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Thai Peanut Chicken Lettuce Wraps

July 22, 2015 by Jaida Leave a Comment

Lettuce wraps are such a versatile meal. I mean…essentially you can put anything you want in them. Sort of like a taco, but not quite. The lettuce leaves are a virtually tasteless, non-carby vessel by which to shovel in delicious ingredients of your choice. Who wouldn’t love them?!?! Especially when they’re stuffed full of Thai-flavored chicken and rice noodles?!?!

Thai Peanut Chicken Lettuce Wraps

It’s no secret that I love Thai flavors…they’re all over the blog. Tons of recipes. Movies like Broke Down Palace have ensured I will never actually visit Thailand, but I can always experience the flavors in the safety of my own home. Instead of a Thai prison. Yeah, yeah it’s just a movie, but people…crazy stuff like that happens for real. And I’m not about to have some crazy plant drugs in my bag and get sent to prison for the rest of my life in foreign country. Nope, nope, nope.
But my taste buds can visit there, as often as my little heart (and mouth) desires. These lettuce wraps were so easy to make, and I love the addition of the rice noodles. The sauce is amazing and the lettuce leaves and chopped peanuts have just the right amount of “crunch” to balance out the softer noodles and chicken.
These are great for a weekend lunch, or a weeknight dinner!
Thai Peanut Chicken Lettuce Wraps
As seen on Pinch of Yum
Ingredients
  • 4 Tbsp soy sauce
  • 3 Tbsp oyster sauce
  • 3 Tbsp water
  • 1 Tbsp sambal oelek (chili paste)
  • 1 Tbsp honey
  • 1 Tbsp fresh ginger (or 1/2 Tbsp of ground ginger)
  • juice of 2 limes
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 4 green onions, minced
  • 1 Tbsp rice vinegar
  • 1 tsp cornstarch
  • 1 lb ground chicken or turkey
  • ½ cup lightly salted peanuts, chopped
  • 6 oz rice noodles
  • 2 Tbsp sesame oil
  • 12 leaves of lettuce
  • cilantro, green onions, and peanuts for topping, if desired
Preparation
  1. In a small bowl, combine the soy sauce, oyster sauce, water, chili paste, honey, ginger, lime juice, garlic, green onions, rice vinegar, and cornstarch. Whisk so they are well combined.
  2. Place the chicken and peanuts in another bowl, then pour 3/4 of the sauce mixture in and stir to combine and evenly distribute. Allow to sit and marinate for about 15 minutes.
  3. Meanwhile, soak the rice noodles in a large bowl of water, until softened (they will still be a little firm, so don’t worry about them being “edible soft”). Drain and rinse in cold water. (You can either break the noodles in half before soaking them, or cut them into smaller pieces after they are softened.)
  4. In a large skillet, heat the sesame oil over medium heat. Add the meat and peanut mixture and cook for about 10 minutes, or until cooked through. Add the noodles and cook for another 5 minutes or until noodles are soft, but not mushy.
  5. Remove from heat, scoop mixture into lettuce leaves, top with cilantro, green onions, peanuts, and the reserved sauce.

Filed Under: Sandwiches, Turkey Tagged With: Chicken, Lettuce Wrap, Peanut, Sammich Saturday, Thai, Turkey

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