Chicken Lettuce Wraps Recipe (Copycat)

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Lettuce wraps are a super delicious and light way to enjoy all your favorite fillings. Whether it’s taco fillings, sandwich fixin’s, or Asian-inspired stir-frys, lettuce is a deliciously crisp and fresh vehicle that works well with every flavor! These lettuce wraps are a copycat recipe of the internet’s favorite P.F. Chang’s dish: Chicken Lettuce Wraps.  

The best part about lettuce wraps is that they’re great for a party–all you have to do is set out the fillings, toppings, and lettuce and let your guests customize their wraps. For more build-your-own recipes, try my Fish Taco Toppings Board, Taco Bar, Build Your Own Hot Dog Bar, Baked Potato Toppings Bar, Build Your Own Burger Board, Build Your Own Grilled Cheese, Build Your Own Avocado Toast, and Bagel Brunch Board.

Copycat Chicken Lettuce Wraps

• Shiitake mushrooms, stemmed and sliced

• 1 pound ground chicken

• 3 tablespoons sweet Thai chili sauce

• 1 tablespoon soy sauce

• Water chestnuts, chopped

• Carrots, shredded

• Purple cabbage, shredded

• Rice noodles, cooked

• Butter lettuce

Lettuce Wraps Recipe

• Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add the mushrooms and cook, stirring occasionally, until browned, 5-8 minutes. Transfer the mushrooms to a plate. 

• If the pan seems dry, add another drizzle of oil. Add the chicken and cook, breaking up into pieces, until browned and cooked through, about 5-8 minutes. Add the chili sauce and soy sauce and cook, stirring, until thoroughly combined, 2-3 minutes more.

• Add the chicken to one side of a large serving platter. To the other side of the platter, add the mushrooms, water chestnuts, carrots, cabbage, and noodles in separate sections (it’s ok if they mingle a little!).

• Add the butter lettuce to the edge of the platter around the chicken filling and serve! 

What To Serve with Lettuce Wraps

This Asian-inspired copycat recipe not your thing? That’s ok! Here are some other lettuce wrap ides:

• Philly cheese steak

• Chicken or tuna salad

• BLT

• Turkey or beef tacos

• Buffalo chicken

Best Lettuce for Wraps

You can use any kind of large, leafy green lettuce! I use butter lettuce because it’s tender and sweet, but you can also use:

• Romaine

• Bibb lettuce

• Green Leaf

• Little Gem

Sauce for Lettuce Wraps

In the filling we use salty soy sauce and spicy, tangy sweet Thai chili sauce to add some delicious depth of flavor to the chicken. If you’re like me and you love sauce, feel free to put some of these on the side for drizzling!

• Gochujang hot sauce

• Sriracha mayo

• Hoisin sauce

• Chili crisp

• More sweet Thai chili sauce!

Show Me Your Lettuce Wraps

I hope this post inspires you to make this recipe. Nothing makes me happier than seeing the snacks and spreads you create from my tips. If you make something inspired by this post, please tag me at @ainttooproudtomeg so I can see and share! 

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Photos by Haley Hunt Davis of Salt Worth Creative. Food styling with Ryan Norton.