Chicken Lettuce Wraps (PF Chang’s copycat recipe)

Chicken Lettuce Wraps recipe – easy 20 minute PF Chang’s copycat recipe. Seasoned ground chicken, sautéed mushrooms, green onions and water chestnuts nestled in crispy lettuce cups and drizzled with spicy hoisin sauce.

Crispy lettuce cups filled with Asian seasoned ground chicken, mushrooms, slivered green onions and crispy water chestnuts topped with a spicy hoisin sauce loaded with so much flavor.

This easy recipe for 20 minute Chicken Lettuce Wraps is so good you’ll be hooked from the first bite and they’ll legit become your new favorite weeknight meal.

– but don’t stop there – they make entertaining a snap too! One pan, 20 minutes. Let’s go.

Why I l love this recipe:

• Asian lettuce wraps are a spot-on copycat for PF Chang’s lettuce wraps (or Pei Wei) but but cost way less.
• They whip up in 20 minutes for a quick weeknight dinner with flavor that pops in every bite.
• This is a super easy recipe you’ll be craving on repeat.
• You’ll be amazed what you can do with a pound of ground chicken – or make a double batch – these healthy Chicken Lettuce Wraps reheat perfectly the next day for lunch.

Ingredients in Chicken Lettuce Wraps:

• olive oil
• ground chicken
• garlic powder
• ground ginger
• salt and black pepper
• sliced water chestnuts
• mushrooms
• green onions
• cilantro

Ground Chicken Flavorful Seasoning Sauce Ingredients:

• soy sauce
• white vinegar
• hoisin sauce
• sriracha
• cornstarch

Dipping Sauce:

• hoisin sauce
• soy sauce
• honey
• sriracha

What kind of lettuce is best in this recipe?

Almost any lettuce will work for these Asian lettuce wraps. Butter and Boston lettuce are more pliable for wraps.

• Boston lettuce
• Bib
• Green leaf lettuce
• Small romaine hearts
• In a pinch if you can’t find any of these, iceberg lettuce will work.

How to make Chicken Lettuce Wraps:

Drizzle about a tablespoon of olive oil into a large skillet over medium to medium-high heat then add the ground chicken.

Season with salt, pepper and garlic powder then add the mushrooms and cook until the chicken is completely cooked through breaking up the meat with a wooden spoon or spatula.

While the chicken is cooking, whisk the sauce ingredients in a bowl. This is what will add all that tasty flavor to the chicken.

When the chicken is finished cooking, fold in the sauce, water chestnuts, scallions and cilantro then cook over low heat for 3-5 minutes continuing to break up any larger pieces of chicken.

Last blend the ingredients for the topping sauce in a bowl and you’re ready to assemble.

Assembling the lettuce wraps:

Add a couple of heaping tablespoons of chicken filling to lettuce cups then as much spicy topping as you’d like. They’re also really good with just a little soy sauce on top.

Lettuce wraps can be served as appetizers or alone for a lighter dinner. You could even set up a lettuce wrap bar at your next get together. Keep chicken warm in a slow cooker and let guests can serve themselves. How easy is that!

Subs and variations:

• Brown sugar (same amount) can be used instead of honey
• Low-sodium soy sauce can be used instead of original.
• Ground turkey, pork or shrimp instead of ground chicken.
• Add extra vegetables: such as grated carrots, diced bell pepper or zucchini.
• Crushed red pepper flakes for extra heat.
• Fresh minced garlic instead of garlic powder.
• Fresh ginger: instead minced garlic of ground.

Best sides with lettuce wraps:

These Chicken Lettuce Wraps are a meal by themselves but also go well with brown or white rice – or any of the recipes below:

Chicken Pad Thai 

Korean Brussel Sprouts

Pad Thai Soup

Drunken Noodles

Enjoy!

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