So I failed to tell you the entire culinary story of Ben’s and my Vegas Vacation…
Our first night there, feeling brave after a rather large can of Sapporo, we each dove face first into a Pinks Hotdog, whose newly opened location was strategically placed right outside our hotel. A Classic Dog for him, and a Rueben Dog for her. I know.
Whatever. One bite of the snappy casing, sour ‘kraut and salty pastrami and it was lights out. When in Vegas!
The other meal I failed to mention took place late one night after returning home from sipping cocktails and shooting craps at the casinos. I had previously turned up my nose to the P.F. Chang’s located in the lobby of our hotel, preferring to dine at non-chain restaurants for all major-meals while on vacation. But as I looked at the clock, I came to realize that it certainly wasn’t a major-meal hour of the day morning, and the smell wafting from the restaurant’s open doors smelled too good to resist.
Bring on the chain restaurant – and the Lettuce Wraps – whee!
P.F.Chang’s Lettuce Wraps – I am telling you – salty, greasy, PERFECT. If you’ve ever had them, I bet you’ll agree. But sometimes they can be a little too greasy, know what I mean?
That’s why I decided to recreate.
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P.F. Chang’s Lettuce Wraps
Description
P.F. Chang's Lettuce Wraps copycat recipe tastes just like the restaurant's version, but are made a lot healthier, and gluten-free - at home!
Ingredients
- 1lb ground chicken breast
- 1/2 onion, minced
- salt & pepper
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1" knob ginger, peeled & minced
- 2-1/2 Tablespoons gluten-free Tamari or soy sauce
- 1 Tablespoon + 1 teaspoon rice vinegar
- 1 Tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 Tablespoon peanut butter
- 1/2 Tablespoon water
- 1/2 Tablespoon honey
- 2 teaspoons chili garlic sauce (or more if you like it hotter)
- 3 green onions, chopped
- 1/2-8oz can sliced water chestnuts, drained & chopped
- 1/4 cup peanuts, chopped
- 10-12 large outer lettuce leaves, rinsed and patted dry
Directions
- Heat a large, non-stick skillet on high. Add chicken, onion, salt & pepper, then cook until chicken is nearly done, stirring often to break up the meat. Add garlic and ginger then continue cooking until chicken is no longer pink.
- Meanwhile, in a microwave safe bowl, combine gluten-free Tamari or soy sauce, rice vinegar, oil, peanut butter, water, honey, chili garlic sauce and pepper. Microwave for 20 seconds, then stir until smooth. Add into the skillet and stir to combine.
- Add green onions and water chestnuts into the skillet then cook for 1-2 minutes until the onions are soft and the water chestnuts are heated through.
- Sprinkle with chopped peanuts, and serve with cold lettuce leaves.
This recipe is courtesy of Iowa Girl Eats, http://iowagirleats.com.
I die. I die for this dish! It is FANtastic, and so much lighter than PFC’s!
Salty, crunchy and crispy – fun too! Simply pile the chicken mixture onto a lettuce leaf,
roll,
and chomp. AWESOME. The fuller you stuff ’em, the better, too. My first wrap was kind of weak sauce, so I really jammed the filling in with the others. Much better. You have to make these!
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Rachel 02.26.2013
I made these today for lunch! They were super yummy! Hard to eat because my lettuce fell apart but that’s ok. It was totally worth it! Thanks for the recipe!
Amy D 02.26.2013
So I know you wrote this a long time ago and probably wont check the comments but what are your thoughts on using the crock pot for this and subbing out the ground chicken for chicken breasts? I know it wont be exactly like PF Changs but it will be so much easier. do you think i would need to add some broth of some sort?
Christal@NutritionistInTheKitch 02.25.2013
Yum! I LOVE that you didn’t put any hoisin sauce in this recipe – it’s almost impossible to find good lettuce wrap recipes that don’t have refined sugars! Yay! :)
Jill DC 02.25.2013
Delicious! I added some finely chopped bok choy for extra veggies! They were soo good – the whole family loved them!
Jenny C. 02.24.2013
I found this recipe via Pinterest and it is amazing! It is my new favorite take-to-work lunch. I used coconut oil instead of sesame because it’s what I had on-hand and it tasted great. I also did not prepare the sauce separately… I just piled all the sauce ingredients on top of the browned chicken. Turned out fine and it was one less dish I had to wash.
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Charli 02.22.2013
Don’t know if you will see this comment this is an old post but I got the link from a friend and made it for dinner. I made the recipe as written but made one and half times the sauce then I cooked a lot of the big bag of stir fry veggies from costco(carrots, baby corn, green beans, sweet peas, red pepper) you know stir fry stuff and chopped it up super small to match the size of the pieces of ground turkey and mixed it all together……point of long post…..super yummy all four kids loved it perfect veggie packed meal!! Thanks!
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Chris F 02.20.2013
Made this for my family (thankfully doubled it like you mentioned!) and they loved it. They are also in love with the Panera Asian Salad – the chicken is so easy to prepare and they love it!
I’m sharing your recipe today on my blog Blessings Ink with a link back to here. :)
Maya L. Trimner 02.14.2013
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! I am a 32 year old peanut, tree nut and soy allergy survivor and am always looking for recipes on Pinterest and came across this! I substituted the peanut butter with sesame seed butter and used sunflower seeds instead of peanuts. I also used a soy-free soy sauce recipe for the soy sauce and the result was absolutely DELICIOUS!!! THANK YOU for posting this and for the clear instructions. I am addicted and my whole fam LOVED it! =)
Caroline 02.12.2013
Subbed red quinoa for the chicken. Super yummy veg option!
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I love PF Chang’s lettuce wraps! But unfortunately, due to a peanut allergy, I can’t recreate your version!
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Nadia 02.04.2013
WOW, these are wonderful!!!! They taste extremely close to PF Changs wraps. This is my second time making them and my family is very pleased!! Thank you!
Chante' 02.03.2013
Fantastic! I doubled the honey and did a 1 tbsp ofthe chili garlic sauce for extra sweetness and kick. I did celery for the crunch because I forgot the water chestnuts TWICE. Wow! My husband and toddler ate it up!! (For breakfast also!)
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Bridget 01.14.2013
Found this recipe on Pinterest, tried it out and LOVE IT. This is now one of my husband’s favorite meals! Plus it’s actually quite easy and quick. THANKS!
Emily 01.13.2013
Wow! These were a hit tonight with my picky husband and my 10 month old son! =) I haven’t had the PF Chang’s version however. Thanks for a great recipe!