5:30 Challenge: Mango Chicken Lettuce Wraps

Mango Chicken Lettuce Wraps

To make the meal:

Rice with dried cranberries

Jicama sticks sprinkled with lime juice and chili powder

If you’re looking for a new way to serve the rotisserie chicken you picked up at the grocery store, try these wraps. Mangoes are at the peak of their season right now. Diced and combined with shredded chicken in a lime juice vinaigrette, they’re sure to please most everyone at your table.

Start your meal prep by steaming some rice and include some dried cranberries while it’s cooking. Then garnish the wraps and rice with chopped fresh mint or cilantro for a bright herbal kick. Add sriracha chili sauce if your household likes a little spice.

Jicama is a lovely, crunchy vegetable that just requires peeling and cutting into finger-size sticks. Follow the lead of street vendors in Mexico who toss the jicama with lime, and then sprinkle with dried chile powder and salt.

Mango Chicken Lettuce Wraps

Hands on: 10 minutes

Total time: 10 minutes

Serves: 4

3 cups coarsely shredded roast chicken

1 large ripe mango, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch dice

1/4 cup fresh lime juice

2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

1/4 teaspoon salt

12 Boston lettuce leaves

In a large bowl, lightly toss chicken, mango, lime juice, olive oil and salt. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

To serve, divide chicken mixture among lettuce leaves.

Adapted from a recipe in Good Housekeeping magazine.

Per serving: 280 calories (percent of calories from fat, 38), 33 grams protein, 10 grams carbohydrates, 1 gram fiber, 12 grams fat (2 grams saturated), 81 milligrams cholesterol, 216 milligrams sodium.

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