Jamaican Jerk Chicken Lettuce Wraps
These Jamaican Jerk Chicken Lettuce Wraps are spicy, delicious and super healthy. Perfect for a light lunch or dinner.
Prep time
20 mins
Cook time
5 mins
Total time
25 mins
Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 8 lettuce leaves, I used Boston lettuce, but iceburg lettuce works
- 2 chicken breasts, cut into small pieces
- 1 to 2 tbsp Jamaican jerk seasoning (store bought or recipe follows)
- ¼ cup peanuts, chopped
- 3 green onions, chopped
- 2 cups coleslaw mix
- ¼ cup cilantro, roughly chopped
- 1 lime cut into slices
Sauce
- ⅓ cup mayonnaise
- 1 tsp Jamaican jerk seasoning
Jamaican jerk seasoning
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 2 to 3 tsp cayenne pepper
- 2 tsp onion powder
- 2 tsp dried parsley
- 2 tsp sugar
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp ground allspice
- ½ tsp black pepper
- ½ tsp dried crushed red pepper
- ½ tsp ground nutmeg
- ¼ tsp ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Spray a nonstick skillet with cooking spray and heat over medium heat.
- Sprinkle 1 or 2 tbsp of the Jamaican jerk seasoning over the chicken and toss making sure each piece is generously seasoned. Add the chicken to the skillet and cook for a few minutes, it will cook in about 5 to 7 minutes or so because pieces are fairly small.
- Make the sauce by mixing together the mayonnaise with a bit of Jamaican jerk seasoning.
- To assemble the lettuce wraps, top each lettuce leaf with some of the coleslaw mix, chicken, green onions, cilantro, peanuts and drizzle with a bit of the mayo sauce.
Notes
This recipe yields about 8 or 9 lettuce wraps, 2 wraps per serving.
The Jamaican Jerk seasoning recipe will yield more than the necessary seasoning required for this recipe, store in a jar or airtight container for later use.
The Jamaican Jerk seasoning recipe will yield more than the necessary seasoning required for this recipe, store in a jar or airtight container for later use.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 2 lettuce wraps Calories: 284 Fat: 16.9g Saturated fat: 3.1g Unsaturated fat: 0.0gTrans fat: 0.0g Carbohydrates: 9.2g Sugar: 2.0g Sodium: 245 mg Fiber: 1.4g Protein: 24.1gCholesterol: 71mg
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