BETTER-THAN-TAKEOUT CHICKEN LETTUCE WRAPS
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Ingredients
  • 1 pound ground chicken
  • 2 tablespoons sesame oil, divided
  • 1 onion, minced
  • 6 cloves garlic, minced
  • 8 ounces water chestnuts, diced
  • 1 yellow bell pepper, minced
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • Lettuce leaves, perhaps bibb, boston, or butter lettuce
  • 1 bundle green onions, sliced in one inch pieces
  • Sesame seeds
  • 1 carrot, grated
  • ½ cup cilantro leaves
  • ½ cucumber, diced
  • 4 radishes, sliced
  • A double batch of this coconut and scallion rice (optional)
Instructions
  1. In a skillet over medium heat, cook ground chicken in 1 tablespoons of sesame oil for 6 minutes. Add onion and cook for 5 minutes. Add garlic, water chestnuts, and bell pepper and cook for 2 minutes.
  2. In a bowl, whisk together honey, soy sauce, and 1 tablespoon sesame oil.
  3. Pour sauce over chicken. Serve in lettuce leaves and top with green onion, sesame seeds, carrot, cilantro, cucumber, and radishes. I like to serve with this rice too.
Recipe by Rachel Schultz at https://rachelschultz.com/2022/09/20/better-than-takeout-chicken-lettuce-wraps/