Description
Chicken Lettuce Wraps – A simple and delicious weeknight dinner made with real, simple ingredients in only 30 minutes!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 tablespoon olive oil (or avocado oil)
- 1/2 tablespoons ginger, grated
- 1 tablespoons garlic, minced
- 1/2 sweet yellow onion, diced
- 1–1 1/2 pounds ground chicken
- 1 can diced water chestnuts
- kosher salt and ground black pepper to taste
Sauce:
- 1/4 cup coconut aminos or soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon rice vinegar
- 1/4 teaspoon fish sauce
- 1 1/2 teaspoon tapioca starch or cornstarch
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
Toppings + Lettuce:
- 1 head of butter lettuce or iceberg lettuce
- 1/2 cup green onions, chopped
- 1/2 cup coconut aminos or soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
Instructions
- Sauce: Combine ingredients in a small bowl; whisk to combine and set aside.
- Cook chicken filling: Bring a large cast iron skillet to medium high heat. Add oil; swirl to coat the pan. Add garlic and ginger, move around the pan until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add onion and stir until they reduce and become slightly translucent, about 2-3 minutes. Add chicken and stir until fully cooked. If there is a lot of liquid at the bottom of the pan at this point, pour out. Add water chestnuts and stir to combine.
- Add sauce: Pour the Sauce into the cooked chicken mixture. Stir to combine and let cook 2-4 minutes. Taste and add any salt or pepper, to taste.
- Serve: take a leaf of butter lettuce, add chicken mixture, top with chopped green onion, some more coconut aminos (or soy sauce) and any additional red pepper flakes desired.
- Enjoy!
Notes
- Make ahead tip: if you want to prep ahead of time simply make chicken mixture and store in refrigerator, for up to 3 days, then reheat when desired.
- Whole30/Paleo: to keep this recipe compliant, simply use coconut aminos instead of soy sauce.
- Leftovers: simply store any leftover chicken filling in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days, warm when you are ready to eat, and then add to your lettuce wraps.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6oz
- Calories: 313
- Sugar: 2.6 g
- Sodium: 1004.3 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Carbohydrates: 27.3 g
- Protein: 21 g
- Cholesterol: 96.3 mg