Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps
 
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Fun and super flavorful dinner. Healthy and delicious. Sweet Chili Sauce makes this a cinch to throw together.
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Recipe type: Dinner
Cuisine: Asian
Serves: 6
Ingredients
  • 1 lb ground chicken
  • 1 tbsp sesame oil
  • 1 small zucchini
  • 4 ounces mushrooms
  • 2 green onions
  • 10 baby carrots or 2 small carrots
  • 2-3 cloves garlic
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • pinch of pepper
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • ¼ cup sweet chili sauce
  • ½ tsp ground ginger
  • Cooked white rice
  • 1 head Butter Lettuce
  • 1 cup of cucumber sticks or small pieces
  • crushed peanuts or cashews (optional)
Instructions
  1. Carefully wash each leaf of the butter lettuce and then dry it. (I dry the lettuce in a salad spinner, but you could use paper towels.) Set aside.
  2. Finely chop or grate zucchini, mushrooms, onions, carrots, and garlic.
  3. In a deep skillet, add ground chicken and sesame oil. Cook chicken for 2 minutes on medium-high heat, and then add all finely chopped veggies. Add salt and pepper. Cook for 7-10 minutes or until meat is done and veggies are tender.
  4. Next, add soy sauce, sweet chili sauce, and ground ginger. Stir to combine.
  5. At this point, if there's a lot of liquid in the pan and you want to thicken it, mix ½ tbsp cornstarch and 1 tbsp water in a cup. Pour over the meat mixture and stir until it thickens.
  6. Remove from heat and serve in lettuce leaves with white rice, cucumber sticks, and crushed peanuts or cashews.
  7. You can also make a sauce to drizzle on top by combining equal parts sweet chili sauce and soy sauce. I usually do 2 tbsp of each and it is enough for our family.
  8. Enjoy!
Recipe by Real Life Dinner at https://reallifedinner.com/asian-chicken-lettuce-wraps/