Chicken Lettuce Wraps, a popular restaurant appetizer easy enough to make at home! With delicious and easy ingredients this will become a family favorite.
I love making Chicken Lettuce Wraps for a serve-yourself appetizer bar for a party or even for a weeknight meal, they are that good.
I’m a huge lover of takeout food, so when I can get that takeout food and make it at home it is one of my favorite things to do and that is what we do with these Chicken Lettuce Wraps.
We have been making these for years, this was one of the first dishes I made when I started working in the food industry and I became so obsessed that I could not stop.
They are on the more healthier side as they are technically lettuce wraps and contain some vegetables, which really gets me when I make these, I actually can enjoy them without thinking twice.
Some of our other favorite chicken recipes we have on our site include Monterey Chicken, Chicken Salad with Grapes and Air Fryer Buffalo Chicken Tenders.
WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS:
- With tasty and fun ingredients these are super flavorful.
- If you are not a fan of lettuce wraps, the chicken is great for a salad.
- You can double this recipe to serve more for guests!
INGREDIENTS NEEDED (FULL RECIPE BELOW):
Dark soy sauce
White wine
Light brown sugar
Oyster sauce
Pepper
Oil
Chicken
Kosher
Garlic powder
Carrots
Red cabbage
Water chestnuts
Mushrooms
Scallions
Water
Granulated sugar
White vinegar
Hot mustard
Spicy chili sauce
Green onion
Bibb lettuce
HOW TO MAKE CHICKEN LETTUCE WRAPS:
For the chicken mix sauce:
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Add all ingredients to a small bowl, whisk to combine, set aside. Make this first.
For the chicken mix:
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Prepare all ingredients ahead of time, this cooking process is very fast. In a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, once hot, add 1 tablespoon of the Mazola corn oil to the pan. Add the chicken, season with the salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Mix to combine. Cook until just done, about 5-7 minutes depending on the size of your chicken cubes. Once the chicken is done cooking, take it out of the pan onto a plate and set aside.
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Wipeout any excess juices from the pan, return the pan to the stove at medium-high heat. Once hot, add the remaining oil to coat the bottom of the pan. Add the carrots, red cabbage, water chestnuts, and mushrooms. Cook, stirring occasionally until tender-crisp, about 3 minutes.
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Add the chicken back to the pan, toss everything with the chicken mix sauce, add a little of the sauce at a time until you get the color and flavor you like, there might be a little sauce leftover, that’s okay.
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Add the scallions to the pan and toss to combine. Serve with bibb lettuce cups and spicy dipping sauce.
For the spicy dipping sauce:
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Add everything to a small bowl and whisk to combine. Add more or less hot mustard and chili sauce for your preferred spice level.
CAN I USE OTHER LETTUCE?
Don’t want to use bibb lettuce for your lettuce cups? No biggie. While Iceberg lettuce isn’t generally the type of lettuce I use for my Chicken Lettuce Wrap recipe, you can use it to save some money.
Wash your Iceberg lettuce under cold water after trimming the excess lettuce leaves on the outside of the Iceberg lettuce.
Hold your Iceberg lettuce under the cold running water with the cut-core side up, and gently pull each layer away to use as a lettuce wrap for your Asian chicken lettuce wraps recipe.
HOW TO STORE:
I don’t recommend storing assemble Chicken Lettuce Wraps but you can store the chicken mixture. Place in an airtight container and it will keep in the refrigerator for up to 3-4 days.
You can reheat in the microwave or on the stovetop and then assemble your Lettuce Wraps.
TIPS AND TRICKS:
- Bibb lettuce is the best lettuce for this recipe but you can use iceberg if you need, see my tips above.
- I do not recommend storing assemble wraps.
- You can use use rotisserie chicken, cooked chicken breast, or bagged cooked and diced chicken for this recipe.
- This dipping sauce is optional, but highly recommended, we like to drizzle it over the top of the wraps.
- You can easily double this recipe to serve more people.
If you want a fun appetizer or dinnertime meal then you have to make my Chicken Lettuce Wrap Recipe, you will become hooked!
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Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Ingredients
For the chicken mix sauce
- 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce**
- 1 tablespoon white wine***
- 1 tablespoon light brown sugar packed
- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
- 3 cracks fresh black pepper
For the chicken mix
- 3 tablespoons Mazola corn oil divided
- 1/2 pound chicken breast small dice
- kosher salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 cup shredded carrot
- 1/4 cup shredded red cabbage
- 1/4 cup diced water chestnuts
- 1/2 cup mushroom* chopped
- 3 scallions sliced, green part only
For the spicy dipping sauce
- 1/3 cup soy sauce
- 1/3 cup water
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
- 1 tablespoon prepared hot mustard
- 1 tablespoon spicy chili sauce
- 1 tablespoon green onion sliced, green part only
Serve with bibb lettuce cups
Instructions
For the chicken mix sauce
- Add all ingredients to a small bowl, whisk to combine, set aside. Make this first.
For the chicken mix
- Prepare all ingredients ahead of time, this cooking process is very fast. In a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, once hot, add 1 tablespoon of the Mazola corn oil to the pan. Add the chicken, season with the salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Mix to combine. Cook until just done, about 5-7 minutes depending on the size of your chicken cubes. Once the chicken is done cooking, take it out of the pan onto a plate and set aside.
- Wipeout any excess juices from the pan, return the pan to the stove at medium-high heat. Once hot, add the remaining oil to coat the bottom of the pan. Add the carrots, red cabbage, water chestnuts, and mushrooms. Cook, stirring occasionally until tender-crisp, about 3 minutes.
- Add the chicken back to the pan, toss everything with the chicken mix sauce, add a little of the sauce at a time until you get the color and flavor you like, there might be a little sauce leftover, that's okay.
- Add the scallions to the pan and toss to combine. Serve with bibb lettuce cups and spicy dipping sauce.
For the spicy dipping sauce
- Add everything to a small bowl and whisk to combine. Add more or less hot mustard and chili sauce for your preferred spice level.
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Notes
- Bibb lettuce is the best lettuce for this recipe but you can use iceberg if you need, see my tips above.
- I do not recommend storing assemble wraps.
- You can use use rotisserie chicken, cooked chicken breast, or bagged cooked and diced chicken for this recipe.
- This dipping sauce is optional, but highly recommended, we like to drizzle it over the top of the wraps.
- You can easily double this recipe to serve more people.
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