Chicken Lettuce Wraps

Name: Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 1 pound ground chicken; 1/4 cup onion, chopped; 1/4 cup red pepper, chopped; 1/4 cup fresh peas; 1 tsp fresh grated ginger; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 1/4 cup low sodium soy sauce OR coconut aminos; 1 tsp sesame oil; 1.5 tbsp honey (I used garlic infused honey); Pinch of red pepper flakes; 1 head of bibb leaf lettuce; Olive oil spray; Toppings: brown rice, green onions, Sriracha sauce or gochujang sauce, toasted sesame seeds

Hi friends!! Thank you for coming to my blog and reading my content. I hope I am able to inspire you to take care of your health with nutritious and delicious food.

I love PF Chang’s chicken lettuce wraps, but do not enjoy the high salt and sugar content with it (per their website: 660 cal, 27g fat, 1820 mg salt, 66g carbs, 27g sugar, 37g protein). So as I always do, I tried to make a healthier lettuce wrap filled with veggies, low salt, lower sugar, while keeping the delicious taste. I like to use veggies that are in season and local, from my family’s farm, but I encourage you to support a local farmer around you. Here are a few veggies that are in season in NJ: peas, asparagus, spinach, beets, radish, and kale (to name a few on our farm).

My husband LOVES them and takes them for leftovers. This recipe has become a weekly meal for us now. Check out the recipe below so you can make them at home and skip the high salt/sugar elsewhere (plus saving money). Did I mention… this recipe takes about 20 minutes to make?! FAST, EASY, HEALTHY, AND DELICIOUS! You can not beat it!

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Servings

servings

Prep time

minutes

Cooking time

minutes

Calories

300

kcal

Ingredients

1 pound ground chicken
1/4 cup onion, chopped
1/4 cup red pepper, chopped
1/4 cup fresh peas
1 tsp fresh grated ginger
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/4 cup low sodium soy sauce OR coconut aminos
1 tsp sesame oil
1.5 tbsp honey (I used garlic infused honey)
Pinch of red pepper flakes
1 head of bibb leaf lettuce
Olive oil spray
Toppings: brown rice, green onions, Sriracha sauce or gochujang sauce, toasted sesame seeds

Directions

Heat a large skillet on high heat, spray pan with olive oil. Add chicken, break into pieces, and cook until brown for about 5 min.
While the meat is cooking, prepare the sauce. In a small bowl, combine soy sauce, sesame oil, honey, and pinch of red pepper flakes.
In the skillet reduce heat to medium, add onion, garlic, chopped red pepper, fresh peas, and ginger. Cook for 3-5 minutes until veggies are soft.
Pour sauce onto chicken and veggies, reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 5 minutes.
Wash bibb lettuce and dry. Fill the lettuce with the chicken mixture, top with optional toppings.
Enjoy!