Description
Thai Chicken Lettuce Wraps made with ground chicken, a sweet and savory Thai-style sauce, crunchy vegetables, and crisp butter lettuce. Perfect as an appetizer or light main dish.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1/4 cup diced yellow or white onion
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon fresh minced ginger
- 10 ounces ground chicken
- 1/4 cup low-sodium tamari or soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons Thai sweet red chili sauce
- Juice of 1 lime
- 1 teaspoon maple syrup or honey
- 1/3 cup chopped cashews
- 1/4 cup chopped scallions
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 1/2 cup shredded carrots
- Sesame seeds for topping
- 1 head butter lettuce, leaves separated and dried
Instructions
- Heat sesame oil in a skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add diced onion and cook until softened and lightly golden.
- Stir in garlic and ginger and cook briefly.
- Add ground chicken and cook while breaking it up until no pink remains.
- In a bowl, mix tamari, chili sauce, lime juice, and sweetener.
- Pour sauce into skillet with cashews and cook briefly on low heat.
- Remove from heat and stir in carrots, scallions, and cilantro.
- Spoon mixture into lettuce leaves and top with sesame seeds.
Notes
- Nutrition values are approximate and based on two wraps per serving.
- Store leftover chicken filling separately from lettuce.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Appetizer, Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Thai
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 wraps
- Calories: 158
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 420 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 9 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 14 g
- Cholesterol: 55 mg