Chicken Lettuce Wraps
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Chicken Lettuce Wraps
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Inspired by the popular appetizer, these Chicken Lettuce Wraps make a quick and delicious meal that's chock-full of flavor. Cook ground chicken in an easy stir-fry sauce, then serve in cool lettuce cups with a zippy red dipping sauce.
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Ingredients
For the sauce:
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/4 cup rice vinegar (see note 1)
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons fresh ginger grated (see note 2)
- 2 tablespoons Sriracha optional
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
- teaspoon Salt and freshly ground black pepper
For the chicken:
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 onion peeled and diced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 pound ground chicken (see note 3)
- 8 ounces sliced water chestnuts drained and diced
- 4 green onions thinly sliced
For the dipping sauce and serving:
- 1/4 cup Dijon mustard
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/4 cup Chili garlic sauce or sriracha (see note 4)
- 1 head butter lettuce separated into leaves
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Instructions
To make the sauce:
- In a small saucepan combine honey, rice vinegar, soy sauce, ginger, Sriracha, and sesame oil. Bring to a boil and simmer while preparing the chicken, about 10 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
To make the chicken:
- Meanwhile, In a large skillet over medium-high heat, heat olive oil until shimmering. Add onion and cook until softened, about 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in garlic until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
- Add chicken and stir, breaking up with a spoon, until browned, about 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in chestnuts and green onion and cook until tender, about 1-2 minutes. Pour sauce over chicken and stir to combine.
To make the dipping sauce and serve:
- While the chicken is cooking, add dijon mustard, honey, and chili garlic paste in a small bowl and whisk to combine.
- To serve, spoon several tablespoons of the chicken mixture into the center of the lettuce leaf. Serve with the dipping sauce.
Notes
- Chili garlic sauce: Also known as Sambal Oelek, this Indonesian condiment has a sweet and spicy taste that infuses the dipping sauce with flavor. Think of it like sriracha’s sharper, chunkier cousin. While sriracha formulas include some sugar to balance the heat, chili garlic sauce is sugar-free and contains visible chili seeds and diced garlic. Look for chili garlic sauce in jars in the condiment aisle. Huy Fong and Lee Kum Kee are two brands that I trust.
- Store leftovers covered in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
- Rice vinegar: Or substitute distilled rice vinegar or apple cider vinegar.
- Ginger: Store the whole root in the freezer, as-is and grate it when you need it. Some grocery stores also sell tubes of grated ginger in the produce area and it works perfectly here (I usually pick up a tube of the garlic paste, too, if I’m going to make teriyaki sauce).
- Chicken: Ground turkey tastes great here too.
- Chili garlic sauce: Also known as Sambal Oelek, this Indonesian condiment has a sweet and spicy taste that infuses the dipping sauce with flavor. Think of it like sriracha’s sharper, chunkier cousin. While sriracha formulas include some sugar to balance the heat, chili garlic sauce is sugar-free and contains visible chili seeds and diced garlic. Look for chili garlic sauce in jars in the condiment aisle. Huy Fong and Lee Kum Kee are two brands that I trust.
- Yield: This recipe makes 4 appetizer-sized servings (2-3 lettuce wraps each) or 2 entree-sized servings (4-6 lettuce wraps each).
- Storage: Store leftovers covered in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
Nutrition Information
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Serving
1 wrap
Calories
422kcal
(21%)
Carbohydrates
51g
(17%)
Protein
22g
(44%)
Fat
16g
(25%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Cholesterol
98mg
(33%)
Sodium
768mg
(32%)
Potassium
896mg
(26%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
38g
(76%)
Vitamin A
1469IU
(29%)
Vitamin C
12mg
(13%)
Calcium
48mg
(5%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 422 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 wrap | |
| Calories | 422kcal | 21% |
| Carbohydrates | 51g | 17% |
| Protein | 22g | 44% |
| Fat | 16g | 25% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 98mg | 33% |
| Sodium | 768mg | 32% |
| Potassium | 896mg | 19% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 38g | 76% |
| Vitamin A | 1469IU | 29% |
| Vitamin C | 12mg | 13% |
| Calcium | 48mg | 5% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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