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Best Chicken Lettuce Wraps

These easy Chicken Lettuce Wraps are a spot-on copycat for P.F. Chang’s recipe. Ground chicken, sautéed mushrooms, green onions, water chestnuts and spicy hoisin sauce nestled in crispy lettuce leaves. Yum!
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Asian
Keyword: chicken lettuce wraps, easy chicken lettuce wraps, ground chicken, pf chang lettuce wraps, pei wei lettuce wraps, 20 minute meal
Servings: 4
Calories:
Author: A Gouda Life

Equipment

  • large skillet

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 pound ground chicken
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 8 ounce can water chestnuts drained
  • 4 ounces mushrooms chopped
  • 2 green onions thinly sliced on an angle
  • 2 tablespoons cilantro finely chopped
  • 1 head butter lettuce see body of post for lettuce options

Ground Chicken Seasoning Sauce:

  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon white vinegar
  • 3 tablespoons hoisin sauce
  • 1 tablespoon sriracha or more to taste
  • 1 teaspoon cornstarch

Topping/Dipping Sauce:

  • 1 tablespoon hoisin sauce
  • 3 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 tablespoon sriracha or more to taste
  • 2 tablespoons water

Instructions

  • Add all seasoning sauce ingredients: soy sauce, vinegar, hoisin sauce, sriracha and cornstarch) to a medium bowl. Whisk together and set aside.
  • Drizzle a tablespoon of olive oil into a large skillet over medium to medium-high heat. Add ground chicken and season with salt, pepper and garlic powder, breaking up the chicken as it cooks with a wooden spoon or spatula.
  • Drop in the diced mushrooms and continue cooking until the chicken is cooked through.
  • Pour the seasoning sauce over the chicken then add water chestnuts, sliced green onions and cilantro. Simmer over low heat for 5 minutes.
  • Blend the topping/dipping sauce ingredients in a bowl and get ready to assemble.

Assembling the lettuce wraps:

  • Add 2-3 tablespoons of ground chicken filling to individual lettuce leaves. Drizzle the topping over the chicken filling then enjoy.

Notes

Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge up to 3 days.
Reheat in the microwave or skillet for a quick lunch the next day.

Nutrition

Serving: 0g | Carbohydrates: 0g | Protein: 0g | Fat: 0g | Saturated Fat: 0g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0g | Trans Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 0mg | Potassium: 0mg | Fiber: 0g | Sugar: 0g | Vitamin A: 0IU | Vitamin C: 0mg | Calcium: 0mg | Iron: 0mg