Last updated on February 19th, 2018 at 06:05 pm
Thai Chicken Lettuce Wraps – ready in 15 minutes from start to finish, perfect quick summer lunch. These Thai-style lettuce wraps will please your taste buds, super healthy and delicious.
I remember the first time I had lettuce wraps, and it was at PF Chang’s of course, many many years ago. Ever since then I’ve been making them myself because unfortunately we don’t have a PF Chang’s here in Calgary. So sad, but true! That is one thing I miss about living close to the border, is just driving down to the states whenever I want to go shopping or go to restaurants we don’t have in Canada. But then I remember the humidity and it’s all good again.
I’m actually going back to Southern Ontario in a couple weeks to visit my parents, and we’re driving down there. 3 whole days of driving, but I’m actually looking forward to it, it will be a chance for my sister and I to talk our ears off, laugh like crazy, listen to music and just have a good time. We’ve done this once before and it was fun, however I chickened out and flew back, but this time I’m in it all the way, regardless of how boring most of the drive is, nothing to see but cows and hay! But yeah, it will be fun, though I’m already wondering how I’m going to deal with the humidity, just the thought of it is making me choke. Anyway I’ve lived there for 24 years and survived so I’m sure I’ll survive again for a couple weeks.
Enough about humidity and long road trips, as much fun as they are to talk about, I want to talk about these chicken lettuce wraps with a Thai inspiration, cause I just love love Thai food. So this chicken packs a bit of heat from the red curry paste, but not too much and a bit of sweetness from the Hoisin sauce. The chicken is also flavored with lots of ginger and garlic, and if you want you can even add a bit of fish sauce, though I didn’t myself. Also the basil is very important, basil is used a lot in Thai cuisine, and if you can find Thai basil, even better. I don’t think I have to tell you that these lettuce wraps are super healthy and for me they make the perfect summer lunch. I would even bring these to a picnic, just pack the chicken in an airtight container and pack the iceberg lettuce with you.
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- 1 lb ground chicken
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp red curry paste
- 1 tbsp ginger minced
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1 red bell pepper sliced thinly
- 4 green onions chopped
- 1 cup cabbage shredded or coleslaw mix
- 1/4 cup hoisin sauce
- 1/4 tsp salt or to taste
- 1/4 tsp pepper or to taste
- 5 leaves basil chopped
- 1/2 head iceberg lettuce cut into half
- Add olive oil to a large skillet and heat until oil is very hot. Add ground chicken and cook until no longer pink and starts to brown, break it up with a wooden spoon as necessary. Should take about 3 minutes.
- Add red curry paste, ginger, garlic, peppers, coleslaw mix, and stir-fry for another 3 minutes. Add hoisin sauce and green onions, and toss. Remove from heat then add basil and toss.Transfer cooked chicken to a bowl.
- Serve by placing spoonfuls of chicken into pieces of lettuce, fold lettuce over like small tacos, and eat.
Please keep in mind that nutritional information is a rough estimate and can vary greatly based on products used.
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So easy and so delicious. These will make it into the regular rotation at dinnertime.
These are the most delicious and filling lettuce wraps I’ve ever had, even better than P.F. Chang’s! With that being said my husband and I just started the keto diet and when searching I found this recipe. I was so disappointed to find out after eating it the yummy sauce hoisin is NOT keto friendly it has 19g of carbohydrates and 17g of sugar and it says on the bottle the serving size is 2 tbsp.
Guess I’ve learn through it all, we have to look better at the label.
It was really delicious though
Yeah, hoisin probably has lots of sugar. Glad you liked it though. 🙂
This is so yummy and quick and easy to make. Next time I will put less red curry paste in it but only because my daughter is a bit soft when it comes to spicy food. My other half has given it the thumbs up to add to our regular family dinner menu.
Glad you guys enjoyed this!
I have made this recipe several times. Always a crowd pleaser!! We are lettuce wrap fanatics in our house, and this recipe has been our favourite by far; both for the flavour and ease of the recipe. Thank you!
Yay!
Can’t wait to make, it looks YUMMY!!!! 🙂
These were seriously good! I made them twice the first week. The second time I made a double patch of sauce as my tastes found them a little dry the first time – but to each their own!
I usually don’t post reviews, but wow. I made this for dinner for my boyfriend and I tonight and this has such a great flavor. I added extra cabbage and mushrooms, and I think next time I’ll add corn. Thank you for posting this delicious recipe, we will definitely be having this again in the future. A+
Thank you! So happy you liked it!
Looks and sounds delicious! I’m trying to follow a low carb diet and 18.4 grams of carb seems high. Looking at the ingredient list I can’t figure out where all the carb grams are coming from. What can I leave out to decrease the carb intake? Thanks!
This was great. Family rated it between 4.5-5 stars. I always make a recipe as written the first time, but this time I didn’t have red curry paste. I thought I didn’t but didn’t have time to go get more, so I substituted green. I also used a jar of roasted red peppers instead of raw…again because that is what I had. I cut down on the hoisin sauce to reduce the sodium and it was great. My son said he would like it with rice. It was spicy with the green curry, but we like spicy. I also added the cabbage early and put the lid on…my boys wouldn’t like it crunchy, but that a personal taste. Very good! Thanks!
Is there a vegan version for this?
Great!!
Absolutely delicious. And because I have started thinking about what I put into my body, this certainly ranks as a dish I can eat. Healthy and delish.
These wraps are a healthy snack or anytime meal and you will love them.
Is a serving one cup?
A serving for this recipe would be 1 wrap. I find 1-2 wraps works as well if you are hungry. They are so healthy and tasty and so fun to make. Enjoy!
Oh goodness! These were DELICIOUS!!! I made them this week and felt like I was eating something off a restaurant menu. I used ground pork because I couldn’t find ground chicken in any of the German grocery stores I went to. And I added chopped mushrooms. Thank you for a great recipe!! I’ve shared your blog post on my blogs FB page. 🙂
Thank you so much for the five star rating and comments and for being a part of our Jo Cooks community
These were delicious! I didn’t have basil so I used cilantro, finished them with some chopped peanuts and a squeeze of lime. I will definitely make again.
So glad you liked them and like the cilantro and chopped peanuts and lime idea. Thanks for posting your comment
We made these for dinner this evening. They were very quick to put together, VERY TASTY, and I loved they were filled with vegetables! Thank you for sharing!
My pleasure, so glad you liked them!
Could I make it without the curry paste? Or is that an essential ingredient?
Just made this for lunch. Absolutely delicious!!! This is totally a keeper! Thanks!!!
Glad you liked it!
I made this yesterday and parceled it out for lunches this week. I upped the veggies (2 peppers, half a cabbage, two cups carrot shreds) and the garlic and ginger, plus extra hoisin to cover all those extra veggies! It’s pretty awesome, and I didn’t even have the lettuce wraps today. Definitely something to add to the repertoire for lunches at work!
Hey Vikki, glad you’re liking these, they’re so easy to make, and you’re right, they’re perfect for lunch!