Easy Chicken Lettuce Wraps Recipe

This Easy Chicken Lettuce Wraps Recipe features ground chicken that’s all dressed up with sesame oil, soy sauce, brown sugar and more! There are also bites of crisp water chestnuts and tender bell peppers to really freshen up each bite.

Why We Love This Chicken Lettuce Wraps Recipe

It’s safe to say that I’m obsessed with this Asian lettuce wraps recipe. Here’s why I keep making them on a near weekly basis:

• Healthy: Each wrap is under 300 calories. They’re made with fresh veggies, and you can also use whole grain rice in them for added goodness.
• Flavorful: The sauce consists of ingredients like soy sauce and chili garlic sauce, so you know it’s bold!
• So easy: The chicken mixture gets cooked in one pan, then tossed onto lettuce wraps with some rice (if desired). Quick and easy!

What’s the best lettuce to use for lettuce wraps?

You want to use lettuce leaves that have a large surface area. I like to use butter lettuce, but bibb is also a great option. Iceberg lettuce will add a crunch to each bite.

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How to Store and Reheat

Once assembled, chicken lettuce wraps are best served immediately. However, you can store the cooked chicken mixture separately from the lettuce!

In an airtight container in the fridge, the cooked ground chicken and veggies will stay fresh for 2-3 days. Reheat for 30 seconds at a time in the microwave, stirring each time it stops, until warmed all the way through.

Serving Suggestions

Top off your Asian lettuce wraps with garnishes like chopped cashews, sriracha and chopped green onions.

More Ground Chicken Recipes We Love

• French Onion Chicken Meatballs
• Chicken Burgers
• Chicken Egg Rolls
• Chicken Meatloaf
• Buffalo Chicken Sloppy Joes
• Chicken Lasagna

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Easy Chicken Lettuce Wraps Recipe

These easy chicken lettuce wraps are packed full of flavor and are ready to serve in less than 30 minutes. They're great to serve as an appetizer, lunch, or main course, and they are packed full of Asian-inspired flavors.

Prep: 10 minutes minutes

Cook: 15 minutes minutes

Total Time : 25 minutes minutes

Servings: 4 people

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Ingredients

• ▢ 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• ▢ 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• ▢ 3 tablespoons soy sauce
• ▢ 1½ tablespoons chili garlic sauce
• ▢ 1 tablespoon olive oil
• ▢ ½ medium onion chopped
• ▢ ½ red bell pepper chopped
• ▢ 2 cloves garlic minced
• ▢ 1 tablespoon minced ginger or ½ teaspoon ground
• ▢ 8 ounces water chestnuts 1 can, chopped
• ▢ 1 pound ground chicken
• ▢ Cooked rice
• ▢ Butter lettuce leaves

Toppings:

• ▢ Chopped cashews
• ▢ Sriracha
• ▢ Chopped green onion

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Instructions

• In a bowl, whisk together the sesame oil, brown sugar, soy sauce, and chili garlic sauce. Set aside.
  1 teaspoon sesame oil, 2 tablespoons brown sugar, 3 tablespoons soy sauce, 1½ tablespoons chili garlic sauce
  
• Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Once heated, add in the onion and bell pepper, cooking for a few minutes until softened. Add in the garlic, ginger and water chestnuts and cook for another 2-3 minutes.
  1 tablespoon olive oil, ½ medium onion, ½ red bell pepper, 2 cloves garlic, 1 tablespoon minced ginger, 8 ounces water chestnuts
  
• Add in the ground chicken, breaking it up as it cooks. Once cooked through, add in the sauce and stir to combine. Simmer the mixture on low for a few minutes, letting the excess liquid reduce.
  1 pound ground chicken
  
• Spoon equal amounts of the chicken mixture and rice into the lettuce leaves. Top each lettuce wrap with cashews, sriracha, and chopped green onion.
  Cooked rice, Butter lettuce leaves, Chopped cashews, Sriracha, Chopped green onion
  

Notes

Storage: Store ground chicken mixture in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3 days, or freeze for 3 months. Store lettuce leaves and other components separately.

Nutrition Facts

Easy Chicken Lettuce Wraps Recipe

Amount Per Serving

Calories 282 Calories from Fat 126

% Daily Value*

Fat 14g22%

Saturated Fat 3g19%

Cholesterol 98mg33%

Sodium 1143mg50%

Potassium 739mg21%

Carbohydrates 18g6%

Fiber 2g8%

Sugar 10g11%

Protein 22g44%

Vitamin A 466IU9%

Vitamin C 21mg25%

Calcium 20mg2%

Iron 2mg11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Author: Becky Hardin

Course:Main Course

Cuisine:Chinese

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How To Make Easy Chicken Lettuce Wraps Step by Step

Make the sauce: Stir together 1 tsp sesame oil, 2 tbsp brown sugar, 3 tbsp soy sauce and 1 1/2 tbsp chili garlic sauce.

Cook the veggies: Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add in half a chopped onion and half a chopped red bell pepper. Cook until softened, then stir in 2 cloves of minced garlic, 1 tbsp minced ginger, and 1 (8 oz) can of chopped water chestnuts. Cook for 2-3 more minutes.

Add the chicken: Add 1 pound of ground chicken to the pan. Break it up as it cooks.

Make it saucy: Once the chicken is cooked, stir in the sauce. Simmer on low so the excess moisture reduces.

Assemble the wraps: Spoon equal amounts of rice and chicken into lettuce leaves. Top with garnishes like green onions, cashews, and sriracha.

Note: This recipe is one of those few exceptions on our site that has more than 10 ingredients. We try to keep things VERY easy around here, and limiting ingredients and time spent is one of our favorite ways. That being said, this recipe is too delicious to leave out of our recipe box! It’s an exception that is so flavorful and worth the extra ingredients if you have the time and resources to make it.