Chicken Lettuce Wraps

Of all the dishes I make, this is probably the most requested by my fiancé. We have it almost every other week. It’s light and healthy but filling and flavorful. I based this recipe off Chrissy Teigen’s Chicken Lettuce Wraps from her “Cravings” cookbook (one of my absolute fav cookbooks). These lettuce wraps are the perfect way to start the week. This recipe makes a pretty good amount which I love, because that means we’ll have leftovers! I pack my leftovers into a rice bowl for lunch the following day. It’s basically just lettuce wraps, minus the lettuce (rice, the chicken filling, avocado and sriracha mayo). These lettuce wraps are packed with flavor and veggies. Salty, sweet, sour and spicy, this recipe hits all the flavor elements!

*If you’re looking for more of a low-carb meal, then just eliminate the brown rice in this recipe.

Serves 4 to 6

Ingredients:

• 3 tbsp sweet Thai chili sauce

• 1/3 cup soy sauce

• 1 tbsp Sriracha

• 2 tbsp olive oil

• 1 tsp sesame oil

• 1 ½ tbsp seasoned rice vinegar

• 3 tbsp minced garlic, divided

• 2 tbsp minced fresh ginger, divided

• 1 lb ground chicken

• 8 scallions, thinly sliced

• 10 oz white button mushrooms, finely chopped

• 2 red bell peppers, finely chopped

• 1 head of butter lettuce, leaves separated

• 3 cups cooked brown rice

• 2 avocados, sliced

• Sriracha mayo (see recipe below)

Directions:

Combine sweet Thai chili sauce, soy sauce, sriracha, olive oil, sesame oil, rice vinegar, 2 tablespoons of garlic and 1 tablespoon of ginger in a bowl and whisk to combine and set aside.

Heat a large skillet to medium-high heat. Drizzle pan with olive oil and add in ground chicken and three tablespoons of the sauce. Break up chicken with a wooden spoon and cook until chicken is no longer pink and begins to brown. Add in the scallions and the remaining garlic and ginger. Cook for 3 minutes. Then add in mushrooms and bell peppers and cook for about 10 minutes, until all the veggies are softened. Then add in the sauce and cook for another 3 to 5 minutes and remove from heat.

To assemble the lettuce wraps, spoon brown rice into each lettuce leaf followed by the chicken. Top with a couple slices of avocado and a drizzle of sriracha mayo.

Sriracha Mayo

Ingredients:

• ¼ cup mayonnaise (or Vegenaise)

• 2-3 tsp Sriracha (depending on how spicy you like it!)

Directions:

Mix mayo and Sriracha until combined.

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