PF Chang's Chicken Lettuce Wraps

 

PF Chang's Chicken Lettuce Wraps 

This was one of those recipes where I was going out on a limb completely!  I don't venture out past sesame chicken or hibachi when it comes to Asian food.  I most definitely don't even THINK about buying ground chicken when I see it in the grocery store.  So picture this: I am standing in front of the meat section looking down at this ground chicken, thinking in the back of my mind, "am I really sure I want to try this?"

Here is my testimony.

I absolutely LOVE this dish.  Never in my life did I think I would totally love something like this, but I do!  It is flavorful and light, but filling!  It is also a recipe that you can easily make double of and freeze the rest for easy meals later!

Thanks for the suggestion Alex!

PF Chang's Chicken Lettuce Wraps via DamnDelicious.com

Ingredients:

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 pound ground chicken
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 onion, diced
• 1/4 cup hoisin sauce
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger
• 1 tablespoon Sriracha, optional
• 1 (8-ounce) can whole water chestnuts, drained and diced
• 2 green onions, thinly sliced
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 1 head butter lettuce

Directions:

1. Heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium high heat. Add ground chicken and cook until browned, about 3-5 minutes, making sure to crumble the chicken as it cooks; drain excess fat.
2. Stir in garlic, onion, hoisin sauce, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, ginger and Sriracha until onions have become translucent, about 1-2 minutes.
3. Stir in chestnuts and green onions until tender, about 1-2 minutes; season with salt and pepper, to taste.
4. To serve, spoon several tablespoons of the chicken mixture into the center of a lettuce leaf, taco-style.