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Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Discover the irresistible combination of flavors and textures in my easy-to-make Asian Chicken Lettuce Wrap recipe. It features fragrant basil chicken and tangy pickled red onions wrapped in two types of lettuce, and it comes together in just minutes.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 232 kcal
Course:
Appetizer
Cuisine:
Thai
Ingredients
For quick pickled onions
- 180 grams Red Onions (thinly sliced)
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- ¼ teaspoon salt
For basil chicken
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 9 grams garlic (minced)
- 425 grams ground chicken
- 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
- 2 teaspoons soy sauce
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 25 grams basil (just the leaves, roughly chopped)
To wrap
- 2 small heads lettuce (about 300 grams)
- cilantro (to taste)
Instructions
- To prepare the quick pickles, add 180 grams red onions, 2 tablespoons lime juice, 2 teaspoons sugar, and ¼ teaspoon salt to a bowl and toss the ingredients together. Ideally, you want to pickle these overnight in the fridge, but you can speed things up by letting them sweat for 10 minutes and then using your hand to massage them until they're limp and translucent.
- For the chicken, heat a frying pan over medium heat, and add 1 tablespoon vegetable oil and 9 grams garlic. Fry the garlic until it's golden brown while stirring it.
- Add 425 grams ground chicken and crumble it up using one or two spatulas.
- Once no large clumps of chicken remain, add the 2 tablespoons oyster sauce, 2 teaspoons soy sauce, and ½ teaspoon ground black pepper and continue to stir-fry the chicken until there is no liquid left in the pan.
- Add the 25 grams basil and toss it with the chicken to finish it. Transfer the stir-fried chicken onto a plate and let it cool slightly.
- To assemble the lettuce wraps, pick the best-shaped leaves from the 2 small heads lettuce and lay them out on a platter.
- Add a generous scoop of basil chicken onto each leaf of lettuce and then top with a tangle of onions and a few cilantro leaves to taste.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
232kcal
(12%)
Carbohydrates
11g
(4%)
Protein
21g
(42%)
Fat
12g
(18%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
4g
Monounsaturated Fat
5g
Trans Fat
0.1g
Cholesterol
91mg
(30%)
Sodium
634mg
(26%)
Potassium
790mg
(23%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
6g
(12%)
Vitamin A
881IU
(18%)
Vitamin C
10mg
(11%)
Calcium
53mg
(5%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 232
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 232kcal | 12% |
| Carbohydrates | 11g | 4% |
| Protein | 21g | 42% |
| Fat | 12g | 18% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 4g | 24% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Trans Fat | 0.1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 91mg | 30% |
| Sodium | 634mg | 26% |
| Potassium | 790mg | 17% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 881IU | 18% |
| Vitamin C | 10mg | 11% |
| Calcium | 53mg | 5% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.