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Teriyaki Pineapple Chicken Lettuce Cups

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
SERVINGS 4
Servings 4

Ingredients
 

  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • 4 Cloves garlic
  • 1 Tsp sriracha
  • 1 Head lettuce stems cut and separated
  • 1/4 cup green onions finely chopped, s
  • 1/2 cup carrot⁣⁣s
  • ½ cup cabbage
  • 15 oz pineapple ⁣⁣⁣ fresh ideal
  • 1 Tsp black pepper
  • 1 pound chicken breasts
  • 1/2 cup teriyaki sauce see recipe for low sugar
  • 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
  • 2 Tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 Tbsp sesame oil
  • 4 Tbsp soy sauce
  • 0.8 Tbsp Lakanto Maple Syrup 0.8 tbsp, or fiber syrup
  • 0.8 cloves Garlic 0.8 cloves
  • 0.4 Tbsp ginger 0.4 tbsp, grated
  • 0.1 Tsp xanthan gum Optional (arrowroot, tapioca)

Instructions
 

Pineapple Chicken Lettuce Cups

  • Heat oil in large skillet and saute garlic and carrots for 3 to 5 minutes, or until carrots are tender.
  • Add crushed pineapple and saute for an additional 3 minutes.
  • Remove carrot mixture to a bowl; cook chicken in skillet for 10 minutes or until no longer pink and crumbling into small pieces. Season with pepper; drain well.
  • Mix together teriyaki sauce, vinegar, soy sauce, sesame oil and hot chili sauce. Stir into ground chicken. Simmer for 5 minutes to allow liquid to reduce and then add the carrot pineapple mixture back to the pan. Stir until well combined.
  • Spoon chicken mixture into lettuce leaves and garnish with green onions and chopped peanuts

Teriyaki Pineapple Sauce

  • Mince the garlic and grate the ginger.
  • Place all of the ingredients except the xanthan gum in a frying pan and put to boil.
  • Once the Lakanto Golden sweetener has melted and the sauce is bubbling, sprinkle in the xanthan gum.
  • Stir until the sauce has thickened. This should take 1-2 minutes. Immediately turn off the heat.

Notes

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Nutrition

Saturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 91mgPotassium: 241mgSugar: 18g
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