Chipotle Honey Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Glaze pan-cooked chicken with chipotle-honey sauce, then serve in lettuce cups with lime and diced onion.

Total
30 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
20 min
Serves
2
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Recipe serves 2
Ingredients
- 12 oz boneless skinless chicken breast
- 1 tbsp chipotle in adobo sauce (minced)
- 2 tbsp honey
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp lime juice
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 8 leaves romaine lettuce leaves
- 1/4 cup diced red onion
- 1/4 tsp salt(optional)
- 1/8 tsp black pepper(optional)
Instructions
- 1
Prep (10 minutes): Pat chicken dry and cut into bite-size pieces. Mince chipotle in adobo. Dice the onion and juice the lime.
- 2
Cook (20 minutes): Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Season chicken with salt and black pepper (if using) and cook, stirring, until browned and cooked through, about 10 minutes.
- 3
Make glaze: Add chipotle, honey, soy sauce, and lime juice to the skillet. Stir and simmer until the sauce thickens and coats the chicken, about 5–7 minutes.
- 4
Serve: Spoon chipotle honey chicken into lettuce cups and top with diced onion. Serve immediately.
Nutrition per serving
Calories
430
22% of a 2,000 kcal day
| Protein | 38 g |
| Carbohydrate | 26 g |
| Fat | 18 g |
| Fiber | 4 g |
| Sugar | 14 g |
| Sodium | 820 mg |
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