Peanut Chicken Lettuce Wraps with Low-Fat Sauce
Crunchy, sweet, savory, and absolutely delicious…these chicken lettuce wraps have it all. With fresh ingredients, ground chicken and a flavorful but light peanut sauce, this easy meal is not only healthy, it’s also ridiculously yummy.
If you love this peanut sauce as much as I do, be sure to check out my cookbook, Macros Made Easy which takes this sauce and uses it in 3 completely different ways!
It’s not just chicken you can add to lettuce wraps! Try lettuce wraps with Teriyaki Beef Bowls, Philly cheesesteak Sloppy Joes and Instant Pot Shredded Beef.
Why you’ll love this recipe
- All the flavors and textures wrapped in a lettuce wrap.
- Low fat and high protein.
- Low-carb, gluten-free and dairy-free.
Homemade peanut sauce
I could eat this low calorie peanut sauce every single day and not get bored. It’s easy to make, cheaper than buying store-bought and way healthier, with no preservatives or unnecessary sugars or salt. Goodbye bottle…helloooo homemade!
Made with PB2 instead of real peanut butter, you get the same savory peanut sauce with a fraction of the fat and calories. You can make your sauce as thick or thin as you like, by adding more water to the PB2 mix.
Ingredients and Substitutions:
These are the main ingredients and substitutions for chicken lettuce wraps with peanut sauce. See the recipe card below for the full ingredients list and instructions.
- Ground Chicken: Use ground turkey, chicken breasts, rotisserie chicken or leftover chicken.
- Syrup: Lite pancake syrup can be substituted, regular syrup, maple syrup or honey.
- Coconut Aminos: soy sauce works fine here it is just a bit saltier.
- Homemade Peanut Sauce: you can also use storebought if you don’t want to make Lower Calorie Peanut Sauce.
Variations
- Bean sprouts and water chestnuts are excellent added too.
- You can also use romaine lettuce, but I highly suggest the butter lettuce.
Dietary Modifications
- This recipe is gluten-free and dairy-free as written.
How to make chicken lettuce wraps with peanut sauce (a step-by-step visual guide):
Step 1: make peanut sauce
In a medium bowl combine the peanut sauce ingredients (image 1).
Mix until well combined and set aside (image 2).
Step 2: cook chicken
Spray a large skillet over medium heat with nonstick cooking spray and add the ground chicken (image 3).
Cook, breaking into bite-sized pieces until cooked through, approximately 5 minutes (image 4).
Step 3: add sauce to chicken
Once cooked through lower the heat to low and add ¼ cup of the peanut sauce (64g) to the cooked chicken (image 5).
Mix to evenly coat the chicken in the sauce (image 6). Let the chicken simmer on low while you prepare your lettuce wraps.
Step 4: prep and assemble lettuce wraps
Evenly split the cooked chicken to each piece of lettuce, with desired add-ins like bell pepper, cucumber and carrots. Top with 2 Tbsp. (30g) peanut sauce and chopped green onions and peanuts.
Expert Tip!
Double your peanut sauce and use it for chicken stir fry! Or add it to wraps, salads and sandwiches throughout the week.
Recipe FAQs
Store these in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days. Store your peanut sauce and cooked chicken separately, for the best flavor. If your sauce has thickened too much add a little bit of water to thin it out.
Serve your lettuce wraps a little lime juice, sliced green onions or a sprinkle of sesame seeds.
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Chicken Lettuce Wraps with Peanut Sauce
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Ingredients
- 1 lb. lean ground chicken 98/2
Peanut Sauce
- 1 cup PB2 powdered peanut butter 78g
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/8 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 2 Tbsp. lite pancake syrup 30g
- 1/4 cup coconut aminos 75g
- 3 Tbsp. red curry paste 45g (use 1 Tbsp. for MILD)
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1/4 tsp. red pepper flakes
For Wraps
- 8 leaves living butter lettuce
- bell peppers sliced thinly
- carrots julienned
- cucumber sliced
- chopped peanuts
- green onions sliced
- limes
Instructions
- In a medium bowl combine the peanut sauce ingredients, mix until well combined and set aside.
- Spray a large skillet over medium heat with nonstick cooking spray. Add the ground chicken and cook, breaking into bite sized pieces until cooked through, approximately 5 minutes.
- Once cooked through lower the heat to low and add ¼ cup of the peanut sauce (64g) mixing to evenly coat the chicken. Let the chicken simmer while you prepare you lettuce wraps.
- Evenly split the cooked chicken between each piece of lettuce, with desired add-ins like bell pepper, cucumber and carrots. Top with 2 tbsp. peanut sauce (approx 30g) and chopped green onions and peanuts.
Notes
- Nutritional information is an estimate and will vary with substitutions.
- Nutrition facts include the lettuce leaves, chicken and additional sauce only. Any add on will need to be included if you’re tracking.
- The peanut sauce packs a punch. For less heat use 1 Tbsp. red curry sauce.
