Chicken Lettuce Wraps

It's a delicious and healthful low-carb option that can be served as a meal or as a quick snack.

I love how chicken lettuce wraps are so refreshing and satisfying. They're so versatile too. I like making them with bibb lettuce and this time around, I was in the mood for some sriracha, toasted sesame seeds and cilantro, so I came up with this ...

I used chicken for this preparation because I had leftovers from another food project I was working on, but you can use your own protein of choice like ground or grilled beef, ground pork, seafood, or tofu. Make it vegetarian or vegan if you please.

The chicken breasts are cut into thick long strips and passed through a grinder. Store-bought ground chicken works as well.

I had two kinds of mushrooms so I used them both. Like I said, this dish is versatile and is a good way to use up veggies in your fridge.

Also added chopped bell peppers, scallions, garlic, toasted sesame seeds, water chestnuts and cilantro (not in photo).

Bibb lettuce below - ready for the chicken filling. Romaine lettuce works for this dish as well but I prefer using the former.

Stir fry ...

Voila! You'll have a delicious filling ready for those lettuce leaves.

Freestyling the Recipe

I don't have exact measurements for this because I winged it using ingredrients I had available as shown in the photos above. I basically stir fried the cut-up ingredients.

For the seasoning, you can use soy sauce, salt, kecap manis, oyster sauce, hoisin sauce or a combination of them. I like adding a splash of sesame oil once the filling is completely cooked.

Before wrapping, top your filling with toasted sesame seeds, julienned carrots and/or radish slices. How about a drizzle of chili oil and some chopped peanuts?

Your Turn

What would you put in your version of lettuce wraps? I'd very much love to hear from you.

And as always, let me know if you have any suggestions or questions.

Bon appetit!