An easy 20-minute recipe for the most delicious Asian-style chicken lettuce wraps!
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Don’t know why but I’ve been craving lettuce wraps like a beast lately. And I tend to live by my cravings so it’s not a huge surprise that I put this recipe into the rotation pretty much immediately. I’m those Snickers commercials >>>I’m not me when I’m hungry. I get craaaaanky when I’m pining for a particular food item. And also when mealtime becomes even slightly delayed. And let’s not talk about mornings. Because silence. I need silence in the morning. Just because my body is physically out of the bed does not mean that my brain has left the slumber state. So if you could just . . . stop . . . talking. . . that would be great. Thanks. Glad you understand.
Unless you are a leafy wrapped chicken stuffed Asian bit of goodness, then you are welcome to wake me up at any moment day or night. Because these lettuce wraps? Get – – – > in – – – > my – – – > mouth – – – >NOW.
I like to think that these are on the healthier side of summer indulgence since they are loaded with lots of summer veggies and wrapped in even more green veggie beauty. I could eat summer vegetables endlessly. In fact, are you looking for employment? I just might be in the market for a Continual-Veggie-Cooker. Would you like to be my Veggie Cooker? You could just hang out in my kitchen all day long and prepare wonderful veggie dishes for me. I think that would be lovely. Whether or not you choose to wrap them in lettuce is fine with me, but be sure to work these Asian chicken lettuce wraps into the schedule at least 3 or 4 times a day would you? Don’t worry they only take 20 minutes to prepare so you’ll have plenty of time to whip up 937 other veggie delights for me.
Excellent, you’re hired. You start tomorrow.
Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Ingredients
- 2 chicken breasts - pounded very thin and chopped into small pieces
- ½ cup water chestnuts - roughly chopped
- 1 large carrot - diced
- 1 zucchini - diced
- ½ cup shelled edamame
- 1 cup mushrooms - diced
- ½ white onion - diced
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup hoisin sauce
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon sriracha sauce - (chili garlic sauce found in the Asian grocery section)
- 1 head butter lettuce - or iceberg lettuce
Instructions
- Drizzle a large pan with olive oil and heat over medium heat. Add chicken and next 6 ingredients to large pan. Saute over medium heat 5-10 minutes until veggies are tender and chicken is cooked through.
- Add remaining ingredients (except for lettuce) to the pan. Stir and sauté about 5 minutes longer. Serve in lettuce leaves and top with additional sriracha sauce and green onions if desired.
My favorite by far! I could eat the whole pot!
I’ve made these a few times now, and they are always a hit! Such an easy recipe with simple ingredients.
Thanks Emily! This is one of my favorite recipes! Fun to eat and sooooo yummy – like you said with simple (no weird!) ingredients!
These look so good and I am also not a good morning person 🙂
Honestly, no day should start before 10am right?? 😉
Hi Tiffany! I’m going to make these tonight for my family of 4. Just wondering is this enough to feed 2 adults and 2 children and would you serve anything else with it?
Thanks,
Amber
Hi Amber! We had these last week and I served Asian grilled corn (brand new recipe on the blog today!) with the lettuce wraps and it filled us but you could also do egg rolls, edamame (you can buy steam able bags in the frozen section), or fried rice (I have a really easy chicken fried rice on the blog). As for feeding your family of 4, it depends on how big of eaters your kiddos are but if you’re nervous about it, I would just add another chicken breast and continue with the recipe as written. Then if you don’t finish all of it you’ll have leftovers! 🙂
Sounds good, nice pictures!!! 🙂
Love the look of this! Especially with the addition of water chestnuts!
I’m pretty sure I could survive on lettuce wraps forever. I ❤️ Them!
I’d be happy waking up to these as well! Plus I can ALWAYS eat lettuce wraps!
Tiffany, I am drooling like crazy over here! Lettuce wraps are a summer staple in our house and your version looks amazing! PS: Just found your blog and am going a little nuts–it’s so beautiful!
Wow these are so gorgeous and lightened up by the use of lettuce as wraps! 🙂