Sesame Hoisin Chicken Lettuce Wraps
These Sesame Hoisin Chicken Lettuce Wraps are crisp, nourishing, and so delicious! A healthy weeknight meal in under 30 minutes.
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 198kcal
Ingredients
Quick Pickled Cucumber and Carrot Salad.
- 1 cup diced cucumber
- 1 large carrot, shredded or julienned
- 1 TBSP sesame oil
- 1 TBSP rice wine vinegar
- 1 tsp sesame seeds
Sesame Hoisin Chicken Lettuce Wraps.
- 1.5 lbs ground chicken
- 1 TBSP sesame oil
- 4 cloves of garlic, smashed and minced
- 1 TBSP grated ginger
- 1/3 cup ketchup
- 1/3 cup hoisin
- 1/3 cup water
- 2 TBSP low sodium soy sauce
- 1 TBSP rice wine vinegar
- 1 TBSP garlic chili sauce (Sriracha, Sambal Oelek, etc.) Go ahead and add more for extra heat!
- 2 scallions, sliced
- Bibb lettuce
Instructions
Quick Pickled Cucumber Salad.
- Transfer the cucumbers and carrots into a small mixing or serving bowl.
- Drizzle in the sesame oil and rice vinegar, and sprinkle in some sesame seeds; toss to coat. Set it aside while you cook the chicken, giving the cucumbers a stir every once in a while.
Hoisin Sesame Chicken,
- Heat the sesame oil over medium heat in a large skillet or braiser. Transfer the ground chicken to it, cooking it for about 5 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through. Break it into crumbles with your spatula as you go.
- When the chicken is cooked, add the garlic, ginger, hoisin, ketchup, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, garlic chili sauce, and sriracha. Stir everything until it's well combined and all of the chicken is coated in the sauce. Let the mixture simmer on low, stirring periodically, for 3-5 minutes or until it thickens up.
- Stir in the chopped scallions.
- Serve with lettuce cups and the cucumber carrot salad!
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 198kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 64mg | Sodium: 666mg | Sugar: 8g