Thai Chicken Lettuce Wraps with Peanut Sauce

This quick and easy Thai chicken lettuce wraps with peanut sauce are perfect for lunch or light weeknight dinners. A healthy low-carb recipe that your family will love that the whole family will love!

Thai food always packs so much flavor and these lettuce wraps with peanut sauce are no exception.

Even your kids will be begging for more (you might want to make extra next time!)

The creamy peanut sauce mixed with the chicken and packed in a lettuce wrap is the perfect punch of flavor.

These Thai peanut lettuce wraps are the best balance of nutty, creamy, and crunchy for a savory dish.

The best part about this recipe is that they’re healthy chicken lettuce wraps with peanut sauce.

They’re a low-carb recipe that can be modified to be Keto or Vegetarian, and they only take 15 minutes to make.

These lettuce wraps with peanut sauce are the perfect option for your next lunch or weeknight dinner.

Why You’ll Love These Peanut Chicken Lettuce Wraps

Lettuce wraps with peanut sauce is a Thai food twist on the classic version by P.F. Chang.

Lettuce wraps have gained a lot of popularity over the years, first originating from Asian cuisine.

Lettuce wraps are exactly what they sound like.

They usually include ground chicken or turkey cooked in a sauce, then added to crispy lettuce.

They’re incredibly flavorful and sure to become a new favorite for the whole family.

Here are a few reasons you’re going to love peanut chicken lettuce wraps:

• Easy Meal: These peanut chicken lettuce wraps could not be any easier!
  
  It’s as simple as preparing a creamy peanut sauce, cooking the chicken mixture, and combining it all before adding it to some crisp lettuce.
  
  
• 15-Minute Meal: They’re not only easy, but these Thai chicken lettuce wraps are also fast too!
  
  You’ll be able to whip these up for dinner in just 15 minutes.
  
• Low Carb: If you’re looking for a great recipe that’s also low on carbs, this is the one.
  
  Lettuce wrap recipes are great for creating a low-carb meal.
  
  
• Delicious: The light peanut sauce on its own is incredible.
  
  Added to the chicken mixture and before topping onto crispy lettuce is pure perfection.
  
  
• Try Next: Can’t get enough of Thai cuisine? Try this equally flavorful Thai chicken curry crockpot recipe next.
  

Ingredients Needed For Lettuce Wraps with Peanut Sauce

• 1/4 cup peanut butter
• 1 tbsp sesame oil
• 1 tbsp water
• 2 tbsp honey
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp hot pepper, chopped (optional)
• 1/4 cup green onions, chopped
• 1 tbsp ginger, minced
• 1 tbsp garlic, minced
• 1 1/2 cups ground chicken
• 1 cup jicama, chopped
• 1 cup brown rice, cooked
• 6-8 lettuce leaves, washed
• 1 cup cucumbers, chopped into semicircles
• 1/2 cup parsley, chopped
• 1 lime, if desired

Step-by-Step Preparation With Pictures

1. In a small bowl, add peanut butter, sesame oil, water, honey, and soy sauce.

Whisk together and set aside.

2. Pour the olive oil into a large skillet and fry the white end of the green onion, ginger, and garlic (to make it spicy also add hot pepper) on a medium heat setting.

After 1 minute, add the ground chicken.

3. After 3-4 minutes of cooking on medium-high heat, add the mixed peanut sauce ingredients from earlier.

Turn off the heat.

Add the Jicama and the green end of the onion.

4. Scoop the chicken mixture and rice onto lettuce leaves.

5. Add chopped cucumber and parsley. Squeeze some key lime juice on top.

Serve and enjoy!

Variation Ideas

1. Other Types of Meat: Swap out the ground chicken for different forms of chicken such as chicken breast, rotisserie chicken, or pre-cooked chicken.
   
   You can also try ground turkey or ground beef. Thai shrimp wraps are also our family’s favorite.
   
2. Add Fresh Vegetables: Add crunchy veggies such as red bell peppers, green cabbage, or water chestnuts. Corn would also complement the taste of spicy Thai sauce perfectly – make some using this grilled corn recipe and add to the chicken mixture.
   
   
3. Try a Different Sauce: Make a spicy peanut sauce by adding chili sauce or you can try using a different sauce such as fish sauce, coconut aminos, hoisin sauce, chili garlic sauce, or a variation of an Asian sauce.
   
   
4. Pair with a Side: Pair these delicious lettuce cups with sides such as stuffed mushrooms, pickled vegetables, parmesan crusted potatoes, zucchini chips, or a cabbage salad.
   
   
5. Make it Vegetarian or Vegan: Try making tofu lettuce wraps or substituting ground chicken for shiitake mushrooms.
   
   
6. Make it Keto: Make these chicken lettuce wraps with peanut sauce a low carb option by using almond butter in place of peanut butter, sweeteners in place of honey, and cauliflower rice or quinoa in place of brown rice.

Tips for Preparing Lettuce Wraps with Peanut Sauce

• Use Butter Lettuce: While most types of lettuce will work, butter lettuce is best for lettuce wraps.
  
  You can also try romaine lettuce or any other crisp lettuce variation.
  
  
• Prepping Lettuce: You don’t need to cut lettuce, just gently separate the leaves, wash and dry them with a towel.
  
  
• Keeping Your Lettuce Crisp: If you aren’t making your Thai lettuce wraps right away, store your lettuce in an airtight container with a paper towel.
  
  This will minimize moisture as well allowing optimal airflow within the container.

Storage

1. Storage: Thai chicken wraps with peanut sauce are so good that they usually don’t have leftovers.
   
   In the case that you do, the chicken mixture will last 2-3 days in an airtight container in the fridge.
   
   I suggest waiting until you’re ready to eat before adding to your lettuce leaves.
   
   
2. Make Ahead: If you want to make these ahead of time to enjoy the next day, you can make the chicken mixture and then reheat it when you’re ready to eat.

One Last Thing

Your whole family is going to love these Thai chicken lettuce wraps with peanut sauce.

You’re going to love them because of how healthy & quick they are to make.

I have to say, I’m not surprised that Thai chicken wraps are so popular.

A good Thai peanut sauce recipe is one of my favorite options for dinner.

The nutty flavor matched with the creamy and crunchy textures is so delicious.

We also love to experiment with different flavors and textures when it comes to lettuce wrap recipes.

I highly suggest trying to find your favorite variation of these.

Thai peanut chicken lettuce wraps will quickly become a regular rotation for dinner!

And don’t forget to try these healthy strawberry yogurt parfaits or this high-protein frozen yogurt for dessert!

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