These Thai chicken lettuce wraps are our new favorite meal. They are bursting with flavor, have just the right amount of heat (at least for the grown-ups).
Thai Chicken Lettuce Wraps
These Thai chicken lettuce wraps are our new favorite meals. They are bursting with flavor and have just the right amount of heat. (At least for the grown-ups.) And since they take less than 30 minutes to make, you’ll want to make them again and again (and again).
Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup low sodium tamari soy sauce or coconut aminos
- 1-2 Tbsp garlic chili sauce
- 1 Tbsp lime juice one lime
- 1 tsp maple syrup
- 1 Tbsp sesame oil
- 1 lb ground chicken
- 1/4 cup onion diced
- 1 tsp minced garlic 2 cloves
- 1/3 cup cashews chopped
- 1/4 cup green onions chopped
- 1/4 cup shredded carrots
- 1 head butter lettuce leaves removed, rinsed, and dried
Instructions:
- Combine tamari, garlic chili sauce, lime juice, and maple syrup in a small bowl or measuring cup and stir to combine. Set aside.
- Heat sesame oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Add in the onions and sauté for 2-3 minutes. Add in the garlic and let cook for another 1-2 minutes.
- Add the ground chicken to the pan and cook, breaking up the chicken into smaller pieces, for about 4-5 minutes or until the chicken is no longer pink. Add in cashew pieces and stir to combine. If you have littles (or bigs) who don’t like spice, make sure to pull aside some chicken now.
- Add sauce and stir until everything is evenly coated. Reduce heat to low and let cook for another 2-3 minutes more. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the carrots and green onions.
- To make your lettuce wraps: take a large lettuce leaf and add a spoonful or two of the chicken mixture. Devour.
Notes:
- The serving size for this dish is two lettuce wraps filled with about 2 spoonfuls of chicken filling. It has 304 calories, 36g of protein, and 7g of net carbs when using tamari.
- I’ve started to make my own ground chicken after not being able to find it in the grocery store reliably. Turns out it’s SUPER easy and way more cost effective than buying it from the store. All you have to do is add chicken to your food processor and blend it until there are no longer any big chunks left (about 2 minutes total).