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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.