Thai Lettuce Wraps are an excellent summer lunch or dinner appetizer.
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Thai Lettuce Wraps are a perfect quick summer lunch. Sweet and spicy Thai lettuce wraps will please a crowd. They are almost too pretty to eat. Easy, healthy and delicious chicken wraps with Thai sweet chili sauce.
Serve these wraps with some tasty Pot Stickers – Chive and Pork or Perfect Potstickers.
- Prep Time: 25
- Cook Time: 5
- Total Time: 150
Ingredients
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Chicken and Marinade
- 1/3 cup hoisin sauce
- 1/3 cup soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons grated ginger
- 1 tablespoon Sriracha
- 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
- 3 cloves garlic, grated
- 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into strips
- 2 tablespoons chopped peanuts
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
Lettuce and Fillings
- 8 butter lettuce leaves
- 1 cup bean sprouts
- 1 cup thinly sliced red cabbage
- 1 cup julienned carrots
- 1 cup cucumber slices
- 1 cup cooked thin rice noodles
- 1/3 cup sweet chili sauce
- 1/3 cup hoisin sauce
Instructions
- For the chicken and marinade: Mix the hoisin sauce, soy sauce, grated ginger, Sriracha, rice wine vinegar and grated garlic in a large bowl or resealable plastic bag. Add the chicken strips and marinate, refrigerated, for 2 hours.
- Heat a grill pan over high heat.
- Remove the chicken strips from the marinade and grill until cooked through, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer to a serving platter and sprinkle with the peanuts and cilantro.
- For the lettuce and fillings: Set out the lettuce, bean sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cucumbers and rice noodles on the serving platter.
- To assemble, use the butter lettuce leaves to contain the chicken and fillings. Add some chili and hoisin sauce, then roll them up and eat!
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8