Description
These Peanut Chicken Lettuce Wraps are a delicious and healthy Asian-inspired dish perfect for a quick dinner or party appetizer. Flavorful ground chicken cooked in a savory peanut sauce, wrapped in crisp lettuce leaves.
Ingredients
Ground Chicken:
1 lb
Vegetable Oil:
1 tbsp
Garlic, minced:
2 cloves
Fresh Ginger, grated:
1 tbsp
Creamy Peanut Butter:
1/4 cup
Soy Sauce:
3 tbsp
Hoisin Sauce:
2 tbsp
Rice Vinegar:
1 tbsp
Honey:
1 tbsp
Crushed Red Pepper Flakes (optional):
1/4 tsp
Water:
1/4 cup
Chopped Peanuts:
1/4 cup
Green Onions, sliced:
2
Butter Lettuce Leaves, separated and washed:
1 head
Instructions
- Cook Chicken: Heat vegetable oil in a skillet, add ground chicken, and cook until browned.
- Add Aromatics: Add garlic and ginger, cook until fragrant.
- Make Sauce: Whisk together peanut butter, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, rice vinegar, honey, red pepper flakes, and water.
- Cook with Sauce: Pour sauce over chicken, cook until thickened.
- Finish: Stir in peanuts and green onions. Spoon into lettuce leaves and serve.
Notes
- For extra crunch, add shredded carrots or bean sprouts to the filling.
- Serve warm or at room temperature.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Asian-Inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 portion
- Calories: 310
- Sugar: 8 g
- Sodium: 690 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 13 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 15 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 25 g
- Cholesterol: 75 mg
