Lettuce Wraps
Delicious chicken and veggies with THE BEST SAUCE EVER!
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp oil **any kind of cooking oil is fine
- 1 pound ground chicken or turkey
- 1 large red bell pepper, diced
- 1 small onion, diced
- 1 can water chestnuts, chopped
- 1 head lettuce **Iceberg, mini romaine or bibb.
Sauce
- 2 Tbsp Japanese barbecue sauce **can substitute soy sauce
- ¼ cup hoisin sauce
- 1 Tbsp sesame oil
- 1½ Tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 Tbsp peanut butter
- 1 Tbsp dark brown sugar
- 1 tsp sriracha
- 2 tsp sweet chili sauce
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- ¼ tsp ginger
- ½ tsp corn starch
Toppings
- 1 cup carrots, diced
- 1 cup peanuts or cashews, chopped
Instructions
- Heat oil in large skillet. Saute onions and red pepper 2-3 minutes.
- Add ground chicken or turkey and brown while breaking apart. Cook until no longer pink. Stir in water chestnuts.
- Make sauce by whisking all ingredients together.
- Pour sauce over meat. Stir and heat until bubbling. Turn down and simmer for 3-5 minutes until sauce is thickened.
- Allow meat to cool for 5-10 minutes.
- Clean and dry lettuce. Break apart leaves into serving size.
- Spoon meat filling onto lettuce. Top with carrots and nuts.