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You’ll love this Asian chicken lettuce wraps recipe! It’s made with simple and healthy ingredients, has tons of flavor, and the whole family will love it. Like shrimp lettuce wraps or collard green wraps, these healthy chicken lettuce wraps make a quick dinner, part of an appetizer spread, or even a meal prep healthy lunch to eat throughout the week.

This dish is inspired by P.F. Chang’s chicken lettuce wraps, but I’ve made a simpler, healthier version with natural ingredients, no sugar, and no fried rice noodles.

Why You’ll Love This Chicken Lettuce Wraps Recipe

Bold Asian flavors
Crunchy lettuce, tender chicken
Ready in just 20 minutes
Naturally low carb, gluten-free, and refined sugar free
Easy, healthy lunch

Ingredients & Substitutions

This section explains how to choose the best ingredients for easy chicken lettuce wraps, what each one does in the recipe, and substitution options. For measurements, see the recipe card below.

Almost of the healthy recipes on my site are less than 10 ingredients, but every once in a while I make an exception. These Asian chicken lettuce wraps have a few more ingredients to get the right flavors. Don’t worry, these are all simple, common inredients and they come together in a flash!

For The Sauce:

Coconut Aminos – This is similar to soy sauce, but is made without gluten and soy. You can also use another soy sauce alternative, soy sauce, low-sodium soy sauce, or tamari if those work for your dietary needs.
Toasted Sesame Oil – Use high quality sesame oil for best flavor.
Rice Wine Vinegar – This helps add acid to the sauce, which makes it taste balanced. Other neutral vinegars, such as white vinegar or white wine vinegar would also work.
Tahini – Tahini is a sesame seed paste (like a nut butter but with sesame seeds) and adds a creaminess to the sauce, without any dairy. You can also use cashew butter as an alternative, or even peanut butter, but the flavor will be different. (If you have more sauce left, make tahini sauce with it!)
Lime Juice – This helps brighten up the sauce. Use fresh for best flavor (plus, fresh lime wedges are a great garnish to squeeze on top of the lettuce wraps!), or bottled for convenience.
Sea Salt & Black Pepper – If you want more heat than the black pepper offers, sriracha also makes a nice addition.

VARIATION: Make the sauce a little sweet!

Add 2-3 tablespoons of honey (or Wholesome Yum Keto Honey Substitute for sugar-free) to the sauce.

For The Chicken Lettuce Wraps:

Ground Chicken – You can also use ground turkey, ground pork, or ground beef. If you have some leftover shredded chicken, cooked chicken breast, or even teriyaki chicken on hand, you can also use that, and just add it after the vegetables are fully cooked.
Avocado Oil – Or any high-heat cooking oil, such as olive oil.
Cremini Mushrooms – Or any other mushrooms, such as white button or shiitake mushrooms. Dice them small so that they combine well with the ground chicken.
Bell Pepper – I used a red bell pepper, but orange or yellow would also work. Again, diced small.
Aromatics – Use fresh garlic and fresh ginger for best flavor, or jarred garlic and jarred ginger for convenience. You’ll also need white onion, but yellow onion will work as well.
Water Chestnuts – These add great crunch to the chicken lettuce wraps, but are optional. They are a bit higher in carbs, so skip them if that matters to you.
Butter Lettuce – Butter lettuce (sometimes calls Boston or bibb lettuce) is my favorite for lettuce wraps, as the leaves are wide and wrap well, but you could can use many types of lettuce. Romaine and iceberg lettuce are also fine to use.
Optional Toppings – Green onions, sesame seeds, and peanuts.

How To Make Chicken Lettuce Wraps

This section shows how to make ground chicken lettuce wraps with step-by-step photos and details about the technique, to help you visualize it. For full instructions, including amounts and temperatures, see the recipe card below.

Mix the sauce. In a small bowl, stir or whisk together the coconut aminos, sesame oil, rice vinegar, tahini, lime juice, sea salt, and black pepper.
Saute the vegetables. In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Saute the bell peppers and mushrooms, until the veggies are softened and the moisture has evaporated. Set aside.

Sauce for chicken lettuce wraps recipe in a glass bowl.

Cook the chicken. Add chicken to the skillet and cook for 5 minutes. Add the onions, garlic, ginger, and water chestnuts. Cook until the chicken is cooked through.
Simmer in sauce. Add the mushrooms and peppers back to skillet, and stir in the sauce. Bring to a boil, then simmer.

Skillet with sauteed chicken and vegetables for lettuce wraps.

Assemble the chicken lettuce wraps. Separate the lettuce leaves and spoon the chicken mixture inside. Add toppings as desired.

Storage Instructions

Store: Keep the filling for chicken lettuce wraps in the refrigerator for up to 3-4 days. It’s also great for meal prep!
Reheat: Reheat the chicken mixture in a hot skillet or in the microwave, until warm.
Freeze: Freeze the chicken mixture in an airtight container for up to 2-3 months.

Plate of Asian lettuce wraps on a plate.

More Healthy Asian Recipes

If you like this healthy chicken lettuce wraps recipe, you might also like these other Asian-inspired recipes:

wholesomeyum keto sesame asian kelp noodles recipe

Tools I Use For This Recipe

Large Skillet – This skillet is a kitchen staple and is great for everything from eggs to stir fries.
Meal Prep Containers – These meal prep containers have a spot for the lettuce, the filling and the toppings.

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7 Comments

Terry Shenstone
0 August 9, 2022Reply

Hello, Can I freeze the chicken after cooking?
- Wholesome Yum D
  0 August 10, 2022Reply
  
  Hi Terry, You can freeze the chicken mixture in an airtight container for up to 2-3 months.
Wendy
0 June 30, 2022Reply

This is crazy good!
Glenda
0 June 28, 2022Reply

This is my favorite way to get my take out fix without leaving the house. These wraps are SO good!
Raquel
0 June 28, 2022Reply

These were so easy to make and delicious! A perfect summer meal.
Andrea
0 June 12, 2022Reply

Followed the recipe as is except used ground turkey, delicious.
- Sharon Alumbaugh
  0 June 13, 2022Reply
  
  Absolutely Amazing!!!! I followed directions to a T and was pleasantly surprised. I’m definitely adding this to the meal rotation. I cut up everything first to make cooking go smoother and I’m so glad I did. I love textured food so adding the water chestnuts and peanuts was right up my alley. Thank you Maya for a fantastic recipe!!!