Description
This PF Chang’s Chicken Lettuce Wraps recipe is a quick dinner idea that brings restaurant-quality flavor right to your kitchen. It’s a healthy snack or easy dinner packed with savory ground chicken, crisp lettuce cups, and a rich, slightly sweet sauce. Perfect for low-carb meals, weeknight dinners, or fun food ideas when entertaining guests, this easy recipe is fresh, flavorful, and incredibly satisfying.
Ingredients
1 lb ground chicken
12 leaves butter lettuce
1/2 cup water chestnuts finely chopped
1/3 cup onion finely diced
2 cloves garlic minced
1 tbsp fresh ginger grated
3 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp hoisin sauce
1 tbsp rice vinegar
1 tsp sesame oil
1 tbsp brown sugar
1 tsp cornstarch
1/2 tsp black pepper
2 tbsp green onions sliced
1 tbsp sesame seeds optional
1 tbsp cooking oil
Instructions
1. Separate and wash the lettuce leaves, then pat dry and refrigerate.
2. Dice onion, mince garlic, grate ginger, and chop water chestnuts.
3. In a bowl, mix soy sauce, hoisin sauce, rice vinegar, sesame oil, brown sugar, and cornstarch.
4. Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat and cook ground chicken until no longer pink.
5. Add onion and cook until soft, then stir in garlic and ginger.
6. Mix in chopped water chestnuts and cook for 2–3 minutes.
7. Pour in the sauce and stir until thickened and well combined.
8. Season with black pepper and adjust flavor if needed.
9. Spoon the mixture into chilled lettuce cups.
10. Garnish with green onions and sesame seeds, then serve immediately.
Notes
Keep lettuce chilled until serving for the best crisp texture.
Avoid overcooking the chicken to maintain juiciness.
Adjust sauce sweetness or saltiness to match your taste preference.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Asian-Inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 620mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 12g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 26g
- Cholesterol: 75mg
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