Reasons why you should never judge a recipe by its cover.. err title:
Chicken Larb!
Say whaaaaa? What the crap is “larb”? Google tells me “larb” is a type of meat salad. Good to know, Google. Good to know.
Had I known this fun fact, I might not have hesitated to clip the recipe for “Chicken Larb” out of one of my issues of Cooking Light. But lucky for my belly, I looked past the gag-reflex-prompting title and filed this puppy away in my big black book.
I tweaked the recipe slightly and scaled it down to one delicious serving. First up, toss the following in a food processor:
- 4 ounces chicken breast
- 2 tsp red curry paste
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp minced garlic
- sprinkle of black pepper
Give it a quick buzz in the food processor, and you’ll end up with this crazy orange colored ground chicken:
I’m still amazed that I can make my own ground meat at home. It’s the little things, I guess!
Saute the chicken in a pan coated with nonstick spray over medium heat. I occasionally added a tbsp of water to the pan to help moisten things up.
Meanwhile, combine the following:
- 1/2 cup diced cucumber
- 1 tbsp chopped cilantro
- 1 tbsp minced shallot
- The juice of 1/4 of a lime
Thing of beauty:
Once the chicken is cooked through, combine the chicken with the cucumber mixture and then spoon onto romaine lettuce leaves, and juice a quarter lime over top:
Looks crazy good, am I right? I had a big serving of roasted broccoli on the side:
This was super tasty and SUPER healthful. I decided mid-meal to grab a tablespoon or so of fat-free plan Greek Yogurt to dollop on top. It really was the icing on the larb 😉
This was my first time using red curry paste, and the paste along with the cilantro really made for a tasty combo.
There’s a recipe on the back of the paste bottle for Red Curry Shrimp. I need to try that STAT!
Roasted broccoli
A delicious dinner enjoyed on my newly assembled patio furniture:
It’s nice to have a little helper. Or a 6’4” helper… either way
Stats on the Chicken Larb + 1.5 cups broccolee broccolye brocco-lee-hee: 221 calories, 19g carbs, 1g fat, 27g protein, 4g fiber
I can’t believe how outrageously low cal yet still tasty that meal was – next time I may beef it up with some beans or avocado.
Soooooo did you catch the broccoli reference?!?! PLEASE take 4 minutes and watch this. You won’t regret it. And as an added bonus you will now know the song I sing to myself every time I chop up broccoli
6 Comments
Just so you know- “icing on the larb” made me lol. 10 points to you, ma’ lady. Well played.
the chicken looks so much like tempeh!! but super delicious for sure…I actually just read an article about chicken larb…it had me kind of intrigued! i might have to make these wraps!
I did a double take as I first read the title of this post as “Chicken Lard”and I was like, what the heck?!
But it does look good – wonder if you could use a blender or a Ninja? I dont have a food procesor. I really love those nutrition stats and appreciate you posting them. i love tasty, filling, yet low cal meals!
I had never heard of larb. Google to the rescue! 🙂
Lmao, I thought “larb” was a typo. You learn something new everyday 🙂
HAPPY BLOGIVERSARY, MARE!!!