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Thai Chicken Lettuce Wraps Recipe

Thai Chicken Lettuce Wraps
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These Thai chicken lettuce wraps make a delicious appetizer or lighter main dish that you can make at home. They are full of flavor!

  • Author: Satur
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 10 minutes
  • Total Time: 15 minutes
  • Yield: 6 servings 1x
  • Category: Appetizer, Main Course
  • Method: Cooking
  • Cuisine: Thai
  • Diet: Low-Carb

Ingredients

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  • 1 Tablespoon sesame oil
  • ¼ cup onion, diced (yellow or white)
  • 2 cloves of garlic, minced
  • 1 tablespoon fresh minced ginger or ginger paste
  • 10 oz ground chicken
  • ¼ cup Tamari (low sodium) or soy sauce, coconut aminos
  • 2 Tablespoon Thai sweet red chili sauce (we love Trader Joe’s)
  • Juice of 1 lime
  • 1 teaspoon maple syrup or honey, agave
  • ⅓ cup cashews, chopped (raw or roasted/salted)
  • ¼ cup scallions, chopped
  • ¼ cup cilantro, fresh, chopped
  • ¼–½ cup carrots, shredded
  • Sesame seeds for topping
  • 1 head butter lettuce (leaves removed, rinsed, and dried)

Instructions

  1. Make the garlic, ginger pan sauce: Heat a pan over medium-high heat and add the sesame oil. Once hot, add the diced onions. Cook for 2-3 minutes until they start to brown and turn translucent. Add the minced garlic and ginger, cooking for an additional 2 minutes.
  2. Cook the chicken: Add the ground chicken to the pan, breaking it up with a wooden spoon or spatula. Season with salt and pepper. Cook until golden brown and no longer pink, about 3-4 minutes.
  3. Make the Thai chili sauce: In a small bowl, combine the soy sauce, chili sauce, lime juice, and honey. Mix well.
  4. Add the sauce to the chicken: Sprinkle the chopped cashews over the chicken, pour in the sauce, and toss everything together. Reduce the heat to low and cook for another 2 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool for a few minutes. Stir in the shredded carrots, chopped scallions, and cilantro.
  5. Assemble the lettuce wraps: Open a lettuce leaf and add a large spoonful of the chicken mixture. Top with some of the pan sauce and sesame seeds. Repeat until all wraps are assembled.

Notes

  • Nutritional information is approximate and was calculated using a recipe nutrition label generator. It will vary based on how much filling you put in your wraps, but info is for approximately 2 wraps.
  • To prepare the lettuce, carefully tear each leaf away from the bulb and rinse each leaf under light running water. Place the clean leaves on a clean paper towel to dry before using them to assemble the wraps.

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