Description
Chicken Lettuce Wraps are a deliciously healthy meal option that you can whip up in just 30 minutes. Packed with lean ground chicken, vibrant vegetables, and a zesty orange-ginger sauce, these wraps deliver an explosion of flavor in every bite.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound ground chicken
- 16 leaves butter lettuce (or iceberg or romaine)
- 2 medium carrots (finely chopped)
- 1 red bell pepper (finely chopped)
- 3 green onions (white and light green parts only, thinly sliced)
- ½ cup cashews (or peanuts)
- 6 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh ginger
- 3 cloves garlic (minced)
- zest of 1 orange
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- pinch red pepper flakes
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
Instructions
- In a small bowl, whisk together low sodium soy sauce, honey, rice vinegar, water, ginger, garlic, orange zest, cornstarch, and red pepper flakes until smooth. Set aside.
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add ground chicken and cook until browned.
- Stir in chopped carrots and red bell pepper; cook until tender.
- Pour the sauce into the skillet and cook for an additional 1-2 minutes until thickened. Mix in sliced green onions and cashews.
- Serve the chicken mixture in butter lettuce leaves for wrapping.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Asian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 wrap
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 11g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 12g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 20g
- Cholesterol: 70mg