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Lemon-Chili Chicken Lettuce Wraps with Avocado and Tzatziki

How many lettuce wraps can you fit into your mouth at once?

Chicken Tzatziki Lettuce Wraps

These.

They’re like a Seven Cheese Macaroni Chicken Pot Pie Pizza à la mode with a side of bacon. Minus all seven of the cheeses, the macaroni, the pot, the pie, the pizza, the à la mode, and the entire side of bacon. They’re more of a business-in-the front kind of food (whatever that means), but they’ll sure make you feel real good.

Like baby’s got her blue jeans on good.

Like Miss Bell’s sweet tea good.

Like cold beer on a Friday night good.

Like whiskey in your water good.

Like a dropped tailgate on a summer night good.

You may as well put a ring on it and tell the grave digger that he’d better dig two, because they’re hell on heels and baby they’re coming for you.

Sorry.

Someone’s been listening to all the country Pandora radio.

Chicken Tzatziki Lettuce Wraps

Oh hey, these things are easy like Sunday morning. You just whip yerself up a batch of tzatziki sauce.

Then the chicken gets the cast iron treatment like whaaa.

Chicken Tzatziki Lettuce Wraps

Red onion, avocado, the chicken, and tzatziki sauce go in the butter lettuce for the swaddling. Swaddled food is good food. The tzatziki sauce? Drink it.

These lettuce wraps come together quickly!  Like one episode of Jeopardy quickly. Which means they’re probably the best TV dinner food item ever, follow my logic? But heck, you can also make the wraps on the weekend, because let’s face it: weekends are for playing – ain’t nobody got time to put together a meal that takes longer than an episode of American Pickers.

Let’s win this game called life.

Chicken Tzatziki Lettuce Wraps

Ready, set, swaddle.

Chicken Tzatziki Lettuce Wraps

Chicken Tzatziki Lettuce Wraps

Quick and easy low-carb Chicken Lettuce Wraps are satisfying and clean!
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
6 Lettuce Wraps

Ingredients

Chicken:

  • 1 1/2 tablespoons coconut oil or grapeseed oil
  • 2 chicken breasts, cut into strips
  • Zest of 1 lemon
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • Pinch of salt
  • Pinch cayenne pepper

For serving

  • Butter leaf lettuce
  • Tzatziki sauce
  • 1 to 2 avocados
  • Thinly sliced red onion

Instructions

  • Heat the oil to medium-high in a cast iron skillet.
  • Add the chicken, and sauté, stirring frequently about 1 to 2 minutes.
  • Add the lemon zest, lemon juice, chili powder, salt, and cayenne pepper, and stir well. Continue cooking until chicken is cooked through but still tender, about another 3 to 4 minutes.
  • Wash and pat dry butter lettuce leaves.
  • Add sliced red onion, avocado, chicken, and desired amount of Tzatziki sauce. Wrap em up and devour!

Nutrition

Serving: 1grams
Course: Lifestyle
Cuisine: American
Keyword: dairy free, easy healthy recipes, gluten free, gluten free recipes, healthy meals, healthy recipes, paleo recipes
Servings: 6 Lettuce Wraps
Author: Julia
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Saturday 27th of September 2014

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francesca

Monday 28th of July 2014

Drink it with a spoon. Im in. These look delish. Anything in a lettuce cup is winning!

Joanne

Monday 21st of July 2014

If swaddling is good enough for a baby, then it's good enough for my lettuce wraps! Agreed, it makes all things better. But especially baby thighs and lettuce wraps./ALLTHINGSIEAT.

Taylor @ Food Faith Fitness

Friday 18th of July 2014

This post just gave me the giggles....also, whiskey in your water? I LOVE that song...but I don't really understand it. Do people drink water and whiskey? Am I missing some very important life fact? Also, your shovel comment? I need two for these babies. Pinned!

Julia

Friday 18th of July 2014

Dudette, water in your whiskey is totally a thing, which I don't understand. Because when it comes to whiskey, I'm all, "give it to me straight up or put some ginger beer in that shhhhh." Anyhoo, let's shovel in these bad dogs and drink whiskey, because: why not?

Sarah @ Making Thyme for Health

Thursday 17th of July 2014

Business in the front, party in the back! Haha. Just the way I like it.

These make me wish I ate chicken because they look damn good!

Julia

Friday 18th of July 2014

Haha! I bet the wraps would be really tasty with walnut "meat"! Thanks, my dear!

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