Curry Chicken Salad Lettuce Cups
- Serves
- 4 servings
- Prep
- 18 min
- Cook
- 2 min
- Cost
- $20.00
- Nutrition
- 580 cal · 42g protein
- quick
- 20-min
- high-protein
🍳 1 pan + 1 bowl · Picky-eater safe bet: plain chicken, sauce on the side
Curry Chicken Salad Lettuce Cups is a weeknight dinner that serves 4 and is on the table in about 20 minutes, for around $20 in groceries. You'll need 1 pan + 1 bowl, and the 11 ingredients below are everyday supermarket items. Cooking for a picky eater? Plain chicken, sauce on the side works on its own for the one who won't try the rest. Add it to your week and the whole grocery list lands in your Instacart cart in one tap.
Goes with: Steamed rice (20 min)
Contains: Dairy · Eggs— based on the ingredients; brands vary, so check labels.
Cookware you'll need
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- 12-inch nonstick skilletDon't have one? Amazon →
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- 8-inch chef's knifeDon't have one? Amazon →
- Large cutting boards (set of 2)Don't have one? Amazon →
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Ingredients
- 1 count rotisserie chicken
- ⅔ cup plain Greek yogurt
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- 2 tbsp curry powder
- 2 count Gala apples
- 2 count celery
- ½ cup raisins
- 1 count shallot
- 1 bunch cilantro
- 1 head Boston lettuce
- ½ tsp salt
Steps
- Toast the curry powder in a dry small skillet over medium heat for about 1 minute, stirring, until fragrant. Let it cool slightly.
- Pull the rotisserie chicken meat off the bones and chop it into small pieces.
- Dice the apples, celery, and shallot, and chop the cilantro.
- In a large bowl, stir together the yogurt, mayonnaise, toasted curry powder, and salt. Fold in the chicken, apples, celery, shallot, raisins, and most of the cilantro.
- Separate the lettuce leaves and spoon the chicken salad into them. Top with the remaining cilantro.
- Picky eaters: set aside some plain chicken and apple slices before mixing, and serve them in a lettuce cup.
- Make ahead: mix the chicken salad up to 2 days ahead and keep it covered in the fridge. Add it to the lettuce just before serving.
On the side: Steamed rice (20 min)
1 cup long grain white rice
- Rinse the rice. Bring twice as much water as rice to a boil with a pinch of salt, stir in the rice, cover and simmer on low for 18 minutes.
- Take it off the heat, keep the lid on 5 minutes, then fluff with a fork.
Nutrition per serving
- Protein
- 42 g
- Carbohydrates
- 32 g
- Fiber
- 5 g
- Sugar
- 24 g
- Fat
- 31 g
- Saturated fat
- 7 g
- Sodium
- 770 mg
Estimated from the ingredients and amounts in this recipe; brands and portions vary. Not medical or dietary advice.
Photo: Christine Isakzhanova / Unsplash