Chicken Lettuce Cups
These chicken lettuce cups are one of my favorite quick meals. They’re light, full of flavor, and totally adaptable. Whether it’s a weeknight dinner or a party starter, they’ll never disappoint.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 4 green onions chopped
- 1 pound lean ground chicken
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1/3 cup hoisin sauce
- 7 teaspoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon ginger finely grated
- 8 ounce water chestnuts drained and chopped
- 12 leaves Boston lettuce or 12 leaves iceberg lettuce
- 2 mini cucumbers sliced
- 1 cup carrot matchstick-cut
- 1 tablespoon chili garlic sauce
Instructions
- Chop the green onions, keeping the white and green parts separate. Mince the garlic, grate the ginger, chop the water chestnuts, and slice the cucumbers and carrots.
- Heat the canola oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the white parts of the green onions and cook for 1 to 2 minutes until softened.
- Add the ground chicken and garlic. Cook for 3 to 4 minutes, breaking up the meat with a meat chopper or spoon, until the chicken is fully cooked and no longer pink.
- In a mixing bowl, whisk together the hoisin sauce, soy sauce, rice vinegar, and grated ginger using a mini whisk.
- Pour the sauce mixture into the skillet with the chicken. Stir to coat and cook for about 2 minutes until the sauce slightly thickens.
- Remove the skillet from the heat. Stir in the chopped water chestnuts and the green parts of the green onions.
- Arrange the lettuce leaves on a serving platter. Rinse and dry them using a salad spinner if needed.
- Spoon the chicken mixture into the lettuce leaves. Top with cucumber slices, matchstick carrots, and a drizzle of chili garlic sauce. Serve immediately.
Notes
Chef Jenn’s Tips
- Boston or butter lettuce works beautifully for these wraps thanks to their tender, flexible leaves, but crisp iceberg is great, too.
- Add cooked rice noodles or fresh bean sprouts to stretch the filling if you’re feeding a crowd.
- Ground turkey makes an easy swap if you don’t have chicken on hand.
Nutrition
Serving: 3lettuce cupsCalories: 346kcalCarbohydrates: 32gProtein: 25gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 98mgSodium: 1271mgPotassium: 1209mgFiber: 6gSugar: 14gVitamin A: 7066IUVitamin C: 13mgCalcium: 80mgIron: 3mg
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