Gluten-Free Chicken Lettuce Wraps (Paleo Option)

These Gluten-Free Chicken Lettuce Wraps are a healthier version of the classic PF Chang's Chicken Lettuce Wraps. Full of flavor and made without gluten, dairy, and no msg!

Course Appetizer, Main Course

Diet Gluten Free

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Total Time 30

Servings people

Calories 268kcal

Author Rebecca Taig

Ingredients

For The Filling

1 tablespoon olive oil
½ large onion, diced
1 cup mushrooms, diced
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 pound ground chicken
1 (8-ounce) can water chestnuts, drained and diced
3 green onions, sliced
freshly ground black pepper, to taste

For The Sauce

6 tablespoons coconut aminos, or tamari, (108 grams)
1 tablespoon blackstrap molasses (15 grams)
2 teaspoons sesame oil
2 teaspoons rice vinegar
1 teaspoon chili garlic sauce
¼ teaspoon ground ginger powder

To Serve

1 head butter lettuce

Instructions

Make the sauce. In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the coconut aminos, molasses, rice vinegar, chili garlic sauce, sesame oil, and ground ginger. Set the bowl aside.
Add the aromatics. Heat the oil in a large frying pan on medium heat. Sauté the diced onion, mushrooms, and garlic for 2-3 minutes or until the vegetables soften, and the onion starts to become translucent.
Cook the chicken. Add the ground chicken and cook until browned, breaking it up with a spatula as it cooks. As the chicken finishes cooking, drain any excess liquid from the pan as needed. Stir in the chestnuts and green onion.
Add the sauce. Pour the sauce on top of the chicken mixture, and stir until well combined, evenly coating the chicken and season with black pepper. Continue cooking the mixture for 1 minute, then turn off the heat and serve.
Serve. Place a large spoonful of chicken mixture onto a butter lettuce leaf. Garnish with extra green onion.

Notes

- Paleo: For a paleo option swap the rice vinegar for apple cider vinegar, and omit the chili garlic sauce if needed.

- Vegan: Instead of ground meat you can use extra firm tofu, water drained.

- Garnish: For an added extra crunch try adding mung bean sprouts, crushed peanuts, or cashews, to the top of the lettuce wraps.
- To serve: Once made, serve the filling right away with the lettuce on the side for assembling.
- To store: Store any leftover lettuce chicken filling in an airtight in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. Store leftover lettuce separately in the refrigerator to keep the lettuce crisp.
- Use Blackstrap Molasses: Blackstrap molasses offers vitamins and minerals such as iron, calcium, magnesium, potassium, phosphorus, and vitamin B6. It also contains less sugar compared to other molasses varieties.

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