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Thai Peanut Chicken Lettuce Wraps

These Thai Peanut Chicken Lettuce Wraps are quick, easy, and healthy! Full of veggies: onion, carrot, and red pepper, ground chicken or turkey, and the most delicious homemade easy peanut sauce!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings: 4
Calories: 334
Ingredients Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 yellow onion (diced)
  • 1/2 cup diced carrot
  • 1/2 cup diced red bell pepper
  • 1 teaspoon coconut oil
  • 1 pound extra lean ground chicken or turkey
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce (use gluten free variety if you're gluten free)
  • 1/2 cup peanut sauce (plus more for drizzling)
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice
  • Bibb or butter lettuce (to make the cups)
  • Green onions (for topping)
  • Sesame Seeds (for topping)

Method
 

  1. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat.
  2. Once hot, spray with cooking spray.
  3. Stir in onion, carrot, and red bell pepper.
  4. Cook, stirring regularly, for 5 minutes.
  5. Add in coconut oil, ground chicken, and soy sauce.
  6. Cook, breaking it up as you go, until the meat is cooked and no longer pink.
  7. Stir in peanut sauce and lime juice.
  8. Taste and re-season with salt or other spices, if necessary.
  9. Scoop the filling into bibb or butter lettuce and top with green onions and sesame seeds.
  10. Enjoy!

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 334kcalCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 26gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 83mgSodium: 342mgPotassium: 350mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 150IUVitamin C: 8mgCalcium: 40mgIron: 2mg

Notes

  • To ensure your ground chicken is perfectly cooked, look for it to be a uniform white color with no pink remaining, which typically takes about 7-10 minutes over medium heat.
  • If you want to avoid dryness, be careful not to overcook the meat; remove it from the heat as soon as it’s no longer pink and fully cooked.
  • For a quick assembly, prep your veggies and sauce in advance, and store them separately in the fridge for up to 3 days to keep everything fresh and crunchy.
  • If you're short on time, use shredded rotisserie chicken instead of cooking ground chicken; just mix it with the peanut sauce and lime juice for a speedy filling.
  • To keep your lettuce wraps from getting soggy, assemble them just before serving and serve any extra peanut sauce on the side for dipping.

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