Description
Thai Chicken Lettuce Wraps are a fresh low carb dinner made with savory ground chicken, garlic, ginger, and sweet chili sauce wrapped in crisp butter lettuce.
Ingredients
1 Tablespoon sesame oil
¼ cup onion diced
2 cloves garlic
1 tablespoon fresh minced ginger
10 oz ground chicken
¼ cup Tamari or soy sauce
2 Tablespoon Thai sweet red chili sauce
Juice of 1 lime
1 teaspoon maple syrup or honey
⅓ cup cashews chopped
¼ cup scallions chopped
¼ cup cilantro chopped
¼–½ cup carrots shredded
Sesame seeds for topping
1 head butter lettuce leaves separated
Instructions
1. Heat sesame oil in a pan over medium high heat. Add onion and cook 2-3 minutes.
2. Add garlic and ginger. Cook 2 minutes.
3. Add ground chicken. Break apart and cook 3-4 minutes until no pink remains.
4. In a bowl mix soy sauce, chili sauce, lime juice and honey.
5. Add cashews and sauce to chicken. Reduce heat and cook 2 minutes.
6. Remove from heat. Stir in carrots, scallions and cilantro.
7. Spoon mixture into butter lettuce leaves and top with sesame seeds.
Notes
Use coconut aminos for soy free option.
Store filling separately from lettuce.
Best served fresh for maximum crunch.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Thai
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 580mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 14g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 24g
- Cholesterol: 65mg
Keywords: Thai Chicken Lettuce Wraps, low carb dinner, healthy chicken wraps, asian lettuce wraps, appetizer