I was in Atlanta not long ago with a good friend. We went to The Cheesecake Factory for dinner one evening and I ordered their lettuce wraps. So yummy! I figured since summer is on the horizon, these would be easy and light to serve on a warm evening. Now of course, IT Guy isn't one for "girly food" but he actually really liked this. It's going in the rotation for summer foods!!
3 cups chicken chunks - seasoned and grilled
1 15-ounce can corn or black beans
1 tomato - diced
1 small red onion - diced
1 tablespoon fresh squeezed lime juice
1/2 cup salsa
1 4-ounce can diced green chilies
1/2 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon seasoning salt
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 avocado - diced
Bibb lettuce
Sour cream
Salsa
Grill the chicken. Dice into chunks.
Combine the chicken, corn (or beans), tomato, onion, lime juice, and salsa in a large bowl. Stir well.
In a small bowl stir together the seasoning salt, cumin and garlic powder. Sprinkle over the chicken mixture and toss to coat. Place mixture in the fridge until serving time.
Right before serving, add diced avocado.
Separate lettuce leaves, then wash and dry.
Place a spoonful of chicken mixture on each lettuce leaf. Serve with sour cream and salsa.
Here's the goods. The only thing missing are the avocados!!
So sad!
I went to two different stores and both were OUT!!!! Grrr!!!
I also couldn't find Bibb lettuce so had to settle for iceberg.
Not my first choice but it worked.
Combine the grilled chicken, green chilies, tomatoes, corn
(or beans), onion and salsa in a bowl. Stir.
Mix the seasonings....
...then sprinkle over the chicken mixture.
Chill for a while.
Serve it up!
Don't forget the avocados!!!
Southwest Lettuce Wraps
3 cups chicken chunks - seasoned and grilled
1 15-ounce can corn or black beans
1 tomato - diced
1 small red onion - diced
1 tablespoon fresh squeezed lime juice
1/2 cup salsa
1 4-ounce can diced green chilies
1/2 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon seasoning salt
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 avocado - diced
Bibb lettuce
Sour cream
Salsa
Grill the chicken. Dice into chunks.
Combine the chicken, corn (or beans), tomato, onion, lime juice, and salsa in a large bowl. Stir well.
In a small bowl stir together the seasoning salt, cumin and garlic powder. Sprinkle over the chicken mixture and toss to coat. Place mixture in the fridge until serving time.
Right before serving, add diced avocado.
Separate lettuce leaves, then wash and dry.
Place a spoonful of chicken mixture on each lettuce leaf. Serve with sour cream and salsa.
Here's the goods. The only thing missing are the avocados!!
So sad!
I went to two different stores and both were OUT!!!! Grrr!!!
I also couldn't find Bibb lettuce so had to settle for iceberg.
Not my first choice but it worked.
Combine the grilled chicken, green chilies, tomatoes, corn
(or beans), onion and salsa in a bowl. Stir.
Mix the seasonings....
...then sprinkle over the chicken mixture.
Chill for a while.
Serve it up!
Don't forget the avocados!!!
