Spicy Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps

This low carb dish is great for lunch, dinner, and even a snack. I have to be honest, as I was cooking, I was eating the filling right out of the pan!

Make sure that you brown the chicken during the first steps of cooking. This really adds richness to the overall flavor! There's no shortcut here. No worries though, there are a lot of veggies to chop while it browns.

My suggestion would be to heat your pan up and get the meat browning on medium-high heat. Begin chopping right away, breaking up the chicken every few minutes!

Looking for more tasty lettuce wrapped meals? Try this Low Carb BLT!

These wraps are a hit at parties (and extremely easy to pack up and bring!)

Spicy Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps

Sarah Baumeister

Spicy Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps are the perfect snack, dinner, or lunch! Bring them to your next party-- a guaranteed hit!

5 from 1 vote

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 35 minutes mins

Course Appetizer, dinner, Snack

Cuisine Chinese

Servings 6 servings

Calories 197 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• ▢ 1 tbsp. grapeseed oil or peanut oil
• ▢ 1 lb. ground chicken
• ▢ 1 small onion diced
• ▢ 4 cloves garlic minced
• ▢ 6 oz. cremini or button mushrooms diced
• ▢ 1 8 oz. can of water chestnuts diced
• ▢ 1 small bell pepper diced
• ▢ 1 inch piece of fresh ginger minced or grated
• ▢ 4 green onions sliced

Sauce

• ▢ ¼ cup soy sauce
• ▢ 1-2 tbsps. sambal oelek based on preference
• ▢ 1 ½ tbsps. honey
• ▢ 1 tbsp. sesame oil
• ▢ 1 tbsp. rice wine vinegar

Instructions

 

• In a large skillet, heat oil on medium high heat. Add in ground chicken and begin to break up as it cooks. 
• While chicken is cooking, chop vegetables. After chicken is browned (about 10 minutes), add in garlic and onions. Cook until onions are translucent. 
• Add in mushrooms, water chestnuts, bell pepper, ginger, and green onions. Stir to combine. Saute for 5 minutes.
• In a small bowl, mix together ingredients for the sauce. Adjust the amount of Sambal Oelek you add, depending on how spicy you want the dish to be!
• Add the combined sauce to the chicken mixture and finish by simmering for 5 minutes. Serve on butter lettuce or romaine. 

Nutrition

Calories: 197kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 16gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.05gCholesterol: 65mgSodium: 591mgPotassium: 657mgFiber: 1gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 706IUVitamin C: 29mgCalcium: 28mgIron: 1mg

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