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!
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.
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!
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.
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground chicken breast
- 1/2 onion, minced
- salt and pepper
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 inch knob ginger, peeled & minced
- 2-1/2 Tablespoons gluten free reduced-sodium Tamari, or soy sauce if not gluten free
- 1 Tablespoon + 1 teaspoon rice vinegar
- 1 Tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 Tablespoon smooth 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
- 4 oz can sliced water chestnuts, drained and chopped (half of a can)
- 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.
Nutrition
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These easy lettucd wraps are DELISH, and so much ligther than P.F. Chang’s version!
Simply pile the chicken mixture onto a lettuce leaf,
roll,
and chomp. AWESOME. Enjoy!
These look awesome! I can’t wait to try them!
These are TO DIE FOR. Thanks so much!!! :)
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.
Just made the lettuce wraps tonight and they were soooo delish!! Thank you!
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!
oops….that’s 1 packet of stevia. :)
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!
We ate these as our entree and were stuffed!
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!
Made these tonight! My husband and I LOVED them!! Definitely making again!!
Chipotle’s Barbacoa Burrito with rice and black beans…I get full half way through it but always manage to get the whole thing down.
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!
Just inhaled these. So good and so easy. Thank you so much for making me feel like I can actually cook something besides eggs!
Just made these tonight for dinner!!! UNBELIEVABLE!!! Adding this to my dinner rotation for sure!
Uh, hi…you’re officially my hero now. These were OH SO GOOD! I made this for my husband and me for lunch today. We had the leftovers for dinner. Can’t wait to make it again. I added 1/4 cup of hoisin sauce, and it was great. THANKS!