Asian-Inspired Chicken Lettuce Wraps

Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 15 min
Servings: 4
Yield: 4 servings

Description

Ground chicken, water chestnuts, and green onions are cooked in a zesty hoisin sauce, bringing tons of Asian flavor to these easy-to-make lettuce wraps.

Ingredients

1 bunch green onions, sliced
1 (8 ounce) can water chestnuts, drained and diced
1/4 cup hoisin sauce
2 tablespoons light soy sauce
1 tablespoon Sriracha
3/4 tablespoon rice vinegar
1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 cup diced yellow onion
1 pound ground chicken
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon sesame oil
salt and ground black pepper to taste
8 leaves Bibb lettuce, or more as needed

Directions

1 Set 2 to 3 tablespoons green onions aside for garnish. Combine remaining green onions, water chestnuts, hoisin sauce, soy sauce, Sriracha, rice vinegar, ginger, and red pepper flakes in a small bowl. Set aside.
2 Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir yellow onion in hot oil until softened, about 5 minutes. Add ground chicken, garlic, and sesame oil. Cook and stir until chicken is crumbly and no longer pink, 5 to 10 minutes.
3 Add hoisin mixture to chicken mixture in the skillet and cook until heated through, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
4 Fill lettuce leaves with chicken mixture and top with reserved green onions.