Up until a year ago I had never had a lettuce wrap.  I was at a restaurant with a friend and they ordered them from the menu.  I must say I was intrigued.  Mainly because they looked low fat and I was dieting.

But I got home and said to myself, these are simple, I should be able to make these.  I experimented a little bit and came up with what I think really makes for a great low-fat snack or meal.

Ingredients

• 1 lb of chicken
• 1 small onion finely diced
• 1 large tomato finely diced
• 6 cloves of garlic finely diced
• 1 oz sprig of cilantro finely chopped
• 3 oz dry roasted walnuts chopped
• 4 oz of either Gyozu, General Tso’s, or Picante sauce
• add 3 dashes of Tobasco sauce, optional
• one head of lettuce with intact leaves

Now you can add other things based on your tastes like garbanzo beans, diced zucchini, corn, etc.  Whatever you like.

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Method

Steam or bake chicken until done, or start with pre-coooked strips.

Dice or shred the chicken until it is in small chunks.

Dice the vegetables except for the lettuce.

Place all in a bowl.

Add sauce and mix.

Spoon tablespoons of mix onto individual lettuce leaves.  Roll up and enjoy.