Chicken Lettuce Wraps
These lettuce wraps are so fresh and delicious! Packed with veggies, they are a meal that I always feel good serving my family. Chopping the vegetables takes some time so I often have the kids help with the prep while I make the sauce and prepare the chicken. Make sure you have everything ready to go before cooking the chicken. Cook time is quick!
Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp cooking oil
Chicken Mixture - In a medium bowl combine:
- 1 lb ground chicken (or turkey)
- 1 tsp cornstarch
- 2 tsp sherry
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
Chicken Aromatics - In a separate small bowl combine:
- 2 tsp ginger minced
- 2 tsp garlic minced
- ½ small onion minced
- ½ tsp red pepper flakes
- 1 can water chestnuts diced
- 1 tbsp cooking oil
Sauce - In another separate small bowl combine:
- 4 tbsp hoisin sauce
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp sherry
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 2 tsp sesame oil
- 2 tsp cornstarch
Serve with:
- 1 package ramen noodles prepared
- 1 head butter lettuce leaves washed and separated
- 1 cup snap peas diced
- 1 cup cucumber diced
- 1 red pepper diced
- 2 med carrots diced
- ½ c cilantro leaves
- hoisin
Instructions
- Prepare all ingredients as noted above.
- Heat a large frying pan over medium heat. Add cooking oil.
- Once oil is hot, carefully add the chicken mixture and raise heat to high. Cook, stirring constantly until chicken is nearly cooked through.
- Clear the center of the pan and add the Chicken Aromatics. Allow to cook, stirring gently within the center of the pan until fragrant - about 1 minute. Stir into chicken mixture.
- Add in the Sauce ingredients and cook stirring frequently until thickened slightly. Remove from heat.
- Prepare lettuce wraps with a scoop of chicken, vegetables, ramen and more hoisin.