Pressure-Cooker Curried Chicken Meatball Wraps

  Appetizers

My strategy to get picky kids to eat healthy: Let everyone assemble their dinner at the table. We love these easy meatball wraps topped with crunchy veggies and peanuts, sweet raisins and a creamy dollop of yogurt.

Pressure-Cooker Curried Chicken Meatball Wraps

Average Rating: 5

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 35 min. Cook: 10 min.
YIELD: 2 dozen.

Ingredients

  • 1 large egg, lightly beaten
  • 1 small onion, finely chopped
  • 1/2 cup Rice Krispies
  • 1/4 cup golden raisins
  • 1/4 cup minced fresh cilantro
  • 2 teaspoons curry powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 pound lean ground chicken
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil

  • SAUCE:
  • 1 cup plain yogurt
  • 1/4 cup minced fresh cilantro

  • WRAPS:
  • 24 small Bibb or Boston lettuce leaves
  • 1 medium carrot, shredded
  • 1/2 cup golden raisins
  • 1/2 cup chopped salted peanuts

Instructions

  • 1. In a large bowl, combine the first 7 ingredients. Add chicken; mix lightly but thoroughly (mixture will be soft). With wet hands, shape mixture into 24 balls (about 1-1/4-in.). Select saute or browning setting on a 6-qt. electric pressure cooker. Adjust for medium heat; add oil. When oil is hot, brown meatballs in batches; remove and keep warm. Add 1 cup water to pressure cooker. Cook 1 minute, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan. Press cancel.
  • 2. Place trivet insert in pressure cooker. Place meatballs on trivet, overlapping if needed. Lock lid; close pressure-release valve. Adjust to pressure-cook on high for 7 minutes. Quick-release pressure.
  • 3. In a small bowl, mix sauce ingredients. To serve, place 2 teaspoons sauce and 1 meatball in each lettuce leaf; top with remaining ingredients. If desired, serve with additional minced fresh cilantro.

Nutrition Facts

1 appetizer: 82 calories, 4g fat (1g saturated fat), 22mg cholesterol, 88mg sodium, 6g carbohydrate (4g sugars, 1g fiber), 6g protein.
Diabetic Exchanges:
1 lean meat, 1/2 starch.

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