Chicken lettuce wraps, I have had them in restaurants and have always wanted to make them. When I received a nice little package from the National Honey Board, I checked out their website and they have tons of great recipes. Many of them are very healthy recipes too. I printed out a few recipes and this one for chicken lettuce wraps using 2 tablespoons of honey stuck out to me.
To say my husband loved this recipe is an understatement. This recipe will definitely become a regular in our house. He was really excited for me to make it and even came up with the idea to add rice noodles to it. If you want to make this recipe as more of a meal, add the rice noodles. If you'd like it to be more an appetizer, I would leave out the rice noodles.
We used both kinds of lettuce because we wanted to see which one would be the best…the answer is, we like them both!
Chicken Lettuce Wraps Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp walnut oil
- 1 lb skinless boneless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces
- 2 Tbsp rice wine vinegar - I can never find this so I used rice vinegar
- 2 Tbsp soy sauce
- 2 Tbsp honey
- 1/4 tsp sesame oil
- 1 cup shredded carrots
- 1/3 cup sliced almonds
- 1 to 2 green onions slice at an angle thinly
- salt & pepper to taste
- 12 leaves Boston Bibb or butter lettuce
Instructions
- Separate lettuce leaves, rinse and pat dry with paper towels.
- Add 2 tsp walnut oil to a non-stick skillet on medium heat. Cook the thoroughly which can take from 7 to 10 minutes.
- Whisk remaining walnut oil, rice vinegar, soy sauce, honey and sesame oil together until thoroughly combined.
- Add to the sauce the chicken, carrots and almonds. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Serve on top of lettuce leaves and garnish with sliced green onions.
Notes
Disclosure: I was provided with a honey gift pack from the National Honey Board. I was not compensated for this post nor was I asked to post about this recipe. The opinions are my own.
Elleee says
You should try a sauce called Hoisin for these wraps. It’s a sweet /salty sauce made from plums. Really great seasoning for the last part of the chicken’s cook time, or serving as a condiment for them… inexpensive too 🙂 look on the Asian isle or go to the sauce isle at a local Asian supermarket. Thanks for posting
Amy's Cooking Adventures says
These looks delicious! I love healthy eating options like this!
Kasandria Reasoner says
YUMMY!
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Tired Mom Tésa says
Those look delicious and easy to make too. I’ll have to give them a try sometime!
Lora @cakeduchess says
This is one of my favorite dishes! Looks amazing. I now have to try this myself…lovely photos:)
Julie Deily says
Thank you, Lora! Let me know if you try them. 🙂
Virginia from That Bald Chick says
Oh my YUM! I will be trying this one, thanks!
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Connie says
These look amazing! I’m going to have to try them soon.
Courtney says
Wow, can’t wait to try this! I actually eat my tacos in lettuce cups. I love the coldness of the crisp lettuce against the warmth of the other meal components Thanks for sharing! 🙂
Leah - Diaries of a Domestic Goddess says
I am totally making this!!! Thanks for the recipe!
Hannah says
These look so beautiful, they would make a great light lunch for a get together or afternoon meeting!