Chicken Lettuce Wraps Recipe
User Reviews
4.7
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
15 mins
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Total Time
25 mins
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Servings
4 people
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Calories
282 kcal
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Chinese
Chicken Lettuce Wraps Recipe
Description
This recipe balances savory and sweet elements by using soy sauce and brown sugar alongside chili garlic sauce and sesame oil. Ground chicken is cooked with onions, peppers, minced garlic, ginger, and water chestnuts for crunch. The sauce is added and simmered to reduce excess liquid, concentrating flavors. The filling is spooned into crisp butter lettuce leaves, offering a clean, fresh contrast to the warm, flavorful filling.
The wraps are garnished with chopped cashews for nutty texture, sriracha for heat, and green onions for mild sharpness. They make a light appetizer or main course, especially paired with cooked rice served alongside or inside the wraps for added substance.
For storage, keep the cooked filling refrigerated in an airtight container for three days or freeze for up to three months. Lettuce leaves and toppings should be stored separately to maintain freshness and crispness.
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1½ tablespoons Chili garlic sauce
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ½ onion chopped, medium
- ½ red bell pepper chopped
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tablespoon ginger or ½ teaspoon ground, minced
- 8 ounces water chestnut 1 can, chopped
- 1 pound ground chicken
- rice cooked
- butter lettuce leaves
Toppings:
- cashews chopped
- sriracha
- green onion chopped
Instructions
- In a bowl, whisk together the sesame oil, brown sugar, soy sauce, and chili garlic sauce. Set aside.
- Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Once heated, add in the onion and bell pepper, cooking for a few minutes until softened. Add in the garlic, ginger and water chestnuts and cook for another 2-3 minutes.
- Add in the ground chicken, breaking it up as it cooks. Once cooked through, add in the sauce and stir to combine. Simmer the mixture on low for a few minutes, letting the excess liquid reduce.
- Spoon equal amounts of the chicken mixture and rice into the lettuce leaves. Top each lettuce wrap with cashews, sriracha, and chopped green onion.
Notes
- Keep the ground chicken mixture refrigerated for up to 3 days, or freeze it for longer storage, up to 3 months.
- Store lettuce leaves and other toppings separately to maintain their crisp texture before serving.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 4people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 282 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 282kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 18g | 6% |
| Protein | 22g | 44% |
| Fat | 14g | 22% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 98mg | 33% |
| Sodium | 1143mg | 48% |
| Potassium | 739mg | 16% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 10g | 20% |
| Vitamin A | 466IU | 9% |
| Vitamin C | 21mg | 23% |
| Calcium | 20mg | 2% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.7
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