Name: Chicken with Peanut Sauce in Lettuce Wraps
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Ingredients: 2 pounds ground chicken; 2 tablespoons sesame oil; 3/4 cup shiitake mushrooms (diced ); 1 small onion (diced); 2 garlic cloves (grated); 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh grated ginger; 1/2 cup hoisin sauce; 1/2 cup water chesnuts ( diced); 3 green onions ( chopped (both white and green parts)); 1/4 cup cilantro chopped; 1/4 cup peanuts for garnish (crushed ); Iceberg or Butter Lettuce for wraps; 3 tablespoons creamy peanut butter; 2 teaspoons brown sugar; 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice; 2 tablespoons chili garlic sauce; 1 teaspoon fresh grated ginger; 1 tablespoon soy sauce

Chicken with Peanut Sauce in Lettuce Wraps

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Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 15 mins

Servings 4

Ingredients

2 pounds ground chicken
2 tablespoons sesame oil
3/4 cup shiitake mushrooms diced
1 small onion diced
2 garlic cloves grated
1 1/2 tablespoons fresh grated ginger
1/2 cup hoisin sauce
1/2 cup water chesnuts diced
3 green onions chopped (both white and green parts)
1/4 cup cilantro chopped
1/4 cup peanuts for garnish crushed
Iceberg or Butter Lettuce for wraps

Peanut Sauce Ingredients

3 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
2 teaspoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
2 tablespoons chili garlic sauce
1 teaspoon fresh grated ginger
1 tablespoon soy sauce

Instructions

Saute ground chicken in sesame oil until cooked through. Drain if mixture is watery.
Add shiitake mushrooms and onion; saute until mushrooms have softened and appear a caramel color.
Add garlic, ginger, hoisin, water chestnuts and green onions. Let chicken mixture simmer on low.

To make peanut sauce:

To make peanut sauce: In saucepan over medium-low heat, mix peanut butter, brown sugar, lime juice, chili garlic sauce, ginger and soy sauce until smooth, warm and thinned slightly.
Fold into chicken mixture. Stir until combined and simmer on low until peanut sauce is evenly distributed.
Garnish with fresh cilantro and crushed peanuts. Serve in lettuce wraps.