Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps
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4.7
Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Description
This recipe features a stir-fried ground chicken filling seasoned with a blend of hoisin sauce, tamari soy sauce, rice vinegar, sriracha, and sesame oil. Onions, garlic, and freshly grated ginger contribute aromatic depth. Adding water chestnuts gives a crisp texture contrast to the tender chicken. The mixture cooks until the sauce thickens slightly and the chicken is fully done.
The filling is spooned into fresh, crisp lettuce leaves such as bibb, iceberg, or butter lettuce, making it easy to pick up and eat. Toppings of sliced green onions and crushed peanuts add freshness and additional crunch. A peanut sauce made from peanut butter, tamari, maple syrup, garlic, and sriracha is served alongside for an extra layer of flavor and creaminess.
These wraps work well as a light lunch or appetizer, offering a balance of savory, sweet, and spicy flavors with contrasting textures from the crunchy leaves and peanuts. The peanut sauce lets diners customize each wrap with creamy sweetness and heat, enhancing the dish’s appeal.
Ingredients
Chicken Mixture
- 3 Tablespoons hoisin sauce
- 2 Tablespoons tamari or soy sauce
- 2 Tablespoons rice vinegar
- 1 Tablespoon sriracha
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 Tablespoon avocado oil or olive oil
- 1 onion diced, medium
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 Tablespoon ginger freshly grated
- 1 lb. ground chicken
- ½ cup water chestnut drained and finely diced
- salt to taste, sea salt
- black pepper to taste, sea salt
Wraps
- butter lettuce for serving, leaves separated
- bibb lettuce
- iceberg lettuce
- 2 green onions thinly sliced, for serving
- ¼ cup peanuts for serving, crushed
Peanut Sauce
- ¼ cup peanut butter
- 2 Tablespoons tamari soy sauce or soy sauce, low sodium
- 2 Tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 teaspoon sriracha
- water as needed
Instructions
- Whisk together hoisin sauce, soy sauce, rice vinegar, Sriracha and sesame oil in a small bowl. Set aside.
- In a large skillet over medium heat, heat oil. Add onions and cook until soft, 5 minutes, then stir in garlic and ginger and cook until fragrant, 1 minute more.
- Add ground chicken and cook until opaque and mostly cooked through, breaking up meat with a wooden spoon.
- Pour in sauce and cook 1 to 2 minutes more, until sauce reduces slightly and chicken is cooked through completely. Turn off heat and stir in water chestnuts. Taste mixture and season with salt and pepper, if needed.
- While chicken is cooking make peanut sauce by whisking together all the ingredients in a small bowl. For a thinner sauce, add water 1 Tablespoon at a time to create the desired consistency.
- Serve chicken mixture with lettuce leaves and spoon about ¼ cup into center of each leaf. Top with crushed peanuts and green onions. Serve with peanut sauce.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 471 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1/4 of recipe | |
| Calories | 471kcal | 24% |
| Carbohydrates | 28g | 9% |
| Protein | 28g | 56% |
| Fat | 29g | 45% |
| Sodium | 908mg | 38% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 17g | 34% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
4.7
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