Asian chicken lettuce wraps are a quick and easy meal full of Asian flavors. Served in lettuce cups, these versatile wraps can be served for a delicious lunch or easy dinner.
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No matter if you're looking for a low carb lunch or dinner option, these Asian lettuce wraps are a tasty meal. PF Chang's lettuce wraps are a popular menu item, and now you can make them at home.
Using fresh ingredients, this healthy recipe can be made for a crowd or your family dinner.
🥫 Ingredients needed:
Here is a visual overview of the ingredients in the recipe. Scroll down to the recipe at the bottom for quantities.
📝 Ingredient notes:
For the Chicken:
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 lb ground chicken
- 1 red bell pepper, chopped
- 1 green bell pepper, chopped
- 8 oz whole canned water chestnuts, drained and diced
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
For the Peanut Sauce:
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 3 tablespoon hoisin sauce
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger
- 1 tablespoon peanut butter - smooth or chunky
- 1 teaspoon sriracha or chili sauce (optional, but recommended)
Bibb lettuce for serving
🔄 Substitutions
- Chopped chicken - you can use finely chopped chicken breasts in place of ground chicken.
- Ground turkey
- Nut butter - You can replace peanut butter with any other nut butter if you have a peanut allergy.
- red pepper flakes - if you like a little more heat in your Asian dishes, add a little red pepper flakes to the lettuce wraps
🔪 How to make Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Instructions:
- Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Once hot add onion and sauté until onion softens and becomes translucent.
- Add ground chicken and cook until browned around 6-7 minutes.
- Add the bell peppers and water chestnuts and cook on a medium flame for 2-3 minutes or until the peppers soften a little.
- In a medium bowl, whisk all the sauce ingredients until combined.
- Pour the sauce into the chicken mixture and let it simmer on low heat until the chicken and veggies are well coated with the sauce. Season with salt and pepper.
- To serve, spoon 2-3 tablespoons of the chicken mixture into the center of the lettuce leaf and top it with some chopped spring onions and sesame seeds.
You can store the chicken filling an airtight container for 3 days in the refrigerator or around 3 months in the freezer. We recommend you store the meat mixture separate from the lettuce and toppings.
What Should I Top My Lettuce Wraps With?
Optional topping ideas
- green onions - slice some scallions to use for garnish on top
- seasme seeds - toast them to bring out the flavor
- sriracha - for those wanting extra heat
- chopped peanuts - chop a few peanuts and sprinkle on top
♨️ Reheating Instructions
Warm chicken mixture in a skillet on low for a few minutes until meat is warmed through. You can also warm for a minute or two in the microwave. Serve on fresh lettuce.
📝 Frequently asked questions, answers and tips:
You're going to want a crisp lettuce. You can use butter lettuce, romaine lettuce, or green leaf lettuce to make these wraps. Just ensure that you choose one with large leaves. We don't recommend iceberg lettuce
You can make extra sauce and use it as a dipping sauce for added flavor.
While this is a chicken recipe, you could swap the ground chicken for ground beef, or ground pork.
Having a Party?
If you're serving a crowd, make appetizer size lettuce wraps by splitting the mixture amount smaller pieces of lettuce.
You're going to love this homemade version of Asian lettuce wraps. The flavorful chicken with savory sauce on crisp lettuce cups is a fantastic recipe you'll want to save. It will surely become one of you family favorites.
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Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Ingredients
For the Chicken:
- 1 tablespoon Olive Oil
- 1 medium onion chopped
- 1 pound ground chicken
- 1 red bell pepper chopped
- 1 green bell pepper chopped
- 8 oz whole canned water chestnuts drained and diced
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- 1 teaspoon Black Pepper
For the Sauce:
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 3 tablespoon hoisin sauce
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon minced ginger
- 1 tablespoon peanut butter
- 1 teaspoon sriracha optional, but recommended
Garnish:
- Sesame seeds
- Chopped spring onions
- Lettuce leaves
Instructions
- Heat oil in a pan over medium-high heat. Once hot add onion and sauté until onion softens and becomes translucent.
- Add ground chicken and cook until browned around 6-7 minutes.
- Add the bell peppers and water chestnuts and cook on a medium flame for 2-3 minutes or until the peppers soften a little.
- In a medium bowl, whisk all the ingredients given under sauce.
- Pour the sauce into the chicken mixture and let it simmer on low heat until the chicken and veggies are well coated with the sauce. Season with salt and pepper.
- To serve, spoon 2-3 tablespoons of the chicken mixture into the center of the lettuce leaf and top it with some chopped spring onions and sesame seeds.
Notes
You can use finely chopped chicken breast in place of ground chicken.
You can replace peanut butter with any other nut butter if you have a peanut allergy.
You can use butter lettuce, romaine lettuce, or green leaf lettuce to make these wraps. Just ensure that you choose one with large leaves.
Nutrition
Nutritional facts are estimates and are provided as a courtesy to the reader. Please utilize your own brand nutritional values to double check against our estimates. Nutritional values are calculated via a third party. Changing ingredients, amounts or cooking technique will alter the estimated nutritional calculations.
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