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Chicken Lettuce Wraps (20 Minutes, 33 g Protein)

Chicken Lettuce Wraps

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Ground chicken browned with ginger and garlic, tossed with water chestnuts, carrots, and a hoisin soy sauce, then spooned into butter lettuce cups. One skillet, 20 minutes, four servings of three wraps each.
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Prep Time 8 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Asian
Calories: 391
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1.5 lb ground chicken
  • 1 tbsp sesame oil
  • 1 tbsp grated fresh ginger
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 8 oz canned water chestnuts
  • 1 cup shredded carrots
  • 3 tbsp hoisin sauce
  • 2 tbsp low sodium soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp rice vinegar
  • 1 tsp sriracha
  • 0.5 cup sliced green onions
  • 12 butter lettuce leaves
  • 1 tbsp sesame seeds

Equipment

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Method
 

  1. Stir the hoisin, soy sauce, rice vinegar, and sriracha together in a small cup and set it by the stove. Drain and roughly chop the water chestnuts. Mince the garlic.
  2. Heat the sesame oil in a large skillet over medium high heat until it shimmers. Add the ground chicken in an even layer and leave it alone for a full minute so it browns.
  3. Break the chicken up with a spatula and keep cooking, stirring now and then, for 6 to 7 minutes until no pink remains and any liquid has cooked off. It should read 165°F.
  4. Push the chicken to one side, add the ginger and garlic to the empty side, and stir for 30 seconds until fragrant. Then mix everything together.
  5. Add the water chestnuts and carrots and cook 2 minutes so the carrots soften slightly but the chestnuts stay crunchy.
  6. Pour the sauce over and stir for 1 minute until it coats everything and looks glossy. Turn off the heat and stir in most of the green onions.
  7. Separate, wash, and dry the lettuce leaves. Spoon the filling into the cups, three per serving, and top with the remaining green onions and the sesame seeds.

Nutrition

Calories: 391kcalCarbohydrates: 23.3gProtein: 33.3gFat: 19.1gSaturated Fat: 4.7gCholesterol: 146.6mgSodium: 650.2mgPotassium: 1307.3mgFiber: 4.7gSugar: 7.8gVitamin C: 8.8mgCalcium: 81.8mgIron: 3.6mg

Notes

The sauce carries most of the sodium. To cut it, use 2 tablespoons of hoisin instead of 3 and add 1 more teaspoon of rice vinegar for brightness. Nutrition is calculated per serving from the listed ingredients and may vary with brands and substitutions.

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