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Chicken Lettuce Wraps

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.

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 422 kcal
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: Asian

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

Instructions

To make the sauce:
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  1. 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:
  1. 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.
  2. 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:
  1. While the chicken is cooking, add dijon mustard, honey, and chili garlic paste in a small bowl and whisk to combine.
  2. 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

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

% 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.