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Romaine lettuce leaves filled with seasoned ground meat for chicken lettuce wraps, diced mushrooms, and topped with sliced green onions and sesame seeds, with bowls of chopped green onions, shredded carrots, and sauce nearby.
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Chicken Lettuce Wraps

Chicken Lettuce Wraps are delicious and simple to make. These flavorful wraps are full of tender ground chicken, cooked in a sweet-and-savory sauce, and then served in crisp lettuce leaves. Ready in less than 30 minutes! Serve them as appetizers, lunch, or dinner.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Appetizer, Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine: American, Asian
Keyword: gluten-free, ground chicken, low-carb
Servings: 4
Calories: 372kcal
Author: Lora

Ingredients

  • 2 Tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 pound ground chicken
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • sea salt and pepper to taste
  • ½ cup mushrooms chopped (I used Baby Bella)
  • 2 scallions thinly sliced
  • 1 head butter lettuce or whichever lettuce you have on hand
  • 1 Tablespoon sesame seeds lightly toasted (optional)
  • Sauce:
  • 3 Tablespoons honey
  • 2 Tablespoons coconut aminos or Tamari soy sauce if you’re not GF
  • 1 Tablespoon white vinegar
  • 3 Tablespoons hoisin sauce
  • 1 Tablespoon hot sauce or sriracha
  • 1 teaspoon cornstarch
  • 1 tablespoon ketchup
  • 1 tablespoon oyster Sauce or more hoisin, coconut aminos or soy sauce
  • ¼ cup vegetable broth or chicken broth
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • Topping:
  • 1 Tablespoon hoisin sauce
  • 3 Tablespoons coconut aminos or Tamari or soy sauce
  • 1 Tablespoon honey
  • 1 Tablespoon hot sauce or sriracha, or more to taste
  • 2 tablespoons water

Instructions

  • Heat oil: Heat 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
  • Add in chicken: Stir in the ground chicken to the hot oil and stir with a wooden spoon to break it up. Season with salt and freshly ground pepper (to your taste).
  • Cook the chicken and garlic: Keep cooking the chicken, breaking it up with the wooden spoon. After 5 minutes, add in the garlic and stir to combine.
  • Stir in mushrooms: Add in the mushrooms and stir together with the chicken and garlic. Keep cooking until the chicken cooks all the way through (another 5-7).
  • Prep sauce: In a small bowl, whisk together the ingredients for the sauce.
  • Add sauce and scallions: As soon as the chicken is cooked through, add in the sauce and the scallions. Stir to combine and let it simmer on a low heat for about 5 minutes. Sprinkle on the sesame seeds (optional).
  • Prep topping: While it simmers, prep the topping, and lay out your lettuce leaves on a serving dish.
  • Assemble: When ready to assemble, spoon in a couple of tablespoons of the chicken filling into each lettuce leaf and drizzle on some of the topping (or hot sauce or coconut aminos, whatever you like). Enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 372kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 98mg | Sodium: 974mg | Potassium: 811mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 24g | Vitamin A: 1472IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 57mg | Iron: 2mg