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It’s a New Year! Yay! And with the New Year and a cruise next month, you know what that means. Time to eat better and hit the gym regularly! The fun of all the Christmas treats and parties is over and now the work begins. The best part of this meal is that I feel like I was still having a delicious meal for dinner and it was healthy! You save on so many calories by wrapping in lettuce. And I loved being able to top with fresh ingredients. The flavor of this chicken was so good and had a little kick to it. My husband had four wraps. He loved them! We will probably be having these on a weekly basis until the cruise. This recipe was so easy and the chicken just shredded perfectly and was so tender. It was delish!
Rating: 4 stars Difficulty of Recipe: 1 star
Review: I didn’t add the jalepeno for fear that it may be to spicy for the kiddos. It still had a kick to it because I used hot salsa. We will be making this again. My hubby couldn’t get enough!
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Slow Cooker Tex Mex Lettuce Wraps
Ingredients
- 1 ½ pounds boneless skinless chicken breast
- 1 package taco seasoning
- 1 jalepeno seeded and sliced
- 1 (16-ounce) jar salsa
- 1 diced yellow onion, about 1 ½ cups
- salt, to taste
- iceberg lettuce leaves for wrapping
Instructions
- Spray slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray. Sprinkle the taco seasoning on the chicken breasts and lay them on the bottom of the slow cooker.
- Put the diced onion and jalapeño over the top of the chicken breasts, and pour salsa on top.
- Cover and cook chicken on low for 4-5 hours.
- Take the cooked chicken out of the slow cooker and shred it. Place it back in the slow cooker and stir to combine. Add salt to taste.
- To serve place about ¼ of the chicken mixture in the center of the lettuce wrap and roll up! Enjoy!
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I made these and the family loved them. I did put in a jalapeño and it wasn’t too spicy for the kids. I used Tyson frozen chicken tenderloins and it worked fine (put them in frozen!) Thanks for the “keeper.”
Made these yesterday to bring to work for my lunches. They are super good! I wonder what the calorie count would be? Not to bad I bet 🙂
This recipe looks fantastic, too. I think instead of the jalapeno I’ll add a can of green chilies.
Angela
Great recipe! this looks fantastic!
Kimberli @ greatastestuesdays.blogspot.com
This looks delicious, Congratulations on getting featured At Six Sisters.
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This recipe sounds so good. I am going to get my daughter to go to the store and get all the things I need to make this dish. The only complaint is that you put the ingredients towards the end. I like them up front. So I can see what I would need to make this dish.
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These look and sound amazing!! I can’t wait to try them!
Oooo! These soudn so good. Pinned and making these. Thanks for sharing.
Looks amazing..pinned 🙂
I love the idea of eating the meat wrapped in lettuce instead of tortillas! I hear ya on the whole working out thing…I am hitting it hard come Monday!!!
This looks so good!! Thanks for sharing. Would you like to follow each other?
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Those sound fabulous … I’m pinning!
This looks great and sounds super healthy! I’m gonna have to try it!