Asian Lettuce Wraps
Freezer Meal Asian Lettuce Chicken Wraps freezes beautifully, so double it up and freeze half for a quick weeknight meal!
Servings: 6
Calories: 391kcal
Ingredients
- 1 lb cooked chicken breast meat or ground chicken
- 1/2 cup carrots diced
- 1 red bell pepper diced
- 1/2 cup snap peas diced
- 1/2 cup red onion diced
- 1 tsp minced peeled ginger
- 1 tsp minced garlic
- 2 tbsp green onions chopped
- 1/4 cup peanuts chopped (optional)
- 4 tbsp oil
- leaves Green leaf or romaine lettuce
- cooked rice and hot sauce for serving
Sauce
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1/4 cup rice vinegar
- 2 T oil
- 1 tsp hoisen sauce found in Asian aisle at you grocery store
Instructions
- Chop veggies and chicken. Mix sauce ingredients together and set aside.
- Heat oil over medium-medium high heat in a large pan or wok. Add chopped veggies and sauté until they are tender-crisp, about 3-5 min. Add chopped chicken and peanuts (if using) and stir to combine. Pour half of sauce over chicken/veggie mixture and continue to cook until the mixture is heated thoroughly.
- Serve immediately with rice in green leaf or romaine lettuce leaves. Garnish with extra green onions and serve with extra sauce on the side.
- If freezing, store the cooked chicken and veggie mixture after you've added the sauce in a gallon sized freezer bag. Defrost in fridge and reheat in skillet over medium heat until heated through. Serve over rice in lettuce leaves.
Nutrition
Serving: 95g | Calories: 391kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 27g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 57mg | Sodium: 800mg | Potassium: 349mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 2575IU | Vitamin C: 32.3mg | Calcium: 28mg | Iron: 1.8mg