Ground Chicken Thai Lettuce Wraps are a healthy, gluten-free, ketogenic, and low-carb lunch or dinner recipe. These chicken lettuce wraps are full of crunchy peanuts, carrots, and tons of Thai flavor!
Lettuce wraps make an incredible low-carb but incredibly filling lunch or dinner recipe. You might also like these Ground Turkey Taco Lettuce Wraps, Vegan Thai Lettuce Cups, well as these Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps.
Life sometimes can go from completely normal to slightly chaotic in a matter of minutes. (A little more on my current state of chaos will be coming up soon!)
In times like these, it is nice to know you have a quick, easy and healthy recipe (like these Ground Chicken Thai Lettuce Wraps) in your arsenal.
Whether you are trying to eat healthier, or just like to have a dinner or lunch recipe ready for on-the-go, these ground chicken Thai lettuce wraps can fulfill any need.
The ground chicken mixture is combined with a bit of oil and diced carrots. Then, a semi-sweet, soy sauce-based sauce is prepared. All of it is tossed together to form the filling for these ground chicken Thai lettuce wraps.
The Best Part About these Ground Chicken Thai Lettuce Wraps:
One thing I am an absolute stickler on is eating food or drinks at their proper temperature. I am totally that person who reheats her coffee at least 3 times before finishing up a 12-oz. mug.
I also can be found yelling “The food is getting cold!!” if you are not at the dinner table within one minute of it being ready.
My favorite aspect of these ground chicken Thai lettuce wraps… they actually taste good eaten with the filling hot, cold, or anything in-between. I know…. right?!?
Have Fun with Your Toppings!
Feel free to finish these ground chicken Thai lettuce wraps with any toppings you prefer. In this version, I chopped up a few roasted peanuts, green onions, and fresh cabbage.
A few other toppings you can try:
- Cilantro – pairs well with most Thai dishes!
- Cashews – roasted and salted cashews would taste great.
- Water Chestnuts – gives these lettuce wraps an even better crunch.
Ground Chicken Thai Lettuce Wraps
Ground Chicken Thai Lettuce Wraps are a healthy, gluten-free and low-carb lunch or dinner recipe. These chicken lettuce wraps are full of crunchy peanuts, carrots, and tons of Thai flavor!
Ingredients
Thai Sauce
- ⅓ cup soy sauce or Tamari gluten-free
- 1 Tbsp. fish sauce
- 1-2 tsp. Sriracha sauce *
- 1 tsp. ginger grated
- 1 Tbsp. lime juice fresh
- 1 Tbsp. coconut sugar or brown sugar
Ground Chicken
- 2 Tbsp. olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic crushed
- 1 lb. ground chicken
- ½ cup carrots finely chopped
Lettuce Wraps
- Butter leaf lettuce*
- Peanuts dry roasted, salted
- Cabbage finely chopped
- Green onions finely chopped
Instructions
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In a medium-sized bowl combine Thai sauce ingredients and whisk until combined. Set sauce aside.
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In a large, non-stick skillet add oil and chicken. Cook over medium heat for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
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Add carrots and continue cooking and stirring for 3 minutes.
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Add garlic to the skillet and cook for 2 minutes. Crumble ground chicken completely using a potato masher or the back of a large fork.
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Mix in Thai sauce and reduce heat to a simmer. Simmer for 3 minutes.
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Serve ground chicken mixture immediately in lettuce wraps with peanuts, cabbage and green onions. Enjoy!*
Recipe Notes
- Lettuce wraps also taste great cold.
- Be sure to store leftover Thai ground chicken and lettuce/toppings separately for best results.
- Bibb, Boston, and iceberg lettuce work great, too.
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Megan D says
What does the asterisk next to the sriracha sauce indicate please?
London Brazil says
This meant the Sriracha was optional!
Julie says
What is the serving size?
London Brazil says
This recipe makes 4 servings, the exact amount will vary slightly each time you make it.
Cheryl says
I have made this so many times without leaving a review. This is so good!! I make a little extra sauce and throw in some pre-shredded coleslaw mix and we love it!
London Brazil says
Yay! I love hearing that you’ve made this so many times. So happy to hear you enjoyed the recipe, Cheryl! That’s a great idea to add coleslaw mix. Thanks so much for taking the time to leave a comment and rating!
Anonymous says
I loved these! Made them tonight and they were so tasty.
London Brazil says
Yay!! So happy you enjoyed the recipe! Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment and rating 🙂
c.peters says
These were good, except the soy sauce needs to be cut in half. It was almost not edible. And I love salt. I will make again cutting the soy sauce to 1/8. Or even cutting the fish sauce to 1/2 teaspoon.
London Brazil says
Thanks for the feedback!
Melanie says
Yes, very salty! I wish I’d seen this comment before I made the recipe. I liked it but would definitely use low-sodium soy sauce next time.
London Brazil says
Thanks for the feedback, Melanie! A reduced sodium soy sauce should do the trick!
Anonymous says
These look so incredibly good. I will be meal prepping these this week and let you know how they turn out.
London says
Yay!! Can’t wait to hear what you think 🙂