We asked the FIT Arkansas team for their go-to healthy recipes. Here's what our crew keeps in the menu rotation.

Thai Chicken Lettuce Wraps from Jessica Pridmore

Ingredients:

  • 1 lb. ground chicken
  • 1 tbsp. olive oil
  • 2 tbsp. red curry paste
  • 1 tbsp. ginger, minced
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced
  • 4 green onions, chopped
  • 1 cup shredded cabbage or coleslaw mix
  • 1/4 cup hoisin sauce
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 5 basil leaves, chopped
  • 1/2 head iceberg lettuce, cut in half

Directions:

  1. Add olive oil to a large skillet and heat until oil is very hot. Add ground chicken and cook until no longer pink and starts to brown, break it up with a wooden spoon as necessary. Should take about 3 minutes.
  2. Add red curry paste, ginger, garlic, peppers and coleslaw mix, and stir-fry for another 3 minutes. Add hoisin sauce and green onions and toss. Remove from heat, then add basil and toss. Transfer cooked chicken to a bowl.
  3. Serve by placing spoonfuls of chicken into pieces of lettuce, fold lettuce over like small tacos and eat.

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