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Chicken & Cucumber Lettuce Wraps with Peanut Sauce

Ground chicken sizzles with ginger, garlic, and serrano before mingling with a rich peanut-soy-honey sauce and crisp jicama. Scooped into cool Bibb lettuce cups with rice and cucumber, each bite delivers creamy, savory sweetness against bright crunch.

Chicken & Cucumber Lettuce Wraps with Peanut Sauce
Total
52 min
Prep
40 min
Cook
12 min
Serves
8

Nutrition per Serving

Calories
521
Protein
34g
Carbs
44g
Fat
26g
Fiber
11g
Sugar
18g
Sodium
485mg

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil
  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • 3 scallions, sliced, white and green parts separated
  • 1 serrano pepper, seeded and minced (2 tsp.)
  • 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
  • 2 teaspoons minced fresh garlic
  • 1 pound ground chicken breast
  • 1 cup diced jicama
  • 16 Bibb lettuce leaves
  • 1 cup cooked brown rice
  • 1 cup halved and thinly sliced English cucumber
  • 1/2 cup fresh cilantro leaves
  • Lime wedges, for serving

Instructions

  1. Whisk 1/4 cup peanut butter, 2 tablespoons soy sauce, 2 tablespoons honey, 2 tablespoons water, and 2 teaspoons sesame oil in a small bowl.
  2. Heat 2 teaspoons olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add sliced scallion whites, 2 teaspoons minced serrano, 1 tablespoon minced ginger, and 2 teaspoons minced garlic; cook until starting to soften, about 2 minutes. Add 1 pound chicken; cook, breaking it up with a spoon or potato masher, until cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes.
  3. Add the peanut sauce to the chicken mixture; cook until the sauce has thickened, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in jicama and scallion greens.
  4. To serve, make 8 stacks of 2 lettuce leaves each. Divide rice, the chicken mixture, cucumber, and cilantro among the lettuce cups. Serve with lime wedges.