Light Lettuce Wraps

Tonight we wanted a lighter meal where we could take advantage of the nice weather. We went with a recipe we have made once before and enjoyed. It is Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps from the January 2006 CL. While the recipe says to grill the chicken indoors we enjoyed the nice weather by grilling and eating outside.

This is a simple recipe that involves you putting together a marinade for the chicken and letting it sit for 1 hour. I made the marinade as soon as I got home from work and then Russ and I took Cash on a long walk while we waited on it. When we got back Russ got the grill going and grilled the chicken while I washed the lettuce and got the other toppings ready. I did double the marinade and used iceberg and romaine since the grocery store was out of Boston bib lettuce. Besides these changes and grilling outdoors we followed the recipe as is.

These have a wonderful fresh taste and all the toppings work really well together to add flavor and crunch. We both enjoyed this meal and the added bonus of how simple it is to both prepare and clean up. If the chicken didn’t have to marinate for an hour it would be a quick and easy meal. This is one that will definitely be repeated this summer at our house. In fact, it would even make a wonderful lunch at home on a Saturday or Sunday. We also look forward to using the leftover mint in Mint Juleps this weekend! While it is not the actual Derby Day weekend it is close enough! Russ rates these wraps a 9.