Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps {Quick and Delish}

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4.6

72 reviews
Excellent
  • Prep Time

    15 mins

  • Cook Time

    15 mins

  • Total Time

    30 mins

  • Servings

    4 servings

  • Course

    Main Course

  • Cuisine

    Asian

Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps {Quick and Delish}

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Ingredients

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  • 1 ½ cups water
  • 1 cup short grain rice i.e. sushi rice, rinsed
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons fish sauce
  • 1 tablespoon reduced-sodium soy sauce
  • 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice plus 2 teaspoons fresh lime zest from about 3-4 limes
  • 1 ½ tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cornstarch
  • 1 pound ground chicken
  • 2 teaspoons vegetable or canola oil
  • 1 jalapeno stemmed seeded, and minced (leave in the seeds if you like more heat)
  • ¼ cup chopped fresh basil
  • 3 green onions finely chopped
  • 12 Bibb or Boston lettuce leaves about 1 head, washed
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Instructions

  1. In a medium saucepan, bring the water, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and rice to a boil high heat. Cover, reduce the heat to low, and cook for 10 minutes. Remove the rice from the heat and let sit, covered, until tender, another 10-15 minutes.
  2. Whisk the fish sauce, soy sauce, lime juice, brown sugar, and cornstarch together in a small bowl and set aside.
  3. Heat the oil in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat until shimmering. Add the chicken, jalapeno, and lime zest and cook, breaking up the meat into small pieces with a wooden spoon, until the chicken is no longer pink, about 5 minutes.
  4. Whisk the fish sauce/lime mixture to recombine; add it to the skillet and cook over medium-high heat, stirring constantly, until the sauce has thickened, a minute or two. Off the heat, stir in the fresh basil and scallions. To serve, open up a lettuce leaf, place a small scoop of rice on the bed of lettuce and top with some of the warm chicken mixture.

Notes

  • Rice: I love the texture of short grain rice for this recipe but if you'd rather use long grain rice (or any other rice you prefer, for that matter), that would work fine, too. The rice is basically there to sit in the bed of the lettuce and soak up all the delicious flavors and juices from the chicken mixture. Alternately, you could cut the carbs and serve without rice.
  • Meat: lean ground turkey could easily be subbed for the ground chicken.
  • Basil: also, if you can't find fresh basil readily (if it is off-season), use 1-2 teaspoons dried basil and add it when you cook the chicken with the jalapeno and lime zest.

Nutrition Information

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Serving 1 Serving Calories 395kcal (20%) Carbohydrates 48g (16%) Protein 25g (50%) Fat 12g (18%) Saturated Fat 3g (15%) Cholesterol 98mg (33%) Sodium 1209mg (50%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 6g (12%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories kcal

% Daily Value*

Serving 1 Serving
Calories 395kcal 20%
Carbohydrates 48g 16%
Protein 25g 50%
Fat 12g 18%
Saturated Fat 3g 15%
Cholesterol 98mg 33%
Sodium 1209mg 50%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugar 6g 12%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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