Thai Chicken Lettuce Wraps
An absolutely delicious recipe for dinner!
Ingredients
- 4 chicken breasts cut into bite size pieces
- 1 tbsp oil
- 3 green onions sliced
- 1 8 oz can water chestnuts
- 1 bunch bibb lettuce separate leaves
- 2 cups rice noodles
- 1 cup oil to fry rice noodles
Stir Fry Sauce
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 tsp cornstarch
- 1/3 cup soy sauce
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup vinegar
- 1 Tbsp oil
- 2 tsp sesame seeds
- 1 tsp red pepper flakes
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp ground ginger
Sesame Ginger Dipping Sauce
- 1/4 cup water
- 3/4 tsp cornstarch
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup vinegar
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1/2 tsp sesame seeds
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp oil
- 1/4 tsp minced garlic
- 1 dash red pepper flakes
Peanut Dipping Sauce
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 1/3 cup water
- 2 Tbsp vinegar
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 1/8 tsp red pepper flakes
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 tsp minced ginger
- 1/2 tsp chili powder
- 1/2 tsp oil
- 1 Tbsp brown sugar
Instructions
Stir Fry Sauce
- Combine water and cornstarch and stir until cornstarch dissolves. Add to a small saucepan with all other stir fry sauce ingredients. Cook over medium heat and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until it thickens. Remove from heat.
Sesame Ginger Dipping Sauce
- Combine water and cornstarch and stir until cornstarch dissolves. Combine this with all other sesame ginger sauce ingredients in a small pan over medium heat. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Pour into a bowl for spooning onto lettuce wraps.
Peanut Dipping Sauce
- Combine all ingredients in a small pan over medium heat for 2 minutes, stirring frequently. Whisk together until smooth. Remove from heat. Pour into a bowl for dipping or spooning onto wraps.
Rice Noodles
- Heat 1 cup oil in saucepan over medium high heat. Add noodles and cook. It only takes a few seconds for the noodles to puff up! Remove noodles once they have puffed up and drain on paper towels.
Chicken
- Heat 1 tsp oil in large skillet over medium heat. Add sliced chicken to pan and cook until done, about 5 minutes. Stir regularly. Add water chestnuts. Heat for 1 minute. Add 5 tablespoons of the stir fry sauce into the pan and heat for 2 minutes, stirring frequently. More stir fry sauce can be added if preferred. Add green onions.
- Spoon chicken into lettuce cups. Add puffed rice noodles. Serve with dipping sauces.
