You know those rare times when you discover a good recipe then proceed to make it for everyone you know and multiple times for your own family. These Chicken Lettuce Wraps are my latest addiction. And so far we haven’t gotten tired of them, as they’re perfect for summer and make enough to share with friends too. Top the Asian-style wraps with just about any veggie that’s in season and you have a refreshing summer meal!
These little gems don’t require much work either! The only real prep is in the sauce. If you have some extra time earlier in the day (nap time, lunch break etc) whisk up the sauce and let the chicken marinate for a few hours before cooking, then there’s literally no time at all before you’ll be having dinner ready on the table! And if you don’t have that time early in the day, that’s okay too, you can marinate the chicken in the sauce for just a few minutes before cooking it all off.
Look for rice noodles to combine with the sauce and chicken. The great part about rice noodles is that they make the meal a bit more filling and yet keep the dish gluten free. And these noodles don’t even require boiling, just soak them in hot water for 10 minutes or so and they soften to a perfect texture.
Oh and butter leaf lettuce. Have you tried it??? It’s perfectly crunchy and stable to use for wraps and so almost too beautiful to cut into! Some of my favorite salads lately have been made with butter leaf. You can usually find it at the store in a whole head then carefully wash and break apart the leaves so they remain intact for the wraps. Simple and so fresh!
This is our latest, greatest, go-to dinner! What are you crushing on these days?!
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Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Ingredients
for the sauce
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 3 tablespoons oyster sauce
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 tablespoons honey or agave
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- juice from 2 limes
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 2 tablespoons grated ginger
for the wraps
- 2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
- 1.5 lbs ground chicken (or turkey)
- 5 oz rice noodles
- 1 head of butter leaf lettuce washed and leaves separated
- 4 green onions sliced and divided (green parts and white parts)
garnishes
- 1/3 cup roasted peanuts or cashews
- veggies: shredded carrots green onions, sliced radishes (or whatever you have fresh in your kitchen)
Instructions
- Whisk together all of the ingredients for the sauce (soy sauce, oyster sauce, water, honey, rice vinegar, lime juice, garlic, and ginger). Pour 3/4 of the sauce over the uncooked ground chicken and cover. Let marinate in the fridge for 10 minutes to a few hours.
- 10 minutes before you start cooking, fill a large bowl with hot water (not boiling) and add rice noodles to soak.
- Chop the green onions, separating the green and white parts, leaving the green for garnishing.
- Heat sesame oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add the whites of the onions to the pan then add the chicken. Cook for 3-4 minutes then flip and start breaking the meat apart with a spatula or wooden spoon. Cook for a few more minutes then remove the noodles from the water and chop into 1/2 inch pieces. Add noodles to the chicken and continue to cook for 2-3 minutes. Add in the remaining sauce and remove from heat.
- Serve on butter leaf greens and garnish with peanuts, green onions, carrots, radishes or whatever you have on hand!
These look great, Becky! I love the freshness and crunch of lettuce wraps. But I never thought to add noodles in there too. That must make them so much more hearty and filling. Thanks for the awesome idea! Can’t wait to try it out!
I could eat lettuce wraps all the time! The noodles (though gluten free) make them extra filling!
Lettuce wraps are one of my favorites. I haven’t made them at home yet. I am kicking myself for not grabbing oyster sauce when I was at my Asian market today. Gotta make these soon!
I know… I never have oyster sauce around either!
These look so fresh and perfect for summer lunches or dinners! These flavors are some of my favorite and I can’t wait to try them!
I could eat these ALL THE TIME!! Hope you ry them Marci!
I’ve never made lettuce wraps. What a quick and healthy way to serve salad and protein–going to try with tofu–should be just as yummy as chicken!
Let me know how it is with tofu!! You may need extra sauce since tofu tends to soak it all up!
This is the PERFECT summer meal! I love butter lettuce, especially because they are so malleable and edible containers!
I have a new-found addiction to butter lettuce too!!Best bread replacement ever!
So fresh and pretty! And my kids actually love lettuce wraps! I can’t wait to try these… no off to find those noodles.
I found them at Smith’s fyi!