Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Ground chicken, mushrooms, and water chestnuts sauteed in a silky sauce, perfect for wraps or over rice in a bowl, and is great for meal prep and freezes well, too.
Servings: 6 servings
Ingredients
- 2 lbs ground chicken, ground turkey, or ground pork can also use chicken breast, or chicken thighs diced
- 8 oz mushrooms, sliced
- 8 oz canned water chestnut, drained and sliced
- 1 medium carrot, julianned
- 3 green onions, sliced
- 1 small bunch cilantro, chopped
- 1/2 cup peanuts
Sauce
- 1 cup water
- 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon chili paste, Sambal Oelek
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon garlic paste
- 1-2 teaspoons chicken bouillon
- 2 teaspoons sriracha sauce
Serve with
- butter lettuce
- cooked rice
Instructions
- Prepare the sauce in a measuring cup or glass jar so it's easy to pour.
- Heat a large skillet, and add a little oil.
- Saute the ground chicken.
- Pour the sauce over the chicken and simmer on low, stirring occasionally.
- Add in the mushrooms, water chestnuts, and carrot.
- Place a lid on until the chicken reaches 165°.
- Move off the burner.
- Prepare the lettuce or have the rice ready, and plate the chicken on top of the lettuce or rice.
- Top with green onion, cilantro, and peanuts.