Ground Chicken Thai Lettuce Wraps
Ground Chicken Thai Lettuce Wraps are a healthy, gluten-free and low-carb lunch or dinner recipe. These chicken lettuce wraps are full of crunchy peanuts, carrots, and tons of Thai flavor!
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
Thai Sauce
- ⅓ cup soy sauce or Tamari gluten-free
- 1 Tbsp. fish sauce
- 1-2 tsp. Sriracha sauce *
- 1 tsp. ginger grated
- 1 Tbsp. lime juice fresh
- 1 Tbsp. coconut sugar or brown sugar
Ground Chicken
- 2 Tbsp. olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic crushed
- 1 lb. ground chicken
- ½ cup carrots finely chopped
Lettuce Wraps
- Butter leaf lettuce*
- Peanuts dry roasted, salted
- Cabbage finely chopped
- Green onions finely chopped
Instructions
- In a medium-sized bowl combine Thai sauce ingredients and whisk until combined. Set sauce aside.
- In a large, non-stick skillet add oil and chicken. Cook over medium heat for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Add carrots and continue cooking and stirring for 3 minutes.
- Add garlic to the skillet and cook for 2 minutes. Crumble ground chicken completely using a potato masher or the back of a large fork.
- Mix in Thai sauce and reduce heat to a simmer. Simmer for 3 minutes.
- Serve ground chicken mixture immediately in lettuce wraps with peanuts, cabbage and green onions. Enjoy!*
Notes
- Lettuce wraps also taste great cold.
- Be sure to store leftover Thai ground chicken and lettuce/toppings separately for best results.
- Bibb, Boston, and iceberg lettuce work great, too.
Nutrition
Calories: 255kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 97mg | Sodium: 1545mg | Potassium: 697mg | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 2675IU | Vitamin C: 3.5mg | Calcium: 19mg | Iron: 1.4mg