Description
These Flavorful Teriyaki Chicken Lettuce Wraps are light, easy, and delicious. Perfect for a quick weeknight dinner, these Asian-inspired wraps are packed with savory flavors and are gluten-free and dairy-free.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 pound ground chicken
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, grated
- 1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons honey or maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch mixed with 2 tablespoons water (slurry)
Additional Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup water chestnuts, diced
- 1/4 cup green onions, sliced
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)
- butter lettuce or romaine leaves for serving
- sesame seeds and extra green onions for garnish
Instructions
- Heat sesame oil: In a large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Cook chicken: Brown the ground chicken, breaking it up as it cooks.
- Add flavor: Stir in garlic and ginger, cook briefly.
- Make sauce: Whisk together soy sauce, honey, rice vinegar, and red pepper flakes.
- Cook with sauce: Pour sauce over chicken, add water chestnuts and green onions. Thicken with cornstarch slurry.
- Assemble: Spoon mixture into lettuce leaves, garnish, and serve.
Notes
- Make it gluten-free by using tamari instead of soy sauce.
- Great for meal prep—store filling separately and assemble wraps fresh.
- Serve with rice or noodles for a heartier meal.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Asian-Inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: About 2–3 lettuce wraps
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 8 g
- Sodium: 520 mg
- Fat: 13 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 14 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 26 g
- Cholesterol: 95 mg
