Spicy Shredded Chicken Lettuce Wrap Tacos

Hen Lettuce Wrap Tacos are the proper thought for a summer time dinner once you don’t need to warmth up the kitchen! The spicy shredded rooster could be made within the Immediate Pot or the Gradual Cooker and consuming it in lettuce wraps provides a cooling aspect you’ll love when it’s sizzling exterior.

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These Spicy Shredded Hen Lettuce Wrap Tacos are a recipe that each Immediate Pot or gradual cooker fan will respect when it’s sizzling exterior, as a result of this can be a good thought for a summer time dinner! And when you’ve made the spicy shredded rooster there are countless methods to make use of it in the event you don’t need lettuce wraps.

After I first made this recipe I experimented with the cooking sauce to get simply the correct spicy taste, after which we made the rooster lettuce wrap tacos with an incredible avocado salsa that was so tasty! However you may additionally use the shredded rooster with my favourite low-carb tortillas to make common tacos, rooster tostadas, or burritos.

And whether or not you make this spicy shredded rooster into rooster lettuce wrap tacos or another variation of tacos, I hope you don’t skip the avocado salsa, which was the proper factor to go together with the spicy meat. I hope you take pleasure in this recipe in the event you want one thing that can assist you keep cool!

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What offers these rooster lettuce wrap tacos the spicy taste?

I feel utilizing Tempo Picante Sauce (affiliate hyperlink), diced inexperienced chiles (affiliate hyperlink), and a contact of Cholula Scorching Sauce (affiliate hyperlink) within the cooking liquid offers these rooster tacos the proper quantity of spicy goodness. I might say these are previous mildly spicy, however in the event you’re not into spicy meals you may need to skip the new sauce or use a bit much less. However please don’t skip the lime juice that additionally provides a lot taste.

Will you make this rooster within the gradual cooker or the Immediate Pot?

I first made this spicy rooster to serve in a rooster lettuce wrap within the gradual cooker (a few years in the past!) However now lots of you’d make this within the Immediate Pot, so once I made it that manner lately I took new photographs to replace the recipe with higher Immediate Pot instructions. Both manner you make it these lettuce wraps tacos are an amazing summer time dinner thought.

How low in carbs are the Hen Lettuce Wrap Tacos?

The tasty rooster tacos made with lettuce wraps have solely 5.3 web carbs per taco and 22 grams of protein!

What Immediate Pot and Gradual Cooker Do I Use?

I exploit a 6 Quart Immediate Pot for all my Immediate Pot Recipes. I used my Crock-Pot 3-1/2-Quart Gradual Cooker for this recipe, and also you want one which’s near this measurement. 

Find out how to make Hen Lettuce Wrap Tacos within the Immediate Pot:

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1. Trim rooster breasts and lower lengthwise into strips.
2. Put rooster strips into the Immediate Pot.
3. Combine salsa, rooster inventory, diced inexperienced chiles, onion powder, sizzling sauce, lime juice, and onion powder to make the spicy sauce.
4. Pour sauce over rooster breasts.
5. Lock the lid and set the Immediate Pot to MANUAL, HIGH PRESSURE, 8 minutes.
6. When the time is up, let the Immediate Pot NATURAL RELEASE for 10 minutes; then flip the valve to launch the remainder of the strain manually.
7. Use a slotted spoon to take away rooster strips to reducing board.
8. Flip the Immediate Pot to SAUTE/LOW HEAT, to prepare dinner down the sauce within the pot whilst you pull the rooster aside into chunks with two forks.
9. When sauce has diminished (about 5-10 minutes) put rooster again into the Immediate Pot with the sauce and let it heat and take up the sauce for a couple of minutes.

Find out how to make Hen Lettuce Wrap Tacos within the Gradual Cooker:

1. Trim rooster breasts, and  lower lengthwise into strips.
2. Prepare the rooster within the gradual cooker.
3. Combine collectively salsa, diced inexperienced chiles, onion powder, sizzling sauce, lime juice, and onion powder. (No rooster inventory is required for the gradual cooker model.)
4. Pour sauce combination over the rooster within the gradual cooker.
5. Cook dinner on LOW HEAT for about 5 hours, or till rooster may be very tender.
6. Take away rooster from gradual cooker with a slotted spoon, let it cool; then shred rooster aside with two forks.
7. Flip the gradual cooker to excessive and depart the lid partly off whilst you’re shredding rooster to cut back the sauce a bit.
8. Then put shredded rooster again into the gradual cooker, stir to mix with the sauce, and let it warmth up once more whilst you prep your different substances.

Making the Avocado Salsa and assembling the Hen Lettuce Wrap Tacos:

1. Squeeze the lime juice (or use fresh-frozen lime juice like I did) and chop the pink onion and the cilantro.
2. Peel avocado and lower into items; then toss with the lime juice.
3. Add the chopped pink onion and chopped cilantro to the avocado and lime juice, and stir gently to mix.
4. For these lettuce wrap tacos, we used Iceberg lettuce. Minimize a head of lettuce in half and wash it within the salad spinner if wanted, however most Iceberg lettuce received’t must be washed.
5. Peel lettuce aside to make “cups”, utilizing two items of lettuce for every cup. (I trim the sides a bit with Kitchen Shears, however in the event you’re not taking photographs you in all probability received’t want to try this!)
6. To make the lettuce wrap tacos, fill every lettuce “cup” with some shredded rooster, and put a beneficiant scoop of avocado salsa on high.
7. Fold over the lettuce and eat the Hen Lettuce Wrap Tacos together with your arms, and luxuriate in!

Need extra Immediate Pot concepts for Summer time?

Should you love utilizing the Immediate Pot to maintain the kitchen cool, take a look at Favourite Keto Immediate Pot Recipes for extra scrumptious concepts.

Low-Carb Weight-reduction plan / Low-Glycemic Weight-reduction plan / South Seaside Weight-reduction plan Strategies:
Spicy Shredded Hen Lettuce Wrap Tacos made with a low-sugar salsa can be accepted for low-carb and Keto consuming plans, and likewise for all phases of the unique South Seaside Weight-reduction plan. The salsa does have some carbs, however you’re solely consuming the quantity of sauce that adheres to the rooster.

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Historic Notes for this Recipe:
The Hen Lettuce Wrap Tacos had been first made a few years in the past as a gradual cooker recipe. The recipe was up to date in 2019 with Immediate Pot photographs and directions. This recipe was final up to date with extra info in 2025.

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