Lettuce Wraps! More specifically skillet sautéed ground chicken, diced mushrooms, and onions all drizzled with a homemade asian inspired sauce that’s loaded with things like sriracha, sesame oil, soy sauce. These are spicy, tangy, and savory. Absolutely… top notch.? I’m loading this simple stuffing into lettuce leaves and scarfing them down like it’s my job with no shame because these are completely summer bod aka waistline friendly. It’s been quite a while since i’ve made a meal that doubles as an easy, portable lunch. Load the stuffing into a small tupperware container and wrap the butter lettuce leaves into a small zip-top baggie and you’ve got a protein filled desk lunch that’ll keep you full without the 3pm slump. The same can be said about dinner too. And it’s also the ideal Sunday afternoon lunch so that the leftovers can be used throughout the week for quick lunches or dinners. You can certainly make a double batch and serve it on a bed of rice topped with shredded lettuce and wonton or sesame sticks if you’re feeling extra generous. And chicken lettuce wraps are perfect for busy weeknights when it’s all about getting something out FAST. The stuffing can be made with chicken, turkey, or beef. I prefer to use ground white meat chicken but ground chicken thighs will definitely add more flavor for those who care for dark meat. And luckily, for those of us who aren’t sooo fond of leftovers, this stuffing actually tastes better as it sits. We enjoyed this for lunch on the weekend and I used the leftovers for a single lady dinner on a weeknight and to my pleasant surprise, the stuffing was even more flavorful than the day I made it. «SCORE!» And Anees requested a variation of lettuce wraps for every weekend lunch. Um.. low carb? Hubby approved? DONE. Let’s talk about the ingredients for the lettuce wraps. I’m adding minced mushrooms to help bulk up the filling a bit. If you want them to be more like the P.F Changs version of a lettuce wrap, add in chopped waterchestnuts for lots of crunch and texture. It all starts with sautéing the minced mushrooms in a little bit of oil. I remove them when they’re cooked through and then sauté chopped shallots (or onions) and then hit it with a bit of garlic before adding in the ground chicken. This helps flavor the chicken right off the bat. Then comes the sauce. It’s simple. All you need to do is add sesame oil, soy sauce, ginger, rice vinegar, sriracha, a hint of sugar, oyster sauce, and a tablespoon of hoisin sauce to a mason jar and give it a few good shakes until it combines. When the chicken is done, add the mushrooms back in along with the prepared sauce and let cook for 1 minute on high heat. Full disclosure here, i’m not a huge fan of hoisin sauce so I kept it to a minimum in the recipe. I feel it’s one of those ingredients that kinda just takes over the dish and you really can’t taste much of anything else. If you do like hoisin sauce though, you can drizzle additional sauce straight onto each individual lettuce wrap. I top mine with some crushed peanuts and sesame seeds because I love the added texture. Give these a go! I kid you not, these are amazing in too many ways. Also, they leave you plenty of calories so you can enjoy this for dessert. ?
*Please note: the nutritional facts calculated are an estimate based on the ingredients i’ve used. If you’d like a more accurate count, please calculate them using the ingredients/brands you’ve used to prepare the recipe. The nutritional facts are for 1 1/14th of the recipe, including the butter lettuce leaf.
Leftover filling can be kept in an airtight container for up to 3 days.You can add in 1 (4-6 ounce) can of chopped water chestnuts when you add the sauce to the chicken if you want them to taste more like P.F. Changs lettuce wraps.
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