Chinese orange chicken lettuce wraps

When it comes to eating, I have long been a specialist in junk food.  So one of my aims is to deliver the convenience and indulgence of 'junk' in a clean eating package. 

These Chinese orange chicken lettuce wraps are packed with flavour and crunch... without the processing. 

If you are serving this for a family, you may want to invest in some good quality wholemeal, seeded wraps and let younger diners wrap up their dinner themselves.

This one-pot recipe serves four hearty appetites. It takes about 20 minutes to prepare - making it perfect for a quick weekday meal. 

Ingredients

2 cups fresh mushrooms, sliced
600g chicken breast, chopped into small pieces
2 tbsp peanut oil
Sea salt/black pepper
3 cloves garlic, chopped
1 inch ginger, finely chopped 
1 orange, zested and juiced
1/2 red pepper, finely chopped
1 can water chestnuts, drained and chopped
3 spring onions, chopped
3 tbsp hoisin sauce
Salad leaves
1 head of lettuce, leaves separated

1. Heat large skillet to high.
2. Add oil to skillet.
3. Add chicken to skillet and stir fry for 1 to 2 minutes.
4. Add mushroom and cook for further 1 to 2 minutes.
5. Season with coarse black pepper and sea salt.
6. Add garlic and ginger and cook for 1 minute more.
7. Add orange zest, red pepper, water chestnut and spring onions and cook for another minute.
8. Add hoisin sauce and toss to coart.
9. Remove from heat. 
10. Lay out salad leaves on a platter and pour chicken mixture over top to wilt.
11. Squeeze orange juice over the top.
12. Place spoonful of mixture onto lettuce leaf, fold up and eat.