That’s all the convincing I needed to give them a go!
Thai Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Thai Chicken Lettuce Wraps
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 1 serving 1x
- Category: lunch, recipes
- Cuisine: lunch
Description
Thanks to simple preparation, this recipe comes together in less than 10 minutes!
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons nut butter of choice (I used almond butter)
- 1 tablespoon milk of choice (I used coconut milk)
- 1 teaspoon tamari
- 1/2 teaspoon honey
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- sea salt to taste
- pepper to taste
- 4 large leaves romaine lettuce
- 1 cup shredded chicken
- 1 sliced bell pepper
- sliced pineapple
- 1 tablespoon fresh mint
- 1 tablespoon fresh cilantro
Instructions
- In a small bowl, combine the nut butter, milk, tamari, honey, garlic powder, salt and pepper
- Add the chicken and toss to coat
- Spoon the mixture onto the pieces of romaine and top with pepper, pineapple, cilantro and mint
- Roll up and eat like a taco
Notes
Serves One (Recipe source: HIIT It! by Gina Harney)
Note: I omitted the pineapple because I’m weird about combining pineapple and any kind of meat. I also added avocado because it’s awesome.
Simple, right!? And oh-so-delicious!
Simple is the key word I would use to describe the recipes and workouts in Gina’s new book. But don’t confuse simple with easy when it comes to the workouts! Just because Gina does a great job of explaining and simplifying exercises and providing modifications doesn’t mean the workouts found in HIIT It! won’t challenge you!
Gina is one of my closest blogging buddies and I could not be more thrilled for the release of her new book or more proud of my talented friend. She clearly poured her heart, soul and expertise into this book and it’s jam-packed with great information for those who already feel comfortable with their fitness routine and may be looking for a new challenge and those who may be brand new to exercise.
The underlying theme of HIIT It! is getting more for less. Seeing faster results from shorter (more intense!) workouts. Streamlining your meals to make healthy eating easy and sustainable.
Gina goes into great detail about the foundation of high intensity interval training (HIIT) in chapter one. She provides well-researched information that substantiates the quality workouts detailed throughout the book and provides photos that make it easy for a reader to see how to do exercises while maintaining proper form.
There are more HIIT workouts than I can count found throughout the book which can nearly all be done at home with a few pieces of equipment (dumbbells, resistance bands, etc.). The workouts in this book are also an awesome resource for the busy traveler!
The HIIT It! Diet section of Gina’s book is discusses nutrition in a sustainable way. Gina emphasizes the importance of eating nutritious foods (whole foods with an emphasis on protein and produce) and provides a bunch of simple snack ideas and recipes, like the Thai chicken lettuce wraps you see above. Some recipes that immediately caught my eye: Banana Almond Muffins, Breakfast Cookie Dough Cereal, Orange Honey Salmon and Butternut Squash Mac & Cheese. YUM.
HIIT It! Giveaway
Now that I’ve basically shared my lovefest for Gina and HIIT It! with you, I think it’s time to move along and give one of you a chance to win your own copy of this awesome book!
To enter this giveaway, please leave a comment below, answering one (or both) of the following questions:
1.What is one of your favorite go-to easy peasy recipes?
2. Why do you want to win a copy of HIIT It?
I will randomly select a winner tomorrow morning. Good luck!
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I would love to check out Tina’s book becuase I’ve committed to being my best self in 2015 and I think this book would be a great resource! Thanks for the giveaway!
My favorite go-to recipe is a HUGE salad with some kind of protein, tons of veggies, and some feta or goat cheese.
Eggs mixed with guacamole!
Yum!
This changes on a weekly basis but currently it’s Mexican Quinoa on a chicken burrito. SO EASY to make and as a bonus it freezes well!!!! I make a double batch every time and hope I have a chance to eat it before my hubby steals it all.
next month I will be doing more workouts at home to save money on a gym membership and for convenience so this would be great to have as a guide.. I love Gina’s blog (and yours too!)!
crock pot buffalo chicken. Some chicken breast, a ranch dressing packet, and a bottle of buffalo sauce. THrow it all in the crock pot and when done add 2 tbs of butter!
I think a copy of HIIT would definitely revamp my workouts! I often find time a challenge in my workouts because I love to lift heavy and do cardio separately but am restricted by the clock. Incorporating HIIT cardio into my routine could solve my problem!
My go-to is a healthier modified version of spaghetti!
I’d love the book to help me incorporate something other than running into my routine. This makes it look so doable!
I love Gina’s blog and am looking for a little extra something to spice up my workouts and meal plan!
One of my favorite go-to & easy recipes for a snack or part of dinner is a baked sweet potato topped with cottage cheese. So delicious!
I’d love a copy of this book because I feel like I get into a pattern making the same 5 recipes over and over again. I am ready to mix it up! 🙂
1. crock pot chicken tacos!
2. i need some new variety in my meal plan. i default to the same thing over and over.
I have been a long time follower of Ginas and was so excited when I saw she was comkng out with a book! Dare I say a favorite simple meal is her infamous breakfast cookie?
However a simple go to dinner is easy BBQ baked chicken. Just top a chicken breast with BBQ sauce and stick it in the oven!
I would love to use this to get in shape for my wedding!
I have recently become obsessed with HIIT workouts, but I definitely need assistance figuring out new workouts!
My goto simple meal is a sweet potato…just drizzle with pb2 and cinnamon and devour!
An egg scramble. Just saute whatever veggies you have, crack eggs on top, and scramble it together. I’d like the book to get back in shape after baby. Won’t be able to go to the gym, so it’d be great to have short workouts I can do at home.
I would love a copy of HIIT IT! I also follow Gina’s blog and I think that this book has it all.
My go-to week after week is crockpot shredded chicken. I’ll either eat it plain, on a salad or with some BBQ sauce mixed in. Soo good!
I love a big bowl of roasted butternut squash and brussels sprouts topped with chicken sausage and parmesan! Yummy and healthy!
I’m trying to get back in shape after having our baby and I think this book will help a lot!!
I love HIIT workouts and would love some new ideas from the book!
My favorite go to recipe is your chicken and sweet potatoes in the crock pot served over rice, it’s healthy, delicious, and my whole family loves it 🙂
One of my favorite easy recipes is Heavenly Hummas Wrap from the Pioneer Woman, I make this all the time. I would love a copy of the book to be able to do more workouts at home.
1. Not sure if this even counts as a recipe but omelets!!
2. Definitely for the recipes! I follow the blog and I love everything on there!
I’ve heard a lot of good things about Gina’s book. Sounds like the perfect book to get me started in the new year. Would love to win! Fav go to meal is an egg sandwich with fruit or veggies.
My favorite go-to easy recipe is throwing a pack of parisia blend frozen veggies on the skillet and a mix of beans/legumes, coat in salsa and sriacha, and devour!
My favorite easy meal is taco salads! Basically the only real work is cooking up some meat in spices and I always have cheese, lettuce, sour cream & salsa on hand.
love anything that can be made in a crockpot! I would love to have Gina’s book because I live pretty far from a gym, so mixing up my workout routine can be challenging.
I want to win to add some simple healthy recipes to my collection
One of my favorite simple recipes is baked sweet potato nachos in the oven
Broiled salmon or a simple chickpea curry
Quesadillas are always a perfect, filling meal that is quick to prepare.
Parmesan orzo!
Baked Parmesan chicken
My go-to snack is either an apple or banana with some kind of nut butter. Simple and delicious!
1. roasted veggies + over easy egg (boring but easy and delicious); and
2. I am obsessed with cookbooks and I’m always looking for ways to mix up my workouts.
My go-to easy recipe is crockpot taco chicken – you chop up an onion and add it to a crockpot along with chicken breasts, taco seasoning, and a jar of salsa. Cook all day on low and all you have to do is shred it when you get home from work!
I’d love a copy of HIIT It for more workout ideas – I’m kind of in a rut right now. 🙁
We BBQ 20-30 lbs of chicken at a time and cut, bag, and freeze each breast. They make for SUPER easy meal prepping during the week!
My favorite easy recipe is chili which lasts for days! Would love to read Gina’s book and try out some HIIT workouts!
easy go-to recipe is shrimp and veggie stir-fry with brown rice.
i want to win because i agree with you… she is talented and the book looks as if she definitely did pour her heart and soul into the work! i love a reference book for both recipes and workouts. it would be one of the most used resources i own if i did win it!
1. one of my favorites is to throw whatever veggies I have cooked in the fridge ( I keep them on hand), quinoa (also prepared in the fridge) on a giant salad and sauté a chicken breast. I pile the veggies, quinoa and chicken on a salad and top with hummus, lemon juice, and evoo. delicious and fast!
2. I have been reading Gina’s blog for years and I love her. I would love to use this book to add to my arsenal of HIIT exercises that I do when I can’t get to the gym
My easy peasy meal is an omlet with lots of veggies! Quick, easy, and healthy! I would love to win Gina’s book because I am due with my first baby 2/7/15 & would love to try her workouts while home to get back in shape when I’m able!
I love making soup and chili in the slow cooker.. easy to put together and minimal effort for a delicious dish. I’d look to win this book because I do most of my workouts at home.. the book would definitely help!
My go to recipe is a slow cooker one! I combine chicken breasts, corn, black beans, salsa, and some spices (oregano and basil), and put it in the crockpot on low for eight hours. At the very end, I add in low fat cream cheese and shred the whole thing. It’s wonderful paired with a side salad! I would absolutely love this book because as a mom to a 7 month old, it would be great to have a workout guide/ plan that is quick and efficient!
Easy recipe: Pasta with chicken and lots of vegetables with tomato sauce!
Fitnessista was the first blog I read so I can say that Gina introduced me to the world of blogging. I have been following her journey for five years and I am proud to see that she is now an author. Plus I enjoy her workouts, they are intense but they pay off. As a matter of fact, I am pretty sore after doing one of HIIT work-outs on Tuesday.
I’m having a baby in February and I think this book would help me get back in shape.
One of my go-to healthy dinners is spaghetti squash bolognese. So easy and delicious!