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These Peanut Chicken Lettuce Wraps are a delicious twist on classic lettuce wrap recipes. The savory peanut sauce and simple ingredients make it perfect for a fast weeknight dinner that is low-carb, high-protein, and better than takeout!
It feels hard to believe (since it has snowed several times this past week at my house) that summer is right around the corner. And once the warm sunshine and flowers start peeking through, I begin to crave lighter meals like this lettuce wraps recipe.
Most evenings, our family meals are quite simple: low carb lettuce wraps, one-pan skillets, salads, Crockpot, soup, sheet pan, etc. I LOVE SIMPLE (but still interesting) meals because they’re light clean-up and on the table fast!
These are some of my favorite lettuce wrap recipes to try, the Easy Chicken Club Lettuce Wrap, Healthy Avocado Chicken Lettuce Wraps, and Quick Cobb Salad Lettuce Wraps + Homemade Buttermilk Ranch.
Table of Contents
- Why You’ll Love This Peanut Chicken Lettuce Wraps Recipe
- Rachel’s Tips for Best Results
- What Are Lettuce Wraps?
- Different Types of Lettuce Wraps You Can Make
- Ingredients:
- Variations and Substitutions
- How to make Peanut Chicken Lettuce Wraps:
- How to serve Peanut Chicken Lettuce Wraps
- Leftover Storage and Reheat Instructions
- Recipe FAQ’s
- More Lettuce Wrap Recipes You’ll Love
- Peanut Chicken Lettuce Wraps Recipe
Why You’ll Love This Peanut Chicken Lettuce Wraps Recipe
You’ve just found your new favorite, easy lettuce wraps recipe to make all summer long! Every taste bud you have will thank you!
- The flavor combination is absolutely INCREDIBLE with the creamy peanut butter, tangy fresh lime, salty aminos, umami sautéed mushrooms, a bit of heat from the hot sauce, and a touch of sweetness from the honey.
- It’s protein packed, low-carb, and antioxidant rich thanks to the radicchio lettuce wraps.
- This entire meal comes together FAST…I mean if you’re going to use both lettuce and radicchio (which I highly recommend!) that will take you 5 minutes to rinse and dry the leaves, another 10 minutes to cook your chicken mixture, and less than 5 minutes to create a peanut sauce and fill your lettuce leaves.
In about 20 minutes, you’ll have an extremely flavorful, quick, and beautiful lunch or dinner.
Rachel’s Tips for Best Results
🌱Since there are only a few simple ingredients used here, I really recommend using the absolute freshest, highest quality ingredients you can get your hands on…it makes all the difference.
🔥You can make these as spicy or as mild as you like. Depending on the hot sauce you choose to use…add a bit more or less to fit YOUR personal heat preferences.
What Are Lettuce Wraps?
Lettuce wraps are a simple way to make a delicious meal without all the heavy carbs. Instead of using a bun, cracker, wrap, or whatever carbohydrate you would normally use, you use a “lettuce cup” or lettuce wrap as the delivery system!
These ground meat chicken lettuce wraps are similar to P.F. Chang’s, but at home, you can make them any flavor, use clean, whole food ingredients, and ultimately make them healthier! Here is a another healthy chicken lettuce wraps recipe you can try next.
Different Types of Lettuce Wraps You Can Make
Lettuce wraps are wonderful because they are so easy to customize. Here are a few ways you can make lettuce wraps:
Ingredients:
These are the simple, whole food ingredients that make this Peanut Chicken Lettuce Wraps Recipe full of flavor and a satisfying low carb, high-protein meal.
4 servings
- 1 Tbsp avocado oil, or extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 lb ground chicken
- 1 lb button mushrooms, thinly sliced
- 1 small yellow onion, finely diced
- 4 cloves fresh garlic, pressed
- 1 Tbsp freshly grated ginger
- 1 Tbsp Arrowroot powder, gluten-free flour, or cornstarch
- 1/4 cup coconut aminos, Braggs liquid aminos, tamari, or low sodium soy sauce
- 1/4 cup chicken bone broth
- 2 heads butter lettuce, leaves picked, rinsed and spun dry
- 1 medium head radicchio, leaves picked, rinsed and spun dry
- 1/2 cup chopped raw peanuts
- 4 green onions, sliced
Peanut sauce:
- 4 Tbsps all-natural creamy peanut butter
- 2 Tbsps hot sauce, or to taste
- 1 Tbsp coconut aminos, tamari, Braggs liquid aminos, or low sodium soy sauce
- 1 Tbsp raw honey
- 1 fresh lime, juice and zest
- 1 fresh garlic clove, pressed
Variations and Substitutions
Change the meat: Instead of ground chicken, you could also use turkey, beef, fish, shrimp, or a vegetarian mix to make these lettuce wraps.
No Mushrooms: If you’re not a mushroom fan, you could replace them with a different vegetable or my favorite, chopped water chesnuts.
Different Lettuce: If you can’t find butter lettuce or radicchio, you could use whole romaine leaves or any other type of lettuce that forms a cup or boat shape.
Change the spice level: Love spice? Add more hot sauce. Or less if you like things less spicy.
Change the sauce: There are many different lettuce wrap sauces you could use instead of peanut sauce. A hoisin based sauce would be good and create an Asian lettuce wrap, teriyaki would give things a tropical feel, sweet Thai chili sauce would make a sweet and spicy Thai lettuce wrap! The ideas are endless!
How to make Peanut Chicken Lettuce Wraps:
- Heat your oil in a large skillet or wok over medium-high heat.
2. Add the chicken and cook until no longer pink. Stir in your mushrooms, onion, garlic, and ginger.
3. Continue to sauté until it starts to brown, around 8 minutes. Sprinkle your chicken with arrowroot powder then add the coconut aminos and broth, while stirring constantly to form into a thick sauce.
4. Meanwhile, make your peanut sauce. In a small bowl, whisk together all of your ingredients for the peanut sauce until well combined.
5. To assemble your wraps, arrange mixed lettuce leaves on a platter or wooden board as shown.
6. Top with spoonful’s of your chicken mixture then drizzle with the peanut sauce as desired.
7. Sprinkle with green onions and chopped peanuts and enjoy!
💚Rachel
Looking for more light summertime recipes? Try our Honey Sauce Chicken Bowls, La Scala Chicken Salad, or Refreshing Melon + Crispy Prosciutto Salad.
How to serve Peanut Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Serve these peanut chicken lettuce wraps on a platter and drizzled with the peanut butter sauce.
For a more filling meal, you could add an easy vegetable soup recipe to eat beforehand, a healthy veggie salad on the side, or a light fruit dessert for a little something extra.
Some other dishes that go well with this meal are Grilled Portobello Mushrooms with Asian Marinade, Thai Inspired Fish Stew, and Japanese-Inspired Garlic Fried Rice.
Leftover Storage and Reheat Instructions
Store the lettuce and the ground chicken filling separately in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
The peanut chicken filling also freezes well for up to 2 months! Thaw it in the refrigerator, then heat it in the microwave or on the stovetop until hot.
To make ahead, keep the lettuce wraps and the filling separate, then fill the lettuce at time of serving. The filling can be made up to 4 days in advance.
Recipe FAQ’s
What is the best lettuce for lettuce wraps?
I like bibb lettuce and radicchio lettuce for my lettuce wraps, however romaine hearts, green leaf, and iceberg lettuce can also work.
How do you keep lettuce wraps from getting soggy?
You can keep your lettuce wraps from getting soggy by letting the filling cool before adding it to the lettuce wraps. Also, do not store the filling in the lettuce wraps in the fridge, assemble right before eating.
Can I make lettuce wraps ahead of time?
You can make these lettuce wraps ahead of time by keeping the filling separate from the lettuce cups until right before serving.
Are lettuce wraps healthy?
Yes, these lettuce wraps are healthy. They contain lean protein, vegetables, and are made with whole food, clean ingredients.
What sauce goes with lettuce wraps?
There are many sauces that can go with lettuce wraps. In this recipe we use peanut sauce, but some other sauce ideas are teriyaki, sweet Thai chili, a hoisin based Asian sauce, and soy sauce.
More Lettuce Wrap Recipes You’ll Love
Looking for more easy lettuce wrap recipes? Try these healthy flavor packed options for quick meals and meal prep:
For dessert you may want to try these no bake cheesecake jars that are creamy and delicious, but still healthy!
Peanut Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp avocado oil, or extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 lb ground chicken
- 1 lb button mushrooms, thinly sliced
- 1 small yellow onion, finely diced
- 4 cloves fresh garlic, pressed
- 1 Tbsp freshly grated ginger
- 1 Tbsp Arrowroot powder, gluten-free flour, or cornstarch
- 1/4 cup coconut aminos, Braggs liquid aminos, tamari, or low sodium soy sauce
- 1/4 cup chicken bone broth
- 2 heads butter lettuce, leaves picked, rinsed and spun dry
- 1 medium head radicchio, leaves picked, rinsed and spun dry
- 1/2 cup chopped raw peanuts
- 4 green onions, sliced
Peanut sauce:
- 4 Tbsps all-natural creamy peanut butter
- 2 Tbsps hot sauce, or to taste
- 1 Tbsp coconut aminos, tamari, Braggs liquid aminos, or low sodium soy sauce
- 1 Tbsp raw honey
- 1 fresh lime, juice and zest
- 1 fresh garlic clove, pressed
Instructions
- Heat your oil in a large skillet or wok over medium-high heat.
- Add the chicken and cook until no longer pink.
- Stir in your mushrooms, onion, garlic, and ginger.
- Continue to saute until it starts to brown, around 8 minutes.
- Sprinkle your chicken with Arrowroot powder then add the coconut aminos and broth, while stirring constantly to form into a thick sauce.
- Meanwhile, make your peanut sauce.
- In a small bowl, whisk together all of your ingredients for the peanut sauce until well combined.
- To assemble your wraps, arrange mixed lettuce leaves on a platter or wooden board as shown.
- Top with spoonfuls of your chicken mixture then drizzle with the peanut sauce as desired.
- Sprinkle with green onions and chopped peanuts and enjoy!
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
