EASY, ready in 20 minutes, HEALTHY, and the peanut sauce is the BEST!! Great flavors and textures in every bite of these IRRESISTIBLE wraps!!
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time10 minutesmins
Total Time20 minutesmins
Course: 30-Minute Meals
Cuisine: Asian
Keyword: asian chicken lettuce wraps, best lettuce for wraps, lettuce wraps idea, lettuce wraps sauce, peanut chicken lettuce wraps, peanut sauce chicken
Servings: 4
Calories: 746kcal
Author: Averie Sunshine
Ingredients
Peanut Sauce
heaping 1/3 cup creamy peanut butter
¼cuphoney
¼cupsesame oil
2tablespoonsapple cider vinegar
1 to 2teaspoonsground gingeror to taste
1teaspoonsaltor to taste
1teaspoonpepperor to taste
pinchcayenne pepperoptional and to taste
Chicken
1tablespoonolive oil
1tablespoonsesame oil
1 to 1.25poundsboneless skinless chicken breastdiced into 1-inch cubes and seasoned with salt and pepper
¾ to 1cupshredded carrots
¾ to 1cupred bell peppersdiced small
¾ to 1cupsugar snap peas
butter lettuce leavesfor serving (look for ‘living lettuce’ at the store; will likely have the root attached)
about 3 tablespoons cilantro leavesfinely minced
½cuplightly salted peanutsroughly chopped if desired
Instructions
Peanut Sauce:
To a medium bowl add the peanut butter, sesame oil, apple cider vinegar, ginger, salt, pepper, optional cayenne, and whisk to combine until smooth and incorporated.
Taste, check for seasoning and flavor balance, and make any necessary adjustments (i.e. more honey, more peanut butter, more salt, more sesame oil, etc.).
Set aside to use when cooking the chicken and for drizzling over wraps.
Chicken:
To a large skillet, add the oils, chicken, evenly season with salt and pepper, and cook over medium-high heat for about 5 minutes, flipping intermittently so all sides cook evenly. Cooking time will vary based on thickness of chicken breasts and sizes of pieces.
Add the carrots, bell peppers, sugar snap peas, and stir to combine. Cook over medium-low heat for about 1 to 2 minutes, or until vegetables are warmed through.
Add about 1/3 cup of the peanut sauce and stir to coat all pieces of chicken evenly. Cook for about 1 minute or until warmed through; toss and spoon the peanut sauce over chicken and vegetables.
Spoon about 1/3 cup of the mixture into each lettuce leaf.
Evenly garnish with cilantro, optional peanuts, and drizzle with additional peanut sauce, to taste.
Notes
Storage: Recipe is best warm and fresh but filling will keep airtight in the fridge for up to 5 days.Adapted from Peanut Chicken with Peanut Noodles.