Chicken Lettuce Wrap Recipe

This chicken lettuce wrap recipe is a copycat of a restaurant favorite. It’s fresh and filling and takes just 20 minutes to make!!

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Just like PF Changs!

If you love Asian food like we do, you’ll LOVE this copycat chicken lettuce wrap recipe. If you’ve ever been to P.F. Chang’s, you know that these lettuce wraps are light, yet surprisingly filling. They make a great side dish or a flavorful meal on their own.

The best part is that they come together in just 20 minutes! The chicken filling is so flavorful and savory with the perfect touch of sweetness.

You could easily eat this chicken filling over a bowl of white rice, Fried Rice or Drunken Noodles, but wrapping it in a piece of cold crispy lettuce is what makes it taste so light and refreshing.

Ingredients

PREP TIME: 10 minutes

COOK TIME: 10 minutes

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• ½ yellow onion diced
• 2 cremini mushrooms minced – portobello, cremini, or button mushrooms
• 3 garlic cloves minced
• 1 pound ground chicken – or ground pork, ground turkey, or ground beef. Tofu can be used as a vegetarian option.
• pinch ground black pepper
• ¼ cup hoisin sauce
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
• ½ teaspoon sesame oil
• 1 teaspoon freshly grated ginger
• 2 teaspoon sriracha or sambal oelek optional, or optional red pepper flakes
• ¼ cup diced water chestnuts
• 2 green onions thinly sliced
• 1 head of butter lettuce – or bibb lettuce, Boston lettuce, romaine lettuce, or iceberg lettuce
• optional toppings – carrots, crispy rice noodles, or chopped toasted nuts

How to Make Chicken Lettuce Wraps

1. FILLING. In a large skillet set over medium heat, add 1 tablespoon olive oil.
   • When the oil is hot, add ½ yellow onion diced and cook for 3 minutes, then add 2 minced cremini mushrooms and continue cooking for 3 more minutes. Add 3 minced garlic cloves and cook just until fragrant.
   • Add 1 pound ground chicken and cook until browned, using a wooden spoon or thick spatula, crumble the chicken as it cooks; drain any excess fat.
   • Season with a pinch of black pepper, 2 tablespoons soy sauce, 1 tablespoon oyster sauce, ½ teaspoon sesame oil, 1 teaspoon freshly grated ginger, 2 teaspoons sriracha or sambal oelek.
   • Stir until combined, then add ¼ cup diced water chestnuts and 2 green onions. Cook for 3-4 minutes then remove from the heat.
2. ASSEMBLE. Prepare the lettuce and cut off the base of the lettuce. Gently remove each layer of lettuce. Discard any old and wilted pieces. Rinse in water and dry.
   • Spoon 3-4 tablespoons of the mixture into the center of a lettuce leaf. Serve with carrots, crispy rice noodles, or chopped toasted nuts.

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Chicken Lettuce Wrap Recipe

By: Kristyn Merkley

This chicken lettuce wrap recipe is a copycat of a restaurant favorite. It's fresh and filling and takes just 20 minutes to make!!

Servings: 4

Prep: 10 minutes mins

Cook: 10 minutes mins

Total: 20 minutes mins

Ingredients 

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• ▢ 1 tablespoon olive oil
• ▢ ½ yellow onion, diced
• ▢ 2 cremini mushrooms, minced
• ▢ 3 garlic cloves, minced
• ▢ 1 pound ground chicken
• ▢ pinch ground black pepper
• ▢ ¼ cup hoisin sauce
• ▢ 2 tablespoon soy sauce
• ▢ 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
• ▢ ½ teaspoon sesame oil
• ▢ 1 teaspoon freshly grated ginger
• ▢ 2 teaspoon sriracha or sambal oelek, optional
• ▢ ¼ cup diced water chestnuts
• ▢ 2 green onions, thinly sliced
• ▢ 1 head butter lettuce

Instructions 

• In a large skillet set over medium heat, add olive oil. When the oil is hot, add onion and cook for 3 minutes, then add mushrooms and continue cooking for 3 more minutes. Add garlic and cook just until fragrant.
• Add ground chicken and cook until browned, using a wooden spoon or thick spatula, crumble the chicken as it cooks; drain any excess fat.
• Season with pepper, hoisin, soy sauce, oyster sauce, sesame oil, ginger, and Sriracha/sambal oelek. Stir until combined, then add the chestnuts and green onions. Cook for 3-4 minutes then remove from the heat.
• Spoon 3-4 tablespoons of the mixture into the center of a lettuce leaf. Serve with carrots, crispy rice noodles, or chopped toasted nuts.

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Notes

Store the leftover chicken mixture in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-4 days, or freeze for 2-3 months. Warm it up in a skillet. Add olive oil or chicken broth if the mixture looks dry.

Nutrition

Calories: 269kcal, Carbohydrates: 14g, Protein: 22g, Fat: 14g, Saturated Fat: 3g, Cholesterol: 98mg, Sodium: 1040mg, Potassium: 835mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 6g, Vitamin A: 1410IU, Vitamin C: 6.2mg, Calcium: 38mg, Iron: 2mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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