Name: Thai Chicken Lettuce Wraps with Peanut Sauce
Ingredients: 2 heads boston or butter lettuce; 1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced; 4 green onion, sliced; 3 carrots, shredded/grated; 1/2 cucumber, sliced into matchsticks; 1 bunch fresh basil; 1 bunch fresh mint; 1 lb cooked chicken; 1/4 cup crushed peanuts; sliced lime for garnish; 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter; 2 tbsp Tamari or low sodium soy sauce; 1 tbsp rice vinegar; 2 tbsp brown sugar; 3 tsp chili garlic sauce; 1/2 lime juice; 2-3 cloves of pressed or grated garlic; 2 tbsp fresh ginger; 1 tsp fish sauce; 1/2 cup full fat coconut milk; 4 tbsp warm water (plus more if needed for desired consistency)

Thai Chicken Lettuce Wraps with Peanut Sauce

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Ingredients

For Lettuce Wraps

2 heads boston or butter lettuce
1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced
4 green onion, sliced
3 carrots, shredded/grated
1/2 cucumber, sliced into matchsticks
1 bunch fresh basil
1 bunch fresh mint
1 lb cooked chicken
1/4 cup crushed peanuts
sliced lime for garnish

For Peanut Sauce

1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
2 tbsp Tamari or low sodium soy sauce
1 tbsp rice vinegar
2 tbsp brown sugar
3 tsp chili garlic sauce
1/2 lime juice
2-3 cloves of pressed or grated garlic
2 tbsp fresh ginger
1 tsp fish sauce
1/2 cup full fat coconut milk
4 tbsp warm water (plus more if needed for desired consistency)

Instructions

Combine peanut sauce ingredients in small saucepan over low heat until combined. Add more water if you want to thin out the sauce more.
Fill lettuce leaves with chicken, sauce and top with pepper, onion, carrots, cucumber, basil and mint. Sprinkle crushed peanuts on top and serve immediately.