Protein packed and flavorful, Chicken Lettuce Wraps are quick to make for busy weeknights.
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time15 minutesmins
Total Time25 minutesmins
Course: Dinner, lunch
Cuisine: American, asian
Keyword: chicken, lettuce wraps
Servings: 4
Calories: 310kcal
Author: Kellie
Cost: $12
Equipment
skillet
Ingredients
1poundground chicken
1tablespoonvegetable or peanut oil
½cupbell peppersone or mixed color, diced
½cuponionminced
2large garlic clovesminced
8-10mushroomscremini or similar, diced
8ozwhole water chestnutsdrained and diced
1heaping teaspoon gingergrated
1head Butter lettuceRomaine lettuce, or similar (but I don’t recommend Iceberg lettuce which breaks easily)
Sauce
5tablespoonslow sodium soy sauce or coconut aminos
1tablespoonsesame oiltoasted
2tablespoonrice vinegar
2tablespoontahini
1 1/2teaspoonlime juice
Salt and pepper to taste
Optional: Garnish with ground peppergreen onions, sesame seeds, peanuts
Instructions
In a small bowl mix the sauce ingredients. Set aside.
Spray a medium or large non-stick skillet with cooking oil, saute bell peppers and mushrooms, (over medium-high heat) until softened slightly, set aside (about 2-3 minutes).
In the same pan add more oil and cook ground chicken until browned, halfway through add onions, garlic, and ginger.
Return mushrooms and peppers to the skillet, stir in the sauce and simmer for a minute or 2.
Prepare the lettuce and add the filling (about 2 heaping tablespoons per each). Add garnishes and serve immediately.
Notes
Add ons: Hoisin sauce is a popular choice in Asian-style wraps, however, it has a very strong flavor (you can start with adding just 1-2 teaspoons as an addition to the sauce or substitute Tahini with Hoisin instead).The sauce is enough to coat 1 lb ground chicken nicely but feel free to increase all the ingredients 1.5 times if you like more sauce. You may need to use 2 lettuce slices for each wrap, in this case, to hold up the filling.Hot sauce such as Sriracha is another great addition to the sauce or for drizzling on top of the assembled wraps. The filling itself is not spicy.