Description
Craving the bold, savory flavor of PF Chang’s Chicken Lettuce Wraps without leaving your kitchen? This quick and easy dinner idea is the perfect solution. Juicy ground chicken is cooked with garlic, ginger, hoisin, and crunchy water chestnuts, then wrapped in cool, crisp butter lettuce for a healthy, low-carb meal or appetizer. Whether you’re after a healthy snack, food ideas for a gathering, or a light dinner recipe, this Asian-inspired classic delivers. It’s one of those quick meals that tastes like it took hours to make—perfect for weeknights and crowd-pleasing enough for guests.
Ingredients
1 lb ground chicken
1 small yellow onion, diced
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon fresh ginger, minced
3 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
1 tablespoon rice vinegar
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1/2 cup canned water chestnuts, diced
3 green onions, chopped
1 head butter lettuce, leaves separated and rinsed
1 tablespoon sesame seeds (optional)
Instructions
1. Heat a tablespoon of oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add diced onion and cook until softened, about 2-3 minutes.
2. Add minced garlic and ginger; cook for 30 seconds until fragrant.
3. Add ground chicken and cook, breaking it apart with a spoon, until browned and fully cooked through, about 5-7 minutes.
4. Stir in soy sauce, hoisin sauce, rice vinegar, and sesame oil. Mix well and let it simmer for 2 minutes.
5. Add diced water chestnuts and half of the green onions. Cook for 1-2 more minutes, then remove from heat.
6. Spoon the filling into individual butter lettuce leaves.
7. Garnish with remaining green onions and sesame seeds. Serve immediately.
Notes
Chop the water chestnuts and onions finely for a more uniform filling texture.
Chill your lettuce leaves beforehand for added crispness and better structure.
Double the filling recipe for easy meal prep throughout the week.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Asian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 7g
- Sodium: 720mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 26g
- Cholesterol: 75mg