You’ll love this Asian chicken lettuce wraps recipe! It’s made with simple and healthy ingredients, has tons of flavor, and the whole family will love it. Similar to Thai shrimp lettuce wraps or collard green wraps, these healthy chicken lettuce wraps make a quick dinner, part of an appetizers spread, or even a meal prep healthy lunch to eat throughout the week. This dish is inspired by P.F. Chang’s lettuce wraps, but I’ve made a simpler, healthier version with natural ingredients, no sugar, and no fried rice noodles.
Ingredients You’ll Need
This section explains how to choose the best ingredients for easy chicken lettuce wraps, what each one does in the recipe, and substitution options. For measurements, see the recipe card below. Almost of the healthy recipes on my site are less than 10 ingredients, but every once in a while I make an exception. These Asian lettuce chicken wraps have a few more ingredients to get the right flavors. Don’t worry, these are all simple, common inredients and they come together in a flash!
For The Sauce:
Coconut Aminos – This is similar to soy sauce, but is made without gluten and soy. You can also use soy sauce, low-sodium soy sauce, or tamari if those work for your dietary needs.Toasted Sesame Oil – Use high quality sesame oil for best flavor.Rice Wine Vinegar – This helps add acid to the sauce, which makes it taste balanced. Other neutral vinegars, such as white vinegar or white wine vinegar would also work.Tahini – Tahini is a sesame seed paste (like a nut butter but with sesame seeds) and adds a creaminess to the sauce, without any dairy. You can also use cashew butter as an alternative, or even peanut butter, but the flavor will be different.Lime Juice – This helps brighten up the sauce. Use fresh for best flavor (plus, fresh lime wedges are a great garnish to squeeze on top of the lettuce wraps!), or bottled for convenience.Sea Salt & Black Pepper – If you want more heat than the black pepper offers, sriracha also makes a nice addition.
For The Lettuce Wraps:
Ground Chicken – You can also use ground turkey, ground pork, or ground beef. If you have some shredded chicken or cooked chicken breast on hand, you can also use that, and just add it after the vegetables are fully cooked.Avocado Oil – Or any high-heat cooking oil, such as olive oil.Cremini Mushrooms – Or any other mushrooms, such as white button or shiitake mushrooms. Dice them small so that they combine well with the ground chicken.Bell Pepper – I used a red bell pepper, but orange or yellow would also work. Again, diced small.White Onion – The flavor of white onion works well, but you could also use yellow onion. Like the other vegetables, the onions will be diced as well.Garlic – Use fresh garlic for best flavor, or jarred garlic for convenience. Ginger – Use fresh ginger for best flavor, or jarred ginger for convenience. Water Chestnuts – These add great crunch to the lettuce chicken wraps, but are optional. They are a bit higher in carbs, so skip them if that matters to you.Butter Lettuce – Butter lettuce (sometimes calls Boston or bibb lettuce) is my favorite for lettuce wraps, as the leaves are wide and wrap well, but you could can use many types of lettuce. Romaine and iceberg lettuce are also fine to use.Optional Toppings – Green onions, sesame seeds, and peanuts.
How To Make Chicken Lettuce Wraps
This section shows how to make ground chicken lettuce wraps with step-by-step photos and details about the technique, to help you visualize it. For full instructions, including amounts and temperatures, see the recipe card below. Add 2-3 tablespoons of honey (or Wholesome Yum Keto Honey Substitute for sugar-free) to the sauce.
Storage Instructions
Store: Keep chicken lettuce wrap components separately in refrigerator for up to 3-4 days.Meal prep: Make the filling ahead of time. Reheat and add to lettuce leaves right before serving.Reheat: Reheat the chicken mixture in a hot skillet or microwave, until warm.Freeze: Freeze the chicken mixture in an airtight container for up to 2-3 months.
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