Ground Chicken Lettuce Wraps
These quick and easy lettuce wraps are made with juicy ground chicken cooked in a savory-sweet sauce, tucked into crisp lettuce leaves and finished with fresh garnishes. They’re healthy, low-carb, and taste just like your favorite takeout—but better and faster.
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 2 cloves garlic finely minced
- 1 large onion diced
- 1 cup carrots julienned or shredded
- 1 pound ground chicken
- 3 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons rice vinegar
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar substitute like Truvia or stevia
- 1 tablespoon natural peanut butter
- A dash of sriracha
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 2 teaspoons water
- 12 leaves green leaf lettuce or butter lettuce
- Sesame seeds and sliced green onions for garnish
Instructions
- Heat sesame oil in a skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add garlic, onion, and carrots. Sauté until softened.
- Add ground chicken and cook until no longer pink.
- Stir in soy sauce, vinegar, brown sugar substitute, peanut butter, and sriracha.
- Mix cornstarch with water and add to skillet. Stir until sauce thickens.
- Spoon mixture into lettuce leaves.
- See full steps with tips & photos → https://mischacrossing.com/ground-chicken-lettuce-wraps/
Notes
- You can use ground turkey or plant-based crumbles instead of chicken.
- Add chopped water chestnuts for extra crunch.
- Adjust sriracha to make it milder or spicier.
- Butter lettuce works best for flexible, non-breaking wraps.