for Grilled Chicken Lettuce Wraps
    • Grilled Chicken Lettuce Wrap Recipe (with No Added Sugar Marinade and Sauce)

    Ingredients for Grilled Chicken Lettuce Wraps

    When it comes to chicken lettuce wraps we focus on boneless chicken breast and sturdy romaine lettuce (or butter lettuce) as the key ingredients. From there we play around with fresh veggies we have the fridge for the toppings themselves.

    • Marinade: low sodium soy (or tamari), sesame seed oil, juice of ½ an orange, fresh ginger, garlic cloves, shallots, and rice wine vinegar.
    • Protein: boneless-skinless chicken breast, simply seasoned with kosher salt and coarse black pepper
    • Wraps: romaine lettuce (or butter lettuce), julienned red pepper, jalapeños, carrots, cilantro, crushed cashews
    • Dipping Sauce: soy, rice wine vinegar, juice of ½ an orange, sesame seed oil, fresh sesame seeds

    Adaptations

    Grilled Chicken Lettuce Wraps are like a blank canvass. Just add any and all flavors that you like.

    Appetizer: Simply sub the romaine for endive cups or butter lettuce and you can plate this as a beautiful appetizer.

    Heat: Add red chili pepper flakes to the marinade and dipping sauce for more heat (or sprinkle inside the wrap).

    Preparation

    cubed up pieces of marinated chicken on a skewer
    Use skewers to easily grill the chicken at the same time.

    Cube up the chicken breasts. This will help the marinade get more surface area as the chicken sits in it.

    Combine all marinade ingredients in a one gallon plastic baggie and then drop in the chicken. Squeeze out as much air as you can. Marinade for two hours and then get the grill ready.

    Alternatively, you can do this before you go to work and then remove the chicken from the marinade when you get home. We don’t recommend overnight because the chicken will toughen up too much.

    When you are ready to grill the chicken cubes, place them on skewers. If using wooden skewers, soak them in water in a dish for at least 30 minutes, ideally 1 hour.

    Rinse and dry the romaine.

    Grilling Marinated Chicken

    marinated chicken skewers on the grill
    Direct grilling is best to cook hot and fast.
    1. Prepare the grill for direct grilling, targeting 450 – 500 degrees Fahrenheit. For a gas grill that’s medium heat.
    2. Season the chicken skewers liberally with salt and pepper (or your favorite chicken seasoning).
    3. Pace over direct heat, close lid, and grill direct for 5 minutes. Flip when you see good sear marks. Continue grilling 5 more minutes or until the internal temperature of the chicken reads 160 degrees Fahrenheit using a good instant read Thermometer, like the Thermoworks Thermapen One.
    4. Remove, roughly chop up the chicken, and then serve with the wraps and dipping sauce.

    Making the Grilled Chicken Lettuce Wraps

    To prepare the lettuce wraps, layout the romaine and other toppings. Combine the dip ingredients together and stir. Place chicken, and all the toppings in the wrap, lightly drizzle in the dipping sauce.

    Related Recipes

    • Ground Chicken Taco Lettuce Wraps
    • Pulled Pork Lettuce Wraps
    • Sake infused Steak Wraps
    • Pulled Pork Spring Rolls

    Wine Pairing for Grilled Chicken Lettuce Wraps

    Wine and soy or umami flavors can be tricky. However a nice option is anything like a dry sparkling wine or rosé (bonus points if it’s a sparkling rosé). Another option is a riesling for a refreshing pairing. Those flavors are not muted and contrast each other for balance in flavor.

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    Grilled Chicken Lettuce wraps with dipping sauce.

    Grilled Chicken Lettuce Wrap Recipe (with No Added Sugar Marinade and Sauce)

    An easy appetizer or main dish, cube up boneless-skinless chicken breast, marinade, and then grill. Wrap in romaine with fresh vegetables with a soy dipping sauce.
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    Prep Time: 15 minutes
    Cook Time: 15 minutes
    Marinade Time: 2 hours
    Total Time: 2 hours 30 minutes
    Servings: 4 people
    Calories: 150kcal
    Author: Mary Cressler | Vindulge
    Cost: $20

    Ingredients

    • 2 whole boneless and skinless chicken breasts, (cut into cubes)
    • 1 tablespoon kosher salt
    • 1 tablespoon coarse black pepper

    Chicken Skewer Marinade

    • ½ cup low sodium soy sauce (for gluten free use tamari)
    • 2 tablespoons sesame seed oil
    • 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed orange juice (about ½ an orange)
    • 2 tablespoons diced shallots
    • 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar (white wine vinegar also works as a substitute)
    • 2 teaspoons freshly graded ginger
    • 3 whole garlic cloves, crushed

    For Wraps

    • 1 head romaine lettuce, rinsed, dried and leaves separated (butter lettuce works well too)
    • 2 whole carrots, peeled and julienned
    • 1 whole red pepper, julienned
    • 1 jalapeño, thinly sliced
    • 1 lime, cut into wedges

    Dipping Sauce

    • ¼ cup low sodium soy (substitute tamari for gluten free)
    • 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed orange juice
    • 1 teaspoon rice wine vinegar (you can sub white wine vinegar also)
    • 1 teaspoon sesame seed oil
    • 1 teaspoon sesame seeds
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    Instructions

    • Marinate Chicken: Place a large (one gallon) Ziploc bag in a glass bowl, add marinade ingredients and chicken into the plastic baggie and combine. Place in the refrigerator for two hours, up to four.
    • Prepare Grill: Prepare the grill for direct grilling, targeting 450 – 500 degrees Fahrenheit. For a gas grill that’s medium heat. Remove the chicken from marinade and discard the marinade. Season chicken with the salt and pepper and place on skewers.
    • Grill: Pace over direct heat, close lid, and grill direct for 5 minutes. Flip when you see good sear marks. Continue grilling 5 more minutes or until the internal temperature of the chicken reads 160 degrees Fahrenheit using a good instant read Thermometer. Remove and then roughly chop up the chicken into smaller pieces.
    • Make Wraps: To prepare the lettuce wraps, layout the romaine and other toppings. Combine the dip ingredients together and stir. Place chicken, and all the toppings in the wrap, lightly drizzle in the dipping sauce.

    Notes

    Adaptations:
    • Appetizer: Simply sub the romaine for endive cups or butter lettuce and you can plate this as a beautiful appetizer.
    • Heat: Add red chili pepper flakes to the marinade and dipping sauce for more heat (or sprinkle inside the wrap).
    • Gluten Free: Tamari is a good gluten free soy sauce alternative.
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    Nutrition

    Calories: 150kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 324mg | Potassium: 583mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 1100IU | Vitamin C: 25mg | Calcium: 84mg | Iron: 3mg
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