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Lettuce Wraps

Lettuce Wraps are a flavorful, healthy lunch, dinner, or appetizer. Simple ingredients, big bursts of flavor, and light on calories!
Prep Time25 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Appetizer, Dinner, Main Course
Cuisine: Chinese
Keyword: lettuce wraps
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 352kcal
Author: Emily Walker

Ingredients

  • 1 head butter lettuce
  • 1 large carrot shredded with a peeler
  • 1 vinegar cucumber recipe (see below)
  • 1 package ramen noodles cooked and drained-discard seasoning
  • 1 1/2 pounds chicken breasts boiled and shredded
  • 3-4 mushrooms chopped and sautéed (optional)
  • homemade peanut sauce (see below)
  • 1/2 cup peanuts chopped
  • 1 bottle Newman's Sesame Ginger Dressing

Vinegar Cucumbers

Homemade Peanut Sauce

Instructions

  • Prepare the Peanut Sauce by mixing all the ingredients in a small saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a simmer and cook 1 to 2 minutes to thicken. Set aside and bring to room temperature.
  • Cut the cucumber into thin wedges and marinate in the sauce while you prepare everything else. 
  • Core out the butter lettuce and pull off large leafs. Rinse and dry each leaf individually. 
  • Cook and shred the chicken, stir in the peanut sauce, then gently stir in the mushrooms (we sometimes marinate the chicken in some of the peanut sauce and grill and dice it instead). 
  • Place the noodles, shredded chicken, vinegar cucumbers, carrots, and chopped peanuts in individual bowls on the table so everyone can build their own lettuce wrap. 
  • To make each lettuce wrap, start with a large leaf of butter lettuce.  Layer noodles, chicken, vinegar cucumbers, carrots, and chopped peanuts on the lettuce. Drizzle Newman's Sesame Ginger Dressing on top and enjoy!
  • If you want a little more heat, sprinkle some extra sriracha on the top!

Notes

Recipe Tips:

  • To make this recipe gluten free, swap the ramen noodles for rice noodles, then find a gluten free soy sauce. There are a few good options out there, so just swap regular soy sauce out for a GF variety like tamari or coconut aminos and you're good to go!
  • If you are not a fan of chicken you can easily swap it out for pork or beef.

Nutrition

Calories: 352kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 33g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 73mg | Sodium: 1177mg | Potassium: 809mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 2983IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 48mg | Iron: 2mg