Chicken Salad Lettuce Tacos

[SxynSweetLatina]

I love these as a snack, if anyone would like to try it, boil chicken , boil eggs, and then add some chopped up pickles and add the mayo, Mix them all up and then chill it for a while for it to get cold then cut off the leafs of a lettuce head and put the chicken salad on a leaf and roll it up like a taco. MMMMMMMM!!!!! they are soooo good![/img]

[lotusblossom1966]

BLTA roll-ups are good made the same way. Thin slices of tomato, crisp bacon and a little mashed (or sliced) avocado. I usually throw on a dollop of mayo, or mix it in with my avocado. Just layer your fillings, and then roll it up in a crisp, cold lettuce leaf - yummies!

I also roll ham and turkey with shredded cheeses and a few chopped olives, or grilled chicken breast with veggies and a little ranch dressing. I have even rolled up cream cheese and cucumber slices (a childhood favorite) in lettuce. My gram used to make me "tea sandwiches" and cut them into triangles.

it's a really versatile way to fix lunch and dinner, too!

:nod

[Tisha]

My husband and I had a Ham/Swiss Cheese/Turkey wrap today for lunch (since we are forbidding ourselves from buying lunch out) and it was yuuuuuummy. We used regular iceberg lettuce, though, because the only other lettuce we had was romaine and it doesn't "wrap" very well.

Does anyone have any suggestions for good wrapping stuff other than iceberg?

Thanks,
Tisha

[lotusblossom1966]

red and green leaf lettuce is good. It has a nice frilly head, yet the leaves lay pretty flat. It has a nice mild flavor too, and a good crunch. Butter lettuce is good, but the leaves are small, tho very tender.

I also like to "stuff" those little heads of boston or bib lettuce. I use the middle in salad, and then stuff the bowl shape with tuna salad or chicken salad.......whatever you have.


i also found this salad, and it looks pretty good. It was from this site: http://www.texasmonthly.com/mag/issu...-01/recipe.php


Dressing
1 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup blue cheese crumbles
5 or 6 slices applewood-smoked bacon, chopped and fried crisp, then drained
salt and pepper to taste

In a medium saucepan, preferably nonstick, bring heavy cream to a boil. Immediately reduce heat to medium and add blue cheese. Stir more if you wish the cheese to be thoroughly incorporated, less if you want it to remain somewhat chunky. Simmer for 5 minutes, then add bacon, salt, and pepper.

Lettuce
4 heads Boston lettuce, rinsed and dried
4 tablespoons olive oil
salt and pepper to taste
1 sliced tomato (for garnish)
chopped flat-leaf parsley (for garnish)

Cut each head of lettuce in half. Toss leaves with olive oil so that all sides are evenly coated and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Grill on an indoor or outdoor grill for 45 seconds to a side.

Put the lettuce on salad plates and ladle on warm dressing. Garnish plates with sliced tomatoes and chopped parsley. Serves 8.

anyone wanna work up the carb count? Looks like it might be friendly for Atkins.

[lotusblossom1966]

You could also stuff with Bulgogi, a Korean grilled beef that is wonderful. It would be great to fill lettuce with a warm filling. This can also be done with chicken.

BULGOGI (Korean Barbecue)
2 pounds top sirloin steak
5 tablespoons soy sauce
1/4 cup granulated Splenda or 1/2 teaspoon liquid Splenda
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 cup green onion, chopped
1 tablespoon garlic, minced
1 tablespoon sesame oil
5 tablespoon water
Leaf lettuce, optional

Partially freeze the beef (about an hour or so) to make it easier to slice. Slice the beef as thinly as possible against the grain. It should be in very thin slices, but not falling apart. Mix all the remaining ingredients except the lettuce. Pour over the meat and marinate at least 1 hour. I put the meat and marinade in a ziploc bag, set it in a baking pan, and turned it occasionally.

Preheat a contact-type grill (Foreman, GE, etc.) and grill the meat in batches without closing the lid. Turn meat after a few seconds (it cooks very quickly) to brown the other side and remove to a serving plate; repeat with remaining meat. I have a GE contact grill which opens flat to provide 2 grilling surfaces which is very handy. You could probably sauté the meat in a nonstick skillet as well. Serve beef rolled up in lettuce leaves if desired. Count about 1 carb per 3 leaves. Don't deduct the carbs in the marinade because the meat soaks up most of it.

Makes 6-8 servings

With granular Splenda:
Per 1/6 Recipe: 223 Calories; 9g Fat; 31g Protein; 3g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 2.5g Net Carbs
Per 1/8 Recipe: 167 Calories; 6g Fat; 24g Protein; 2g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 1.5g Net Carbs

With liquid Splenda:
Per 1/6 Recipe: 219 Calories; 9g Fat; 31g Protein; 2g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 1.5g Net Carbs
Per 1/8 Recipe: 164 Calories; 6g Fat; 24g Protein; 2g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 1.5g Net Carbs