3/4 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 3/4-inch cubes
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 teaspoons olive oil
1-1/2 cups shredded carrots
1-1/4 cups coarsely chopped pitted fresh sweet cherries
4 green onions, chopped
1/3 cup coarsely chopped almonds
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
2 tablespoons reduced-sodium teriyaki sauce
1 tablespoon honey
8 Bibb or Boston lettuce leaves
1. Sprinkle chicken with ginger, salt and pepper. In a large nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add chicken; cook and stir 3 to 5 minutes or until no longer pink.
2. Remove from heat. Stir in carrots, cherries, green onions and almonds. In a small bowl, mix vinegar, teriyaki sauce and honey; stir into chicken mixture. Divide among lettuce leaves; fold lettuce over filling.
TOTAL TIME: Prep/Total Time: 25 min.
YIELD: 4 servings.
Nutrition Facts
2 filled lettuce wraps: 257 calories, 10g fat (1g saturated fat), 47mg cholesterol, 381mg sodium, 22g carbohydrate (15g sugars, 4g fiber), 21g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 1 vegetable, 1/2 fruit, 1/2 fat.