Grilled Chicken Lettuce Wraps

We had this for dinner last night and boy was it yummy!  Pretty simple to make, not too time consuming and delicious!!  If you are working on losing weight use the sauce on the side option and go heavy on the lettuce.    mmmmm

Grilled Chicken Lettuce Wraps

Ingredients

4 chicken breasts- boneless & skinless, cut into thin strips

*optional-bbq skewers (if using wood, soak for 1 hour in advance)

2-8 oz can water chestnuts-chopped into small pieces

1 ½ cup teriyaki sauce-if you buy pre-made read the label-sugar is ok but no hi fructose corn syrup allowed!  I will post my everyday homemade teriyaki sauce as well, so if you are interested look out for it.  :-)

½ cup + 1 Tbsp chunky peanut butter-again, read the label-sugar is ok  but no hi fructose corn syrup allowed!

1 ½ Tbsp of red pepper flakes

1 ½ Tbsp sesame seeds

1-2 heads bibb lettuce, leaves separated and washed

2 cups cooked whole grain rice

 Instructions

Whisk together the teriyaki sauce, peanut butter, sesame seeds and chili pepper. Don't be afraid of the pepper, it isn't really that hot in the final product. Divide the sauce in half.

 Marinade the chicken in half the sauce for an hour. If you're in a hurry, you can skip the hour marinade time and just toss the meat in the mixture.

 Grill chicken on low directly on grill or using skewers-3-4 min per side.  Remove from grill and chop into small pieces.  Mix with chopped water chestnuts and remainder of sauce.  *note: You can also keep the remainder of sauce separate from chicken and water chestnuts and add it to the table in a small dish as an option.

Place cleaned lettuce leaves, chicken mixture and rice on the table.  Diners prepare their own wraps by placing some rice onto a lettuce leaf and then adding chicken mixture on top then rolling up to eat................ Serves 4