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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Nicole 03.10.2012
Just made these tonight and they turned out fantastic! I used the whole can of water chestnuts, and might add another next time I make it. Thank you for posting this recipe!
Iowa Girl Eats 03.06.2012
How did it work out with the turkey?
Lindsay 03.05.2012
Do you think ground turkey will have the same outcome? I could not find ground chicken and no food processor at home… I’m going to give it a shot tonight!
Jamie 03.01.2012
These look awesome! I can’t wait to try them!
vanessa 03.01.2012
These are TO DIE FOR. Thanks so much!!! :)
Jessica 02.25.2012
This is the best new recipie I’ve tried in a long time, absolutely delicious and easy! I just threw chicken brests into the food processor and they were ground in seconds.
Susan 02.23.2012
Just made the lettuce wraps tonight and they were soooo delish!! Thank you!
Liz 02.23.2012
So to update….I swapped the honey for i packet of stevia, and the recipe seemed identical in flavor and kept the dish low on the Glycemic Index. I have made these once a week for the last month, and I love them!
Liz 02.23.2012
oops….that’s 1 packet of stevia. :)
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Nicole 02.17.2012
I can’t wait to try these! Do you recommend any side dish to go with these or would they work as an “one dish meal” since they are usually served as an appetizer at P.F. Chang’s? Thanks so much!
Iowa Girl Eats 02.20.2012
We ate these as our entree and were stuffed!
Tammy 02.12.2012
Kristin, I made this recipe tonight after having P.F. Chang’s on Friday and I have to say, I love these results so much better. Far less grease and who knows what else.
Thanks so much for sharing!
Cheers!
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Ann 02.06.2012
Made these tonight! My husband and I LOVED them!! Definitely making again!!
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Liz 01.26.2012
These were soooooo good. I used ground turkey because the butcher was out of chicken. I used Bragg’s liquid aminos instead of soy sauce to keep the sodium low. I forgot the water chestnuts, so I sliced up a couple mini bell peppers for the crunch factor. I am on a diet, and I reluctantly added the honey. Next time, I think I will swap out the honey for stevia, or omit it altogether. The best diet food I have eaten, perhaps EVER!
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Erin 01.21.2012
Just inhaled these. So good and so easy. Thank you so much for making me feel like I can actually cook something besides eggs!
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