Name: Chinese Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Prep time: 2 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 4 medium boneless, skinless chicken breasts; 1/3 cup low sodium soy sauce; 1/4 cup hoisin sauce; 2 Tablespoons lime juice; 1 teaspoon sesame oil; 2 Tablespoons brown sugar; 1 Tablespoon minced garlic; Bibb lettuce leaves, for serving; Shredded carrots, for serving; Sliced red cabbage, for serving

Chinese Chicken Lettuce Wraps

Kelly Senyei
15 May 15, 2017
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Chinese Chicken Lettuce Wraps Recipe

The first official day of summer may still be a few weeks away but we are going full speed into stocking your recipe repertoire with all the warm weather essentials. First up to the plate: Chinese Chicken Lettuce Wraps. And this quick-fix version is all about the marinade!

Something magical happens when soy sauce, brown sugar, garlic, and lime juice all come together into a caramel-like sticky, sweet and savory sauce. Just add thinly sliced chicken breast to soak up all that flavor, and a short sauté in a hot pan later and you’ll be tossing those takeout menus for good.

Chinese Chicken Lettuce Wraps Recipe

I’m one of those “if lettuce wraps are on the menu, I’m ordering them” kinda restaurant patrons. From the fancy to the budget-friendly, I’ve lettuce-wrapped my way across the spectrum. While ground chicken is a popular filling, I’ve opted for thinly sliced pieces of chicken that (A). soak up all that flavor-packed marinade and (B). make for easy tucking inside crisp bibb lettuce leaves.

Chinese Chicken Lettuce Wraps Recipe

Keep it simple with just a few additional wrap fillings, from chilled cucumber slices or julienned carrots to shredded purple cabbage and toasted sesame seeds. Fill ’em, wrap ’em, eat ’em. And then repeat.

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Chinese Chicken Lettuce Wraps Recipe

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Chinese Chicken Lettuce Wraps

Prep: 2 minutes

Cook: 8 minutes

Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

4 medium boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1/3 cup low sodium soy sauce
1/4 cup hoisin sauce
2 Tablespoons lime juice
1 teaspoon sesame oil
2 Tablespoons brown sugar
1 Tablespoon minced garlic
Bibb lettuce leaves, for serving
Shredded carrots, for serving
Sliced red cabbage, for serving

Instructions

Slice the chicken breasts into thin strips. Set them aside.

In a large bowl, whisk together the soy sauce, hoisin sauce, lime juice, sesame oil, brown sugar and minced garlic. Add the chicken to the marinade and stir until the chicken is well coated. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate it for a minimum of 2 hours.

When ready to serve, heat a large nonstick sauté pan over medium-low heat. Add the chicken, discarding the marinade, and cook, stirring, until the chicken is cooked throughout, about 8 minutes.

To assemble, add the chicken to the bibb lettuce leaves then garnish with shredded carrots and red cabbage.

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Categories: Entrées, Healthy, Recipes

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