Recipe- Fried Black Bean Chicken Lettuce Cups For Healthy Weeknight Dinner

These Stir Fried Black Bean Chicken Lettuce Cups are for when you want a quick and healthy weeknight dinner with a glass of wine by your side to kick in the good vibes!

These stir fried black bean chicken lettuce cups are a perfect last minute dinner option if you have some ground chicken and black bean sauce on hand. Or if you are willing to make a quick stop at the supermarket like I do, to pick them up on my way home. Just six to seven simple ingredients if you include oil, onions and some capsicum and you’ve got yourself a winner. And I think I’m going to be skipping the noodles on this one and go with the lettuce cups instead because I actually prefer it. It’s crunchier, healthier and definitely lighter on the stomach.

Ingredients

4-6 Iceberg Lettuce Leaves washed and dried
1 teaspoon Oil
1 Onion finely chopped (medium)
4 Garlic Cloves minced
1 Capsicum diced
500 grams Ground Chicken
3 tablespoons Black Bean Sauce I recommend Lee Kum Kee

Method

* Heat oil in a frying pan and add onions and garlic to it. Saute for two to three minutes till the onions are just translucent.

* Add the capsicum and stir fry for another minute on high heat.

* Add the ground chicken to the pan and break it down with the spoon.

* Stir fry till lightly golden brown, about five minutes, and add the black bean sauce. Cook this for another minute and switch off the flame.

* To assemble, hold each lettuce leaf to form a cup, and spoon the black bean chicken into it.

* Top the black bean chicken lettuce cups with some chillies, spring onions or micro greens if you like and serve immediately with a chilled glass of Sauvignon Blanc.