Better than P.F. Chang’s and from your home canned pantry!! These little cups are packed with flavor!
Thai Peanut Chicken Lettuce Cups
Servings
6
servingsPrep time
20
minutesCooking time
10
minutesIngredients
- Chicken Filling
1 qt 1 Canned chicken
1 1 Small onion, chopped
1 1 Carrot, grated
2 2 Cloves garlic, minced
1/2 cup 1/2 Mango salsa
Salt & pepper
1 cup 1 Peanut sauce
- Peanut Sauce
1 1/4 cup 1 1/4 Creamy peanut butter
1/4 cup 1/4 Soy sauce
1/2 cup 1/2 Rice wine vinegar
2 2 Limes, juiced and zested
2 tsp 2 Sesame oil
4 4 Cloves garlic, minced
2 tsp 2 Fresh grated ginger
- Lettuce Cups & Extras
2 Heads 2 Bib, butter, romaine or 4 little gems lettuce
1 bunch 1 Green onions, sliced
6 6 Radishes, sliced
1/2 cup 1/2 Dry roasted peanuts, chopped
1/2 cup 1/2 Basil, sliced in strips
2 tbsp 2 Toasted sesame seeds
Directions
- Mix together all ingredients for sauce and set aside.
- Rinse and drain lettuce.
- Prepare filling by heating 1 tbsp oil in pan on medium, add onion and cook 3 minutes. Add garlic and carrots, cook another 2 minutes and add drained chicken , 1 cup peanut sauce, salsa, salt and pepper. Heat through.
- Fill each lettuce leaf with filling, add a little extra peanut sauce over the filling, add radish slices to each and sprinkle the tops with basil, green onion, peanuts and sesame seeds.
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Thank you!
Thank you for the print recipe, Jeni. Can’t wait to scale it back and have a feast for myself.
You are so welcome! Enjoy!