Thai Chicken Lettuce Wraps with Peanut Sauce
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.