These Chipotle Chicken Lettuce Wraps with a mango avocado slaw topping are legit out of this world!
Let's get right into it today. I love a lettuce wrap. Yes, they are messy but who cares. They are fun to eat, easy to make and HEALTHY which is exactly what I've been craving this past week. They are light, bright, super flavorful and a little bit smoky because of the chipotles in adobo. These Chipotle Chicken Lettuce Wraps work as dinner or a heavy appetizer. Just lay everything out on a giant platter and let people DIY their own creations.
It's also great because while the recipe below says to marinate for 1-4 hours, you technically could get away with marinating these in the morning before you head off to work... and then cooking once you get home! You're welcome 🙂 And if you can't get your hands on mango, you could use peaches, nectarines, or anything flavorful stone fruit that's at the peak of it's season! Always thinking of how to make your lives easier! Have at it!
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Chipotle Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Ingredients
For the Chicken + Marinade
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons water
- 3-4 chipotle peppers in adobo
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 10 boneless skinless chicken thighs cut in half
For the Lettuce Wraps:
- 1 head butter lettuce
- 2 mangos, cut into thin strips
- ½ red onion, thinly sliced
- ½ orange bell pepper, thinly sliced
- 2 avocados, thinly sliced
- fresh mint
- fresh cilantro
- 1-2 limes, juiced
- kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Put the ingredients for the marinade in a food processor or blender and blend until smooth. Coat the chicken thighs in the marinade and refrigerate for 1-4 hours.
- After marinating, Heat an indoor or outdoor grill to about 400 degrees F (medium high heat). Place the chicken onto the grill and grill 5 to 6 minutes per side, until the chicken is cooked. Remove the chicken from the grill and let rest for 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile - clean the butter lettuce and separate it into cups.
- Combine the mango, red onion, bell pepper, avocado, mint, cilantro and lime juice in a bowl and toss to combine. Season with salt and pepper.
- Assemble the lettuce cups with a piece of chicken, a few tablespoons of the topping and serve with extra limes if needed.
Made these for the umpteenth time and finally got around to saying THANK YOU for the deeelish recipe!
One of my new favorites from you! Easy, delicious and healthy. I even forgot to marinate the chicken ahead of time and it was still extremely flavorful!!
These are amazing! Recipe couldn't be simpler. Super flavorful & healthy. The fresh mint, cilantro, lime squeeze and mango brighten this dish beautifully. We LOVED these. Will share this recipe and make again 🙂
This recipe is outstanding. The chicken marinade is extremely flavorful and perfect for a BBQ or taco themed meal. I used the juice of two lemons instead of water. YUM!
Oh my. This flavor fusion is mouth watering!
I could have these everyday!!
This was so incredible!!! I was afraid it was going to be too spicy with the Chipotle, but it was perfect! I love the mint in the mango and cilantro combination, everything is terrific 🙂 thank you Gaby
Gaby - if you made these with chicken breasts, not thighs, how many breasts would you use - or how many pounds?
I love simple and tasty. This is perfect! I need to remember to do this more often!!
I made these for dinner tonight. When I went to pulled out my chicken I realized I was out. I used the last earlier in the week and didn't realize it was my last. I substituted fish instead. First time I made them. They were delicious. Full of flavor-spicy, crunchy, sweet, cool, refreshing...I could go on. Can't wait to try with chicken next time because there will be a next time.
This was so good !!!
I saw these of the Real Food Whole Life blog, and I can't stop thinking about them. I'm adding them to my menu for next week, and I seriously can't wait!!!
Gaby these look so scrumptious I could just pop one in my mouth for breakfast. Love the styling and the little mango matchsticks!
Totally craving these right now!
I made these for dinner tonight and they were sooo delicious and such a hit! However, I didn't have access to a grill and instead used the stove top. This didn't change anything and they were still so yummy! Thanks for the great idea!
so glad you enjoyed them!! 🙂