Description
These Thai chicken lettuce wraps make a delicious appetizer or lighter main dish that you can make at home. They are full of flavor!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 Tablespoon sesame oil
- ¼ cup onion, diced (yellow or white)
- 2 cloves of garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon fresh minced ginger or ginger paste
- 10 oz ground chicken
- ¼ cup Tamari (low sodium) or soy sauce, coconut aminos
- 2 Tablespoon Thai sweet red chili sauce (we love Trader Joe’s)
- Juice of 1 lime
- 1 teaspoon maple syrup or honey, agave
- ⅓ cup cashews, chopped (raw or roasted/salted)
- ¼ cup scallions, chopped
- ¼ cup cilantro, fresh, chopped
- ¼–½ cup carrots, shredded
- Sesame seeds for topping
- 1 head butter lettuce (leaves removed, rinsed, and dried)
Instructions
- Make the garlic, ginger pan sauce: Heat a pan over medium-high heat and add the sesame oil. Once hot, add the diced onions. Cook for 2-3 minutes until they start to brown and turn translucent. Add the minced garlic and ginger, cooking for an additional 2 minutes.
- Cook the chicken: Add the ground chicken to the pan, breaking it up with a wooden spoon or spatula. Season with salt and pepper. Cook until golden brown and no longer pink, about 3-4 minutes.
- Make the Thai chili sauce: In a small bowl, combine the soy sauce, chili sauce, lime juice, and honey. Mix well.
- Add the sauce to the chicken: Sprinkle the chopped cashews over the chicken, pour in the sauce, and toss everything together. Reduce the heat to low and cook for another 2 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool for a few minutes. Stir in the shredded carrots, chopped scallions, and cilantro.
- Assemble the lettuce wraps: Open a lettuce leaf and add a large spoonful of the chicken mixture. Top with some of the pan sauce and sesame seeds. Repeat until all wraps are assembled.
Notes
- Nutritional information is approximate and was calculated using a recipe nutrition label generator. It will vary based on how much filling you put in your wraps, but info is for approximately 2 wraps.
- To prepare the lettuce, carefully tear each leaf away from the bulb and rinse each leaf under light running water. Place the clean leaves on a clean paper towel to dry before using them to assemble the wraps.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 wraps
- Calories: 158
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 631mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 1g
- Carbohydrates: 8g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 11g
- Cholesterol: 41mg