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Savory Chicken Lettuce Wraps

Savory Chicken Lettuce Wraps

I love opposites in food, like the sweet and salty crunch of a chocolate dipped pretzel. Or the cool and hot of a Jalapeno popsicle.  Or salted caramels, or curry shortbread.  And I love the way lettuce wraps are all hot and spicy goodness wrapped up in a cool and crisp lettuce leaf.

Perfect as an appetizer for 4 or dinner for two when you want something savory but not heavy. These are super easy to make although you may need to add a few ingredients to your pantry like Hoisin Sauce and rice wine vinegar.  Believe me, once you make these, your family will be clamoring for more so you’ll use those jars up in no time! I think you’ll agree, these are every bit as good as the chicken lettuce wraps at P.F.Changs 🙂

Savory Chicken Lettuce Wraps

Put the chicken into a food processor and pulse until ground.

Savory Chicken Lettuce Wraps

Some of the ingredients – Chopped onion, garlic and ginger. Hoisin sauce, soy sauce and red pepper flakes.

Savory Chicken Lettuce Wraps

The cooked chicken with all the other ingredients added.

Savory Chicken Lettuce Wraps

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Savory Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Author: Kate Battistelli
Recipe type: Main Dish, Appetizer
Cuisine: Asian
Prep time:  10 mins
Cook time:  10 mins
Total time:  20 mins
Serves: 4 servings
 
Just as good as PF Changs, you can have these on the table in less than 30 minutes!
Ingredients
  • 1 pound organic skinless chicken breasts
  • 1 tablespoon grape seed oil, coconut oil or ghee
  • 1 cup chopped onion
  • 3 cloves minced garlic
  • 1 tablespoon minced ginger
  • 1 tablespoon organic sesame oil
  • 3 tablespoons hoisin sauce
  • 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce, shoyu or tamari
  • ¼ to ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes or hot oil
  • 2 tablespoons organic ketchup
  • 1 eight ounce can water chestnuts, drained and chopped
  • 4 scallions, chopped
  • 1 head of lettuce, Boston, red or green leaf or iceberg
Instructions
  1. Coarsely chop the chicken into chunks.
  2. Put the chicken in your food processor and pulse until finely ground but not a paste.
  3. Heat the fat in a large saute pan and cook the chicken over medium heat for about 5 minutes.  Break up the chicken as you go.
  4. Add all the other ingredients except the scallions and the water chestnuts.
  5. Cook and stir until the mixture is browned and the onions are cooked, another 5 minutes or so.
  6. Add the water chestnuts and cook another minute.
  7. To serve, put the clean lettuce leaves on a platter. Spoon the chicken mixture into a bowl.
  8. Take a lettuce leaf, put a few spoonfuls of chicken on it, add a few chopped scallions, roll up and enjoy!
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Kate’s Tips

  • If you want a vegetarian dish, use a pound of chopped mushrooms instead of chicken.
  • You can add cilantro, bean sprouts, julienned carrots, cucumber or cabbage for extra crunch.
  • Add some chopped peanuts for more crunchy goodness.

Products I use in this recipe:

  • San-J Tamari Gluten Free Soy Sauce
  • Organic Sesame Oil
  • Hoisin Sauce

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Category: Appetizers, Eating Clean, Main DishesTag: Asian style lettuce wraps, chicken lettuce wraps, chicken main dishes, clean eating, dark sesame oil, Easy Chicken Dish, easy dinner entree, gluten free meals, healthy chicken recipes, hoisin sauce, Main Dish recipes, red leaf lettuce, red pepper flakes, rice wine vinegar, vegetarian, water chestnutsCourses: Main Dish, AppetizerCuisines: Asian

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