Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Description
Ground chicken seasoned with Asian-inspired flavors is wrapped into crisp lettuce leaves, topped with shredded carrots, and served with a peanut dipping sauce.
Ingredients
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1 1/2 pounds ground chicken
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1 red bell pepper, cut into large dice
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1/2 cup soy sauce
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2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar, or more to taste
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1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
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5 dashes hot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco®)
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1 teaspoon Asian (toasted) sesame oil
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1/2 cup chunky peanut butter
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3 tablespoons hot water
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3 tablespoons soy sauce
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5 dashes hot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco®)
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6 large leaves of iceberg lettuce
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2 carrots, shredded
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1 tablespoon chopped green onion, or to taste
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1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro
Directions
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Cook and stir ground chicken in a large skillet until the meat is crumbly and no longer pink, about 10 minutes. Drain excess grease. Stir red bell pepper into chicken; cook and stir until pepper is slightly softened, about 5 more minutes.
2
Whisk 1/2 cup soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, ginger, 5 dashes hot pepper sauce, and sesame oil in a bowl; pour over chicken mixture. Cook and stir chicken mixture with sauce over low heat until flavors have blended, 5 to 10 minutes.
3
Mash peanut butter with hot water in a small bowl until smooth; stir 3 tablespoons soy sauce and 5 dashes hot pepper sauce into the mixture. Set dipping sauce aside.
4
Form lettuce leaves into cup shapes and fill with chicken mixture. Top lettuce wraps with shredded carrots, sprinkle with green onion and cilantro, and a spoonful of peanut dipping sauce.