Description
These Thai Peanut Chicken Lettuce Boats are a flavorful and satisfying meal featuring a delicious mix of ground chicken cooked in a savory peanut sauce, served in crisp lettuce leaves. Perfect for a light lunch or dinner!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound ground chicken
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, grated
- 1/2 cup shredded carrots
- 1/4 cup chopped green onions
- 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
- 1/4 cup crushed peanuts
- 1 head butter lettuce or romaine, leaves separated
- 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon hoisin sauce
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 teaspoon sriracha (optional)
- 2–3 tablespoons warm water (to thin)
For the Chicken Filling:
For the Peanut Sauce:
Instructions
- Cook the Chicken: In a large skillet, sauté garlic and ginger in sesame oil. Add ground chicken and cook until browned.
- Make the Peanut Sauce: Whisk together peanut butter, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, rice vinegar, honey, and sriracha. Thin with warm water.
- Combine Ingredients: Stir in carrots, green onions, half of the peanut sauce, and cook briefly. Add cilantro.
- Assemble: Spoon chicken mixture into lettuce leaves, drizzle with more sauce, and top with crushed peanuts.
- Serve: Enjoy immediately!
Notes
- For a vegetarian version, use crumbled tofu or tempeh instead of chicken.
- Prepare the filling in advance and assemble when ready to eat.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Thai-Inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 3 lettuce boats
- Calories: 340
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 540 mg
- Fat: 23 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 17 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 11 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 24 g
- Cholesterol: 70 mg
