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P.F. Chang's Lettuce Wraps with Chicken

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Rating: 5/5

5 stars based on 17 reviews
recipe is ready in Under 30 minutes

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recipe difficulty 3/5

Difficulty: 3/5

Serves/Makes: 4

P.F. Chang's Lettuce Wraps with Chicken Recipe

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INGREDIENTS:

16 Boston, bibb or butter lettuce leaves
1 pound ground chicken breast
1 large onion, chopped
2 tablespoons minced garlic
1 tablespoon reduced-sodium soy sauce
1/4 cup hoisin sauce
2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger
1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar or red wine vinegar
2 teaspoons Asian chili pepper sauce (see Note)
1 can (8 ounce size) sliced water chestnuts, drained, finely chopped
1 bunch green onions, thinly sliced
2 teaspoons Asian sesame oil

DIRECTIONS:

Rinse lettuce leaves, keeping them whole. Set aside to drain.

Cook chicken in a large skillet over medium heat, stirring often to break up the meat. Add onion, garlic, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, ginger, vinegar and chili sauce. Cook until the meat is crumbled and brown. Add water chestnuts and green onions. Cook until onions begin to wilt, about 2 minutes.

Stir in sesame oil. Arrange lettuce leaves on the outer edge of a platter. Spoon meat mixture in center. Allow diners to spoon meat mixture into lettuce leaves and eat like a taco.

COOK'S NOTES:

Asian chili pepper sauce can be found in the Asian section of most supermarkets. Some brands contain garlic, which is fine. You can use 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper or 1/2 teaspoon dried red chili flakes instead.

NUTRITION:

358 calories, 13 grams fat, 22 grams carbohydrates, 37 grams protein per serving. This recipe is low in carbs.

This P.F. Chang's Lettuce Wraps with Chicken recipe from CDKitchen serves/makes 4

Recipe ID: 75955

SUBMITTED BY: tpogue

REVIEWS:

17 Reviews

Guest: Jeanine 2012-04-10
Love this recipe! I make it all the time and have given it to at least 5 other People who also now make it all the time! It is great to make in large batches and freeze for later.

Guest: QueenBea13 2011-10-02
(NOTE: I made this recipe for a serving size of 10) WOW!! These came out GREAT! I was a little intimidated by the recipe at first, but all the seasonings and sauces were easily found in the Asian section at my grocery store. I did make a few minor alterations though. I decided to use ground turkey instead of ground chicken, because turkey is cheaper- and they came out just as good, if not better! I also increased the Hoisen sauce by 2t, then when the meat was finished and was in the bowl for serving, I drizzled a diluted bit of the Hoisen sauce over the meat. (The aroma will knock your socks off!) I also cut the chili sauce down to 2 1/2 tabl... read more

Guest: irishize14 2011-09-18
Excellent but added 4 shiitakes which were chopped with the chestnuts and increased the hoisin to 1/2c and soy to 3T.

Guest: smallmall 2011-06-07
wow these were so good, my son couldn't stop eating them. We cooked come brown rice to eat with them and actually put the rice inside the lettuce with the meat and it was delicious. I used chicken breast chopped up finely and it worked great.

Guest: MochaGirl 2011-05-02
This recipe is the REAL deal. I was impressed with the taste. I used a combination of ground chicken and finely chopped chicken breast. It really taste like PF Chang's version.

Guest: Tracy 2011-01-01
These lettuce wraps are so delicious!!! Definitely taste just like P.F. Chang's! I decided to make these for my twin, who is a vegetarian. So I substituted firm tofu for the chicken. I cooked it just like I would have cooked the chicken. It was fantastic!!! Just as tasty as the chicken! I am a fan of tofu myself, so I love that I have two ways I can make this recipe. We also decided to chop some peanuts to sprinkle on top. YUM!

Guest: Foodie 8 2010-10-07
I made this for my family who ALL order the lettuce wraps when they go to P F Changs. Very close in taste to the original. At home this is a whole meal, not appetizer. DELICIOUS, nutritious and satisfing!

Lizdesmond 2010-07-26
My family loves P. F. Chang's lettuce wraps. We live 90 miles away from the closest restaurant so we don't get them as often as we like. This recipe is as close as you can get to the real thing. It was fabulous! P.S. I doubled the recipe except for the onion!

SuzMush 2010-05-29
These are fabulous! My husband and I both agree they tasted just like the ones at P.F. Chang's, and since the closest Chang's is an hour from our home, we will be making these quite often. I added about 1/2 c. of Hosian sauce and 3 T. of soy sauce and that was about all I changed. My husband liked his with hot mustard (found on the Asian food aisle at the supermarket) mixed with soy sauce like he does at the restaurant. GREAT recipe!

Guest: Mommyof2 2010-02-19
I made this recipe for my family tonight and my 5 and 1 year old boys loved them! My husband and I also enjoyed them quite a bit. I added more soy sauce and more hoisin and decreased the onion a bit as suggested by someone else. I used the butter lettuce and it was so much better than iceberg. They really did taste like PF Chang's. We have leftovers for tomorrow night and can't wait to have them again! YUM!

Guest: Anonymous 2008-11-26
This recipe turned out great. Both my husband and I loved it and it is something that I will make whenever I am craving Pf Chang's lettuce wraps. It is very close in flavor to the Pf Chang version. Yummy!

travelinjim 2008-04-06
WOW!!! What an easy and great-tasting recipe. I did add some salt to the chicken mixture and I also reduced the amount of onion. They were so good and I will definitely make these again and again for me and my husband.

travelinjim 2008-03-06
This was an excellent recipe! I think it maybe called for a little too much onion, so I cut down on that. Otherwise, awesome and easy to make.

Guest: Don and Heidi 2008-01-13
We had the chicken lettuce wraps and the spring rolls and then other chicken wi/rice for main meals. Lettuce wraps were to die for and all the rest was delicious and had wonderful exotic tastes. Will certainly be back and recommend.

Guest: Foodie 2011-04-30
This recipe was delicious even though I forgot to add the sesame oil and soy sauce. I did add shiitake mushrooms and rice vermicelli which made it very moist and a good texture. I ended up taking 2 chicken breasts and dicing it up in small pieces before cooking. Then, I mixed the onions, ginger, garlic and the sauces in one bowl to blend the flavor and allow it to sit before I added them to the chicken. It came out soo good. Thanks for the recipe!

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