Thai Lettuce Wrap Recipe
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Thai Chicken Lettuce Wraps on your table in less than 30 minutes! These Thai Chicken Lettuce Wraps are quick and easy, bursting with fresh ingredients, smothered in an unbelievable Pineapple Hoisin Peanut Sauce that is sweet, spicy, savory and 1000X better than takeout! They are healthy, customizable, make ahead friendly and can be served as an appetizer or main course!
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Ingredients
- 1 butter lettuce approx. 8 leaves, head
Filling
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 pound chicken breast uncooked, diced
- 1/4 cup red onion diced
- 1/2 cup red bell pepper diced
- 1/2 cup carrot matchstick cut
- 1/2 cup celery diced
- 1 cup pineapple diced fresh
Asian Sauce
- 3 tablespoons hoisin sauce like Lee Kum Kee or Kikkoman, quality
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce reduced sodium
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar , more or less depending on how sweet your pineapple is
- 1 tablespoon red curry paste
- 1 teaspoon ginger 1/4 teaspoon ground, scant amount, freshly grated
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon salt plus more to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon basil dry
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1/4 cup water
- Asian hot chili paste or sriracha, to taste
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- 1/4 cup peanut butter smooth
Ganish
- 1 cup pineapple fresh diced, or more to taste
- 3 tablespoons peanuts crushed, or more to taste
- 2 tablespoons green onion chopped, or more to taste
Instructions
- Whisk together all of the Asian Sauce ingredients in a medium bowl EXCEPT the peanut butter. Set aside.
- Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add red onions and chicken and cook just until chicken is no longer pink, about 3 minutes. Add peppers, carrots and celery and saute for 2 more minutes. Stir in pineapple and Asian Sauce and bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer until thickened. Remove from heat and stir in peanut butter until smooth. Taste and add additional Sriracha/Asian hot chili paste for spicier, brown sugar for sweeter.
- Fill lettuce leaves with desired amount of filling then garnish with fresh pineapple, green onions and peanuts.
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