Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps (Better Than P.F. Chang's)!
Chinese, Poultry
Ingredients
1 lb ground chicken
1 Tbsp peanut oil
½ onion, minced
1 cup red or green pepper, diced
1 8 oz can water chestnuts, drained and minced
Sauce:
3 Tbsp soy sauce*
3 Tbsp hoisin sauce**
1 Tbsp sesame oil
1 Tbsp rice vinegar
1 Tbsp peanut butter
1 Tbsp honey
2 tsp sweet chili sauce
½ tsp garlic powder
¼ tsp powdered ginger
To serve:
¼ cup peanuts, crushed.
Lettuce, or your favorite Asian salad
Directions
Whisk together sauce ingredients until well combined. If you use a firmer peanut butter you may need to microwave the mixture for 30-60 seconds in order to melt it and ensure everything is well-mixed.
Heat 2 TBS peanut oil in a frying pan. Once hot, add ground chicken.
Cook until some pieces are starting to brown. Add onion and cook for 5 minutes or until the onion is becoming translucent.
Add the peppers and water chestnuts and cook about 5 minutes or until peppers are becoming soft.
Add sauce and simmer on low heat until the chicken and veggies are evenly coated and everything is heated through.
Serve in lettuce leaves, on top of your favorite Asian salad, or over noodles or rice!
Notes
Notes on ingredients:
Ground chicken: Finely diced chicken breasts are a great substitute for ground chicken!
Peanut Oil: Any oil can be used here if you don't keep peanut on hand or if you have a peanut allergy. I recommend olive oil or avocado oil!
Soy Sauce: If you have a soy allergy you can substitute coconut aminos for the soy sauce.
*be sure to choose a gluten-free soy sauce to keep this asian lettuce wraps recipe gluten-free, like this one.
Hoisin sauce: **be sure to choose a gluten-free hoisin sauce to keep this recipe gluten-free, like this one.
Peanut Butter: If you have a peanut allergy any nut or seed butter could work here, but peanut butter definitely gives the best results!
Nutrition
209.1 kcal
Carbohydrates: 14.3g Protein: 18.7g
Fat: 9.2g Saturated Fat: 1.9g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 26g Monounsaturated Fat: 4g
Cholesterol: 43.6mg Sodium: 675mg
Potassium: 112.5mg Fiber: 1.4g
Sugar: 8.6g Vitamin A: 665IU
Vitamin C: 55.2mg Calcium: 12mg
Iron: 0.4mg