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Chicken Lettuce Cups
These chicken lettuce cups are hiding some sneaky veggies inside - and your partner won't even notice! This is a great option if you're wanting a light dinner :)
Serves4Prep10 minutesCook20 minutesTotal30 minutes

ingredients
- 1 brown onion, diced
- 1 long red chilli, sliced thinly and deseeded
- 1 zucchini, finely diced
- 5 button mushrooms, finely diced
- 500g chicken mince
- 150g string beans, tips and tails off and halved
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- 1 tbsp oyster sauce
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
- 1/2 lime, juiced
- 10 cos lettuce leaves, washed
- 1 tbsp. olive oil
- Japanese mayonnaise to serve
method
- On a non-stick pan, heat olive oil over medium to high heat.
- Add onion, garlic and chilli into the pan and stir for 2 minutes.
- Add mushrooms and zucchini and leave to cook for 5-7 minutes.
- Add chicken mince into the pan and begin to break up into small pieces using a wooden spoon. Season with salt and pepper. Cook for a further 5-7 minutes, until cooked through with no pink in the centre.
- Add beans to the pan and leave to cook for 2-3 minutes.
- Add oyster sauce, lime and soy sauce and stir to ensure the flavour is evenly spread.
- Spoon some mixture into the lettuce cup. If you would like, squeeze a small amount of Japanese mayo for some extra flavour.
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