Game On diet Recipe

The Game On! Diet: Kick Your Friend's Butt While Shrinking Your Own Recipe.  This sounds good. I need to use my spices more often.

Jesse's Game On! CHicken Lettuce Cups
makes 4-5 servings, depending on your palm size

2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tbsp minced fresh ginger
2 tbsp vegetable stock
3-4 tbsp soy sauce
1 1/2 tbsp rice vinegar
1 tsp honey
1 package gorund white meat chicken
1/3 cup chopped scallions
1 1/2 yellow bell peppers, chopped
1/4 cup chopped cilantro
2 or 3 drops sesame oil
1/4 tsp red chili flakes (optional)
One head of Bibb or romaine lettuce
Garniches:  sesame seeds, crushed cashews, chopped cilantros, chopped scallion


Saute the garlic and ginger in vegetable stock over medium heat until soft, add more stock if pan gets too dry.  In a small bowl, whisk the soy sauce, vinegar, and honey and set aside.

Add the chicken to the garlic and ginger and raise the cooking temperature to medium/high.  Break the ground chicken into small crumbles with a spoon as it cooks.  When the chicken changes color from pink to white add the soy mixture, scallions, and yellow peppers.

Cook the chicken mixture for approximately 5 more minutes.  After 5 minutes, turn off the heat and add the cilantro, sesame oil, and optional chili flakes

While the mixture cools, wash and separate the lettuce leaves.  Choose leaves that can accomidate 1/3 cup of the chicken mixture.

One Game On! Meal includes 2 lettuce cups, each filled with 1/3 cup of the the chicken mixture.  Garnish with a tsp of sesame seads or 2 tsp of crushed cashews, chopped cilantro, and chopped scallion.

Serve with chopped veggie salad or roasted green veggies.  Add a fist size portion of carbohydrate, such as roasted white or sweet potatoe mixed in on the side.

Store extra prepped letuce leaves in a plastic bag, wrapped in a moistened paper towel.