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Chicken fajita lettuce wraps

Name: Chicken fajita lettuce wraps
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: /mexican
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil; 400g chicken breast fillets, trimmed, cut into thin strips; 1 red onion, thinly sliced; 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 400g can chopped tomatoes; 1 tablespoon chipotle chillies in adobo sauce or chilli jam (see note); 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin; 1/2 teaspoon brown sugar; Juice of 1 lime, plus wedges to serve; 1 bunch coriander, leaves chopped; Pickled jalapeno chillies* , sliced avocado, sour cream, sliced tomatoes and steamed rice (optional), to serve; 2 butter lettuces, outer leaves discarded, leaves separated

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Replace traditional tortillas with butter lettuce cups for a lighter twist on spicy chicken fajitas.

2 tablespoons olive oil
400g chicken breast fillets, trimmed, cut into thin strips
1 red onion, thinly sliced
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
400g can chopped tomatoes
1 tablespoon chipotle chillies in adobo sauce or chilli jam (see note)
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon brown sugar
Juice of 1 lime, plus wedges to serve
1 bunch coriander, leaves chopped
Pickled jalapeno chillies* , sliced avocado, sour cream, sliced tomatoes and steamed rice (optional), to serve
2 butter lettuces, outer leaves discarded, leaves separated

Method

1.

Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook the chicken, in 2 batches, for 2-3 minutes until golden. Remove chicken from pan and set aside.
2.

Return the pan to medium heat and add the remaining 1 tablespoon oil. Add half the onion and cook, stirring, for 3-4 minutes until softened. Add garlic, tomato, chipotle, cumin and sugar, and bring to the boil, then reduce heat to low and cook, stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes or until thickened. Stir in the chicken and cook for a further 5 minutes or until cooked through. Season and squeeze over the lime juice.
3.

Place coriander, jalapeno, avocado, sour cream, tomato, rice and remaining onion in small bowls. Serve with chicken, lettuce to wrap and lime wedges to squeeze over.