Description
A fresh and flavorful chicken lettuce wrap topped with a rich peanut sauce, perfect for a light meal or appetizer.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 small boneless skinless chicken breasts (13 ounces), or use ground chicken
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 12 large Boston lettuce leaves (or butter lettuce)
- 1 large red bell pepper, thinly sliced into matchsticks (1 cup)
- 1–1/4 cups matchstick carrots
- 1–1/4 cups matchstick cucumber
- 2 to 3 tablespoons chopped peanuts (I love honey-roasted)
- limes (for topping)
- Fresh cilantro (optional, for topping)
- 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon + 2 teaspoons water
- 1–1/2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 1–1/2 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)
Instructions
- Make the sauce: Add peanut butter, honey, olive oil, water, rice vinegar, soy sauce, pepper, and cayenne (if using) to a small, powerful blender. Blend until smooth. Refrigerate while preparing the rest of the recipe.
- Chicken: Slice the chicken breasts in half horizontally and lightly pound to an even thickness. Season both sides with cumin, turmeric, salt, and pepper.
- Heat butter and olive oil in a very large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Once the butter is melted, add the chicken in an even layer. Cook for 3 minutes, flip, then cook another 2 to 4 minutes, or until cooked through. Transfer to a plate and let rest for 5 to 10 minutes, then thinly slice against the grain or dice into small pieces.
- Veggies: While the chicken cooks, slice the pepper, carrots, and cucumber into matchsticks and finely chop the peanuts.
- Assemble: Wash and thoroughly dry the lettuce leaves. Divide the chicken evenly among the 12 leaves, then top with bell pepper, carrots, cucumber, and peanuts. Finish with fresh cilantro, drizzle generously with peanut sauce, and serve right away with lime wedges on the side.
Notes
- Note 1: You can use ground chicken as an alternative.
- Note 2: Honey is recommended for the sauce; alternative sweeteners can be used at your discretion.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: stovetop
- Cuisine: Asian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 3 wraps
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 900mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 75mg