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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Sarah 02.13.2014
Thank you so much for this recipe. I tried these on a whim and since then have had them three more times! They are fabulous and my whole family loves them. Absolutely delicious!
BeeBee 02.12.2014
I tried this with a few changes (I didn’t have everything in the cupboard), my kids loved it. In fact they want it again next week. I blogged about it at BeeBee’s Recipes and it will be coming up on whatbeebeedid.blogspot.co.uk soon both with track backs to your original recipe.
Thank you for a new family favourite.
Jillian 02.10.2014
My best friend and I have made these every single time we get together. We always discuss making something else and never do. These are soooo delicious!
Tammy 02.06.2014
Hi, Can you make the filling for the lettuc wrap ahead of time? Thank you.
Kristin 02.07.2014
I never have, but I’m sure it’d be fine!
Liz 02.06.2014
These wraps sound wonderful. Thank you.
Rachel 02.06.2014
I wonder if this would work with ground turkey?
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Brandy 02.01.2014
Made the lettuce wraps today and they are amazing!!! Thank you so much! They are even husband-approved. :)
Melissa 01.27.2014
SO good! I made it in the crock pot though! Mixed up the sauce in the bottom, then used chicken breasts (instead of ground chicken) and cooked on hight for 3 hours. It “pulled” apart easily and then soaked up the rest of the remaining juice in the crock pot. It turned out amazing! Thanks for a great recipe!
Rebecca 01.12.2014
The lettuce wraps were delicious! A keeper on our menu.
Trish Jones 01.08.2014
My family has just become fans of lettuce wraps and I would love to be able to cook them at home. However, I noticed that your recipe uses peanut butter. Can I substitute something for the PB; I have a child who has a severe life threatening allergy to peanuts. We have eaten at PFChangs and don’t recall that PB was in the lettuce wraps served there.
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Lindy 12.08.2013
These are fantastic! Second time I’ve made them and I don’t change a thing on the recipe! I feel like I can eat these without walking away with the greasy salty feeling PF Changs makes me feel.
Gabi 10.09.2013
I just made this for dinner. Yummy! I didn’t have a couple of the exact ingredients, but it still turned out super yummy. I used ground turkey and romaine lettuce instead. I also didn’t have any water chestnuts or green onion and I still wanted the crunch so I added finely chopped celery and carrots at the end with the peanuts. This was such a delicious dinner :). Thank you!
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