We know lettuce wraps are a stellar way to go grain free. BUT that leaves the problem that I am always thinking of and you are always thinking of. WHAT ABOUT GETTING FULL. This batch of chicken lettuce wraps addresses this very question, friends. A big huge skillet of the this chicken filling is so, well filling.
For more in the better-than-takeout series, you are going to want this better-than-takeout pad thai and better-than-takeout chicken fried rice.
BETTER-THAN-TAKEOUT CHICKEN LETTUCE WRAPS
Serves 3 to 4
2 tablespoons sesame oil
2 pounds ground chicken breast
1 onion, chopped
4 cloves garlic, minced
1/3 cup soy sauce
3 tablespoons rice vinegar
1 tablespoon honey
1 teaspoon sriracha
8 ounces water chestnuts, diced
1 bell pepper, diced
4 green onions, sliced
1 tablespoon sesame seeds
Bibb or butter lettuce leaves
In a large skillet over medium heat, cook ground chicken in sesame oil for 7 minutes. Strain liquid from skillet and add an additional drizzle of sesame oil. Add onion to pan and cook for 5 minutes. In a bowl, whisk together soy sauce, rice vinegar, honey, and sriracha. Pour sauce over chicken and add garlic, water chestnuts, and bell pepper to pan. Cook for 2-3 more minutes. Serve in lettuce leaves and top with green onion and sesame seeds.
- 2 tablespoons sesame oil
- 2 pounds ground chicken breast
- 1 onion, chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- ⅓ cup soy sauce
- 3 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 teaspoon sriracha
- 8 ounces water chestnuts, diced
- 1 bell pepper, diced
- 4 green onions, sliced
- 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
- Bibb or butter lettuce leaves
- In a large skillet over medium heat, cook ground chicken in sesame oil for 7 minutes. Strain liquid from skillet and add an additional drizzle of sesame oil.
- Add onion to pan and cook for 5 minutes.
- In a bowl, whisk together soy sauce, rice vinegar, honey, and sriracha.
- Pour sauce over chicken and add garlic, water chestnuts, and bell pepper to pan. Cook for 2-3 more minutes.
- Serve in lettuce leaves and top with green onion and sesame seeds.
Adapted from Eat, Drink, Love.