Chicken Lettuce Wraps with Coconut Lime Rice

Easy, fast, healthy, naturally gluten free and a family pleaser!  We love lettuce wraps for so many reasons!  Pop these on the table tonight in less than 30 minutes!  If you’re serving with our coconut lime rice, start that first and you’ll be 👌🏻. Leftovers are perfect for work-from-home lunches in a snap!

Serves 6

Ingredients:

4 Tbsp unsalted butter

1/2 shallot, minced

6 cloves garlic, diced

1 bunch scallions / green onions (approx 6), diced, green and white parts separated

2 lbs ground chicken or turkey

1 tsp garlic powder

1 tsp onion powder

1 tsp kosher salt

1/2 tsp black pepper

1 Tbsp fresh ginger, minced

1 Tbsp lemongrass paste

3 Tbsp creamy peanut butter

2 Tbsp soy sauce or coconut aminos

2 Tbsp rice wine vinegar

2 tsp fish sauce

1 tbsp brown sugar

1 can water chestnuts, diced and drained

2 heads Bibb lettuce

Garnish:

Lime juice and wedges

Mango salsa

Directions:

Using a large skillet, heat over medium high heat.  Add butter, garlic, shallot and whites of scallions.  Cook for 4-5 minutes.

Add ground turkey through black pepper.  Use spatula or wooden spoon to combine and break up meat as it cooks.  Cook for 7-8 minutes.  Add ginger and lemongrass.  Mix and turn heat down to low.  Continue to cook while preparing sauce.

In a small, microwave safe bowl, heat peanut butter for 60 seconds in microwave to melt.  Carefully remove from microwave.  Add soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, fish sauce and brown sugar.  Whisk to combine.

Pour sauce over meat mixture and continue to cook over low heat for another 4-5 minutes.  Add drained water chestnuts and mix to combine.  Cook 1-2 more minutes just to warm water chestnuts.

Serve meat mixture over Bibb lettuce leaves.  Garnish with green parts from diced scallions.  Squeeze lime juice on top, if desired.  Add optional mango salsa.

Serve with our coconut lime rice on the blog!  Enjoy!