Description
Quick and healthy chicken lettuce wraps. You cook ground chicken with vegetables and soy sauce. Serve in lettuce cups for a light meal.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb ground chicken
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 cup diced onion
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 cup diced water chestnuts
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 tsp ginger, grated
- 1/2 tsp sesame oil
- 8 large lettuce leaves (butter or iceberg)
- Optional: sliced green onions and sesame seeds for garnish
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
- Add onion and garlic. Cook until soft, about 3 minutes.
- Add ground chicken. Break it apart with a spoon. Cook until browned, 5-7 minutes.
- Stir in water chestnuts, soy sauce, rice vinegar, ginger, and sesame oil. Cook for 2 more minutes.
- Remove from heat. Let cool slightly.
- Spoon the chicken mixture into lettuce leaves. Garnish if desired. Serve immediately.
Notes
- Use low-sodium soy sauce to reduce salt.
- You can add shredded carrots or bell peppers for extra crunch.
- Leftover filling keeps in the fridge for 3 days.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Asian-inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 wraps
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 680 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 10 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 28 g
- Cholesterol: 80 mg