Chicken Thai Lettuce Wraps
Tried of those boring salads? Mix it up a bit with these killer chicken Thai lettuce wraps. Chicken lettuce wraps are for sure a healthier alternative for lunch or dinner. Naturally it's a gluten free meal and the taste is out of this world. I mean a lettuce wrap, surely sounds better than a salad right? It still has the crunch factor, but with more delicious goodness.
Ingredients
- 1 lb. Ground chicken
- 3 Garlic cloves minced
- 2 tbsp Neutral Oil
- 1 Onion chopped
- 8 oz. Water Chestnuts drained and chopped
- 1 tbsp Ginger minced
- 1 tbsp Sriracha
- 8 Butter lettuce leaves
- ¼ cup Hoisin
- 2 tbsp Soy sauce
- ½ cup Red bell peppers diced
- 1 tbsp Dark brown sugar
- 1 tbsp Rice vinegar
- ½ tbsp Red curry paste
- 1 tsp Cornstarch
- ¼ cup Peanut butter
- ¼ cup Vegetable oil
- ½ tsp Red chili flakes
Instructions
- In a large skillet over medium heat drizzle in the neutral oil (i.e. vegetable or peanut oil). Add in the ground chicken, minced garlic, red bell peppers, and chopped onions. Season with salt and pepper and cook until brown. Make sure to crumble the ground chicken as it cooks.
- In a bowl, mix together the following ingredients: minced ginger, red chili flakes, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, hoisin sauce, Sriracha, dark brown sugar, *optional peanut butter, vegetable oil, and red curry paste. Whisk well. (If needed add in cornstarch, to thicken up the sauce.)
- Next, stir in the sauce and allow the dish to mingle for 2-3 minutes. Then stir in the water chestnuts and green onions. Cook until tender (approximately 1-2 minutes). Season to taste.
- To serve, add several tablespoons of the chicken mixture into the center of the lettuce leaf.