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30 Minutes or Less: Chicken Lettuce Wraps

January 21, 2016 by 918 Plate 4 Comments

Confession: I don’t really eat lettuce. That being said, I had some salad with dinner today. Which was mostly ranch dressing…Lettuce is simply a vessel for bigger and better things, let’s be real here. It’s the same with these chicken lettuce wraps. If you don’t have any lettuce, it’s still a great filling for tortilla wraps, or eating straight out of the pan by the spoonful.

These Chicken Lettuce Wraps are a better-than PF Chang's copycat, made with homemade hoisin sauce!

One of my favorite meat producers at the Farmers Market announced a few weeks ago that they’d be carrying ground chicken. It just so happens that I had been waiting for someone to do just that, so that I could make these delicious little snacks. We ate a whole head of lettuce and these for a dinner this week. Snack or dinner, they always taste good. They’re not very authentic, I suppose (more or less, they’re a PF Chang’s copycat), but they sure do hit the spot.

These Chicken Lettuce Wraps are a better-than PF Chang's copycat, made with homemade hoisin sauce!

My secret for these is making a homemade version of hoisin sauce. We have some in the fridge, but I try to avoid sugar-filled processed sauces if I can (hence why I omitted Worcestershire in this recent stew recipe). I found this great recipe from Maggie at Omnivore’s Cookbook. I would normally post a recipe, but don’t want to take the credit away from her! I made the version with homemade peanut butter (instructions to come) and gochujang (Korean chili paste). It gave it all some great flavor, without being spicy. If you need some spice in your life, feel free to add Sriracha or additional gochujang to this recipe. J informed me that these had great “base flavors” but he would have appreciated some heat. Noted for next time!

These Chicken Lettuce Wraps are a better-than PF Chang's copycat, made with homemade hoisin sauce!

Are you a person who likes to turn up the heat on your Asian-inspired food? Or do you tend to keep it toned down? Let me know!

xxHillary

 

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Chicken Lettuce Wraps

Course Appetizer
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 3 -4 servings
Author 918 Plate

Ingredients

  • 1 T. olive oil
  • 1 lb local ground chicken
  • 1/2 C. hoisin sauce homemade preferable
  • 1 C. diced onion about 1/2 onion
  • 1/2 t. minced ginger
  • 3-4 cloves garlic pressed
  • 1 C. diced water chestnuts 1 can
  • 3 green onions
  • 1 head of lettuce

Instructions

  1. Heat a pan and add 1-2T. of olive oil to cook chicken and onion, breaking into small pieces.
  2. Once chicken is cooked, place the remaining ingredients (except lettuce), into the chicken. Mix until all components are heated through.
  3. Heat to serve, and salt and pepper to taste.
  4. Serve with lettuce leaves!
  5. EnJOY!

Recipe Notes

Naturally Gluten Free and Dairy Free

 

These Chicken Lettuce Wraps are a better-than PF Chang's copycat, made with homemade hoisin sauce!

Filed Under: Appetizer, Entree, Gluten Free, Sides Tagged With: chicken, chinese, copycat, gluten free, ground chicken, lettuce, lettuce wraps, pf changs, salad

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Comments

  1. Maggie says

    January 22, 2016 at 10:13 pm

    These lettuce wraps look so delicious! I love the idea of adding a bit hoisin sauce into the chicken. Sounds absolutely delicious! This is a great dish I’d want to cook on a weekday evening. Quick and healthy 🙂

    Reply
    • 918 Plate says

      January 23, 2016 at 9:57 am

      Thanks for checking them out, Maggie! And for providing such an awesome hoisin sauce recipe! 🙂

      Reply
  2. Ross says

    January 23, 2016 at 11:39 am

    Sooo gooood! beautiful pics and well written too 🙂

    Reply
    • 918 Plate says

      January 23, 2016 at 12:39 pm

      Thanks, Ross!

      Reply

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