Light, healthy, and bursting with Asian flavors, we’re so in love with this chicken lettuce wrap recipe! It is easily one of our favorite simple weeknight dinners. The cool crunch of lettuce with the ultra-savory chicken pieces and veggies coated in a super easy homemade teriyaki sauce is just so delicious. Plus, they’re so quick to make. Especially on warm days, we can’t get enough of lettuce cups filled with perfectly seasoned, quickly stir-fried meaty goodness. If you find yourself on a lettuce wrap kick, too, definitely try our Lemongrass Meatball Lettuce Cups and Larb Lettuce Cups, too! And if you love all things teriyaki (like we do) check out our homemade Teriyaki Sauce recipe, or our easy Chicken Teriyaki Sushi Bowl.
Teriyaki Chicken Lettuce Wrap Ingredients
For the teriyaki chicken filling:
Chicken. Use boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs — whatever you prefer.
Broccoli
Bell peppers
Carrots. Use a box grater or your food processor’s grating attachment to shred it!
Water chestnuts. The unique crunchy texture of water chestnuts will make this teriyaki chicken really taste restaurant-worthy.
Lettuce leaves. Butter lettuce is definitely our favorite lettuce for making lettuce wraps, but you can use Romaine or even iceberg in a pinch, if it’s what you have on hand.
Cashews
For the homemade teriyaki sauce
Soy sauce or tamari. If you use gluten free tamari (most are naturally gluten free, but check the label to be sure), these lettuce cups can be totally gluten free.
Cornstarch
Brown sugar
Honey
Ground ginger
Garlic powder
How To Make Teriyaki Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Cut the chicken into small pieces. Hot tip: You can also ask the very nice butcher to do this for you, if they don’t seem too busy.
Stir fry the chicken and veggies. Warm the oil in a large skillet, and add the chicken, broccoli and bell pepper, and cook until the chicken is cooked through.
Make the homemade teriyaki sauce. Whisk the cornstarch into cold water to make a slurry — this slurry will give your finished stir fry sauce a nice thickness. Whisk in the brown sugar, soy sauce, honey, ginger, and garlic powder. Yum!
Pour the teriyaki sauce into the skillet with the chicken, along with those grated carrots, and water chestnuts and bring the teriyaki chicken and veggies to a simmer.
Simmer the teriyaki chicken and veggies for a few minutes so the sauce thickens and the flavors all come together.
Fill the butter lettuce leaves evenly with the teriyaki chicken, wrap the lettuce around the teriyaki chicken filling and chomp!
Tips + What To Serve With Lettuce Wraps
To keep things light and healthy, serve these teriyaki chicken lettuce wraps with a fresh and summery fruit salad on the side.
Or if you’re not worried about carbs, simple White Rice or even Coconut Rice would both be delicious to serve as a side dish.
Now that you’ve got the lettuce wrap vibe down, remember that it’s a great way to serve leftover chicken! We particularly love to chop up leftover Huli Huli Chicken and serve it in lettuce wraps.
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