Description
These Sweet Chili Chicken Lettuce Wraps are a quick, delicious, and healthy meal perfect for a light lunch or dinner. Ground chicken is cooked with a flavorful blend of sweet chili sauce, soy sauce, garlic, and optional red pepper flakes, then served in crisp butter leaf lettuce cups and garnished with fresh scallions and lime wedges for a refreshing finish.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 pound ground chicken breast
- 5 tablespoons sweet chili sauce
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- Red pepper flakes, optional, to taste
- Pepper, to taste
- Scallions (green parts), chopped, to taste
- Lime wedges, for serving
- 1 head butter leaf lettuce (you probably won’t use it all)
Instructions
- Cook the chicken: Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add the ground chicken and stir to coat with the oil. Cook for 5-6 minutes, breaking it into small pieces with a spoon, until no longer pink.
- Add sauces and seasoning: Stir in the sweet chili sauce, soy sauce, minced garlic, and red pepper flakes if using. Continue cooking for a few more minutes, stirring frequently, until the chicken is fully cooked and flavorful. Be careful not to overcook.
- Season: Add pepper to taste, adjusting the seasoning as needed.
- Assemble wraps: Spoon the cooked chicken mixture into the butter leaf lettuce cups evenly. Garnish each wrap with chopped scallions and squeeze fresh lime juice over the top for brightness.
- Serve: Enjoy the lettuce wraps immediately while fresh and crisp.
Notes
- You can adjust the amount of red pepper flakes based on your preferred spice level.
- Butter leaf lettuce gives a tender yet sturdy wrap, but you can substitute with romaine or iceberg lettuce if desired.
- For extra crunch, consider adding chopped peanuts or water chestnuts.
- Make sure not to overcook the chicken to keep it moist and tender.
