Description
Chicken Lettuce Wraps with Thai Chili Sauce are quick, flavor-packed, and perfect for light dinners or party appetizers. Made in just 15 minutes with fresh ingredients and bold Thai flavors. Try this easy, healthy recipe today!
Ingredients
1 tablespoon sesame oil
¼ cup onion, diced (yellow or white)
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon fresh minced ginger or ginger paste
10 oz ground chicken
¼ cup Tamari (low sodium), soy sauce, or coconut aminos
2 tablespoons Thai sweet red chili sauce
Juice of 1 lime
1 teaspoon maple syrup, honey, or agave
⅓ cup cashews, chopped (raw or roasted/salted)
¼ cup scallions, chopped
¼ cup fresh cilantro, chopped
¼–½ cup carrots, shredded
Sesame seeds, for topping
1 head butter lettuce (leaves removed, rinsed, and dried)
Instructions
- Sauté aromatics: Heat sesame oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add diced onions and cook for 2-3 minutes until soft and slightly browned. Add garlic and ginger, stir, and cook for another 2 minutes until fragrant.
- Cook the chicken: Add ground chicken to the skillet. Break it apart with a spatula while it cooks. Season lightly with salt and pepper. Cook for about 3-4 minutes until chicken is fully cooked and lightly golden.
- Prepare the sauce: In a small bowl, whisk together Tamari or soy sauce, Thai sweet red chili sauce, lime juice, and maple syrup or honey.
- Combine: Pour the sauce over the cooked chicken in the pan. Add chopped cashews and stir everything together. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 2 more minutes.
- Add fresh ingredients: Remove the skillet from heat and stir in shredded carrots, chopped scallions, and cilantro.
- Assemble the wraps: Spoon the chicken mixture into each butter lettuce leaf. Finish with a drizzle of the remaining sauce from the pan and a sprinkle of sesame seeds. Serve right away.
Notes
For nut-free: Use sunflower seeds or skip nuts.
For a spicier wrap, add red pepper flakes or sriracha.
Butter lettuce is best, but romaine or iceberg can be used.
Store filling and lettuce separately; assemble just before eating.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Appetizer, Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Thai
Nutrition
- Serving Size: Approx. 2 wraps
- Calories: 158
- Sugar: 4g
- Carbohydrates: 8g
- Protein: 14g