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Southwest Chicken Lettuce Wraps Quick Easy Delicious

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Enjoy these Southwest Chicken Lettuce Wraps that are perfect for Protein Meals For The Week and Low Calorie Meals Prep. Quick and easy to make, they are a Meal High In Protein and ideal for a Quick Healthy High Protein Dinner or lunch.

Ingredients

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  • 1 tbsp. avocado oil*
  • 2 lbs. lean ground chicken or ground turkey or meatless crumbles*
  • 1 cup chopped onion
  • 10 oz. can diced tomatoes with green chiles
  • 15 oz. can black beans drained and rinsed
  • 1 cup sweet corn I used fresh off the cob but canned or frozen works
  • 1/4 cup fresh cilantro optional
  • 4 tsp. (2 packets) fajita seasoning*
  • 24 large lettuce leaves bib butter boston or romaine*

Instructions

  1. Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat.

  2. Add ground chicken and diced onion. Cook ground chicken until browned, about 10 minutes.

  3. Add fajita seasoning and half a cup of water; simmer and stir until evenly coated, about 5 minutes.
  4. Add diced tomatoes with green chiles, black beans and corn; cooking until heated, about 5 minutes.
  5. Wash and dry lettuce leaves with a paper towel.

  6. Fill 4 lettuce leaves with one-sixth of meat mixture for one serving.

  7. Top with avocado, hot sauce, fresh cilantro, and Greek yogurt, or toppings of choice.

  8. Store leftover filling and lettuce in the fridge in separate airtight containers up to one week.

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