Thai Chicken Lettuce Wraps

Prep Time 00:05 Cook Time 00:15 Total Time 0:20 Serves 4

Ingredients

• 1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts, diced


• 3 tablespoons coconut aminos


• 1 tablespoon rice vinegar


• 3 scallions, sliced thin, green and white parts divided


• 2 cloves garlic, minced


• 1” piece of ginger, peeled and grated


• ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes


• 2 teaspoons sesame oil, divivided


• 2 teaspoons avocado oil


• 5 mushrooms, chopped fine


• 2 cups shredded red cabbage


• 
  salt and pepper


• 1 cup bean sprouts


• 1 carrot, shredded (about ½ cup)


• 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves, chopped


• 1 head bibb lettuce


• Sesame seeds

Peanut Sauce

• 3 tablespoons Stonewall Kitchen Creamy Peanut Butter or Almond Butter


• 1 tablespoon coconut aminos


• 1 tablespoon seasoned rice vinegar


• 1 teaspoon sesame oil


• 1 garlic clove, minced


• Pinch red pepper flakes


• 2-4 tablespoons hot water

Directions

1. Add diced chicken, coconut aminos, rice vinegar, green parts of scallions, garlic, ginger, red pepper flakes and 1 teaspoon sesame oil to a bowl. Let marinate for 30 minutes or overnight in the refrigerator.


2. Heat avocado oil in a large skillet over medium heat. One hot add mushrooms and cook, until all of the liquid has been evaporated.


3. Add in cabbage and big pinch of salt and pepper and cook an addition 3 minutes, until beginning to soften. Move cabbage mixture to the edges of the pan.


4. Add in the remaining 1 teaspoon sesame oil to the pan, and once hot add in the chicken pieces (leaving any remaining marinade behind in the bowl). Cook chicken until no pink remains, about 3-5 minutes. 


5. Add in bean sprouts, and carrots and let cook until the bean sprouts are slightly wilted. Season to taste with salt and pepper and garnish with fresh basil and remaining green parts of the scallions.


6. Meanwhile make “peanut” sauce: add nut butter, coconut aminos, rice vinegar, sesame oil, garlic, red pepper flakes and 2 tablespoons hot water to a bowl and whisk together. Add in more hot water if needed to reach desired sauce consistency.


7. To assemble: Lay out lettuce leaves on a plate and fill with thai chicken. Drizzle with “peanut” sauce and garnish with additional basil or cilantro and sesame seeds. Or let cool completely and use as meal prep.

Recipe Notes

1. For Whole30 and Paleo use almond butter.


2. See the post for how to use this meal as make ahead meal prep.

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