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This chicken lettuce wrap recipe is a copycat of a restaurant favorite. It’s fresh and filling and takes just 20 minutes to make!!
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.
WHY WE LOVE IT:
- Ready in no time. Just 20 minutes and you’ll be in lettuce wrap heaven!
- The sauce! Packed with flavor, the sweet and savory sauce is the highlight (in our opinion) and what makes these really delicious.
- On the lighter side. Wontons, Rangoons, and Egg Rolls are among our favorites, but when we’re in the mood for something a little lighter, we make chicken lettuce wraps!
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
- 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.
- 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
Ingredients
- 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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Recipe FAQ
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.
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This recipe is amazing!!! Thank you for sharing! I love it!
You’re welcome!! I’m so glad to hear it was a hit!
Love this recipe!! So easy and delicious
Yay!! So glad to hear you enjoyed it!!
Hey.
How many wraps in a serving?
I believe one wrap per person…
It probably depends on how large you stuff your lettuce wrap, but I’d say about 1 wrap per serving. There are 4 servings for this recipe.
These are delicious! I use regular mushrooms and the entire can of water chestnuts, they are diced already! Butter lettuce is the perfect vehicle for this.
Surprisingly filling, I have made these many times.
Yes, the butter lettuce is perfect for these wraps. Thanks so much for sharing! Glad you enjoy the recipe.
Good recipe but way too salty! Even with lots of lettuce for the wrap. Maybe half the sauce ingredients or double the chicken???
Thanks for giving it a try! You could definitely adjust the amount of sauce or chicken to your liking.
In my opinion, these are much better than the PF Chang ones! These taste much more fresh and the flavor is perfect! I will be adding these into our dinner rotation more often!
I love these lettuce wraps!! The chicken mixture tastes so good!
thank you so much for this recipe! it is very helpful!
I think the call for 1/4 of cup of hoison sauce made the dish a bit too salty. Other than that it was ok.
Thank you for trying it 🙂 That amount can definitely change.
Just made This for Dinner. It was so good!!! My husband said: “dang i did’nt think i was gonna like this dish. Its so good. Can you make it agAin??” Lol. Thank you for this!
LOL! I am so glad he liked it that much 🙂 Thank you!