Description
Delicious and healthy ground chicken lettuce wraps with fresh veggies and a tasty sauce.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb ground chicken
- 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil (or avocado oil)
- 3 green onions
- ½ cup matchstick carrots
- 1 red bell pepper
- 1 (8 oz can) water chestnuts
- 4 cloves garlic (or 1 tsp garlic powder)
- 1 in ginger root (or ~2 tsp when grated, or 1 tsp ginger powder)
- ¼ cup cilantro
- butter lettuce leaves for serving
- ¼ cup low sodium soy sauce
- 2 Tbsp creamy natural peanut butter
- 2–3 Tbsp lime juice (~1 lime)
- 1 Tbsp honey
- 1 Tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 tsp toasted sesame oil
- ¼ tsp red pepper flakes (optional)
- 2–3 Tbsp water (as needed to thin sauce out)
Instructions
- Prep the sauce. Combine the sauce ingredients in a small bowl or measuring cup and whisk everything together until it’s emulsified. Set aside.
- Prep the veggies. Chop the bell pepper, water chestnuts, garlic, and green onion (separate the white part from the green part). Grate the fresh ginger. Rinse the lettuce leaves.
- Cook the chicken. Heat a large skillet on medium heat. Add the extra virgin olive oil and once hot, add the white part of the green onions. Heat 1-2 minutes until they start to soften. Add the chicken and break it apart with a wooden spoon or masher. Cook 6-7 minutes until it’s no longer pink and almost cooked through.
- Add the garlic and ginger & then the veggies. Stir in the garlic and ginger until fragrant, about 30 seconds-1 minute. Add the red bell pepper, carrots, and water chestnuts. Cook 2-3 minutes until the veggies soften a bit.
- Add the sauce and finishing touches. Pour the sauce over the chicken mixture and stir to combine. Cook another 1-2 minutes until the sauce thickens. Stir in the green part of the green onions and fresh cilantro.
- Assemble. Add a couple scoops of the chicken filling to your lettuce cups and enjoy!
Notes
- This recipe moves fast once you start cooking, so be sure to make the sauce and chop the vegetables before you turn on the heat.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Asian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 lettuce wraps
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 70mg