Thai Chicken Lettuce Wraps

Serves 2-3
Thai Chicken Lettuce Wraps – easy, healthy and delicious chicken wraps with Thai sweet chili sauce. Takes 20 mins to make you’ll want it every day!
Credit: Pinterest @rasamalaysia
Prep Time
15 min
Cook Time
5 min
Total Time
15 min

Ingredients:

  • 2 tablespoons oil
  • 1/4 small onion, finely diced
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 10 oz ground chicken
  • 1/2 cup (6 tablespoons) whole roasted cashew nuts
  • 1 tablespoon fish sauce
  • 1 tablespoon sweet soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro leaves
  • 1 head butter lettuce

Sauce:

  • 3 tablespoons Thai sweet chili sauce
  • 2 teaspoons lime juice
  • 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro leaves
  • Pinch of white sesame seeds

Instructions:

  1. Mix all the ingredients for the Sauce in a small bowl, stir to combine well. Clean the butter lettuce, peel each leaf off the stem, set aside.
  2. Heat up a wok or skillet on medium heat and add the oil. When the oil is heated, add the onion, garlic, and stir-fry until they are slightly browned. Add the ground chicken, stir continuously with the spatula, break up the lumps. Add the cashew nuts, fish sauce, and sweet soy sauce. Stir to combine well.
  3. Continue to cook until the filling becomes dry but remains moist. Add the cilantro and turn off the heat.
  4. To assemble the lettuce wraps, add 1 tablespoon of the filling onto the middle of the butter lettuce, and top with some sauce. Wrap it up and eat immediately.