Honey Chili Chicken Lettuce Cups
Honey Chili Chicken Lettuce Cups
Ingredients
For the Honey Chili Chicken
- 1 pound ground chicken
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 2 cloves minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon chili garlic sauce, or to taste
For the Lettuce Cups
- 1 head butter lettuce, separated into individual leaves
- 1 cup carrots, shredded
- 1/2 cucumber, sliced into thin half-moons
- 2 green onions, chopped, for garnish
- 1 teaspoon sesame seeds, for garnish
Instructions
- 1
In a small bowl, whisk together the water, soy sauce, honey, minced garlic, and chili garlic sauce. Set aside.
⏱️ 2 min
- 2
Prepare the vegetables: Wash and separate the butter lettuce leaves. Shred the carrots and thinly slice the cucumber. Chop the green onions for garnish.
⏱️ 5 min
- 3
Place the ground chicken in a large skillet or pan over medium-high heat. Cook, breaking up the chicken with a wooden spoon, until it is browned and cooked through, about 5-7 minutes. Drain any excess fat.
⏱️ 7 min
- 4
Pour the prepared honey chili sauce mixture over the cooked ground chicken in the pan. Stir well to combine.
⏱️ 1 min
- 5
Bring the mixture to a simmer and cook for 2-3 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the sauce thickens slightly and evenly coats the chicken.
⏱️ 3 min
- 6
To assemble the lettuce cups, take a single lettuce leaf and layer a small amount of shredded carrots and sliced cucumber inside.
⏱️ 1 min
- 7
Spoon a generous amount of the warm honey chili chicken mixture onto the vegetables in the lettuce cup.
⏱️ 1 min
- 8
Garnish each assembled lettuce cup with chopped green onions and a sprinkle of sesame seeds. Serve immediately.
⏱️ 1 min
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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Honey Chili Chicken Lettuce Cups
For the Honey Chili Chicken
- 1 pound ground chicken
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 2 cloves minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon chili garlic sauce, or to taste
For the Lettuce Cups
- 1 head butter lettuce, separated into individual leaves
- 1 cup carrots, shredded
- 1/2 cucumber, sliced into thin half-moons
- 2 green onions, chopped, for garnish
- 1 teaspoon sesame seeds, for garnish
Instructions
- 1
In a small bowl, whisk together the water, soy sauce, honey, minced garlic, and chili garlic sauce. Set aside.
⏱️ 2 min - 2
Prepare the vegetables: Wash and separate the butter lettuce leaves. Shred the carrots and thinly slice the cucumber. Chop the green onions for garnish.
⏱️ 5 min - 3
Place the ground chicken in a large skillet or pan over medium-high heat. Cook, breaking up the chicken with a wooden spoon, until it is browned and cooked through, about 5-7 minutes. Drain any excess fat.
⏱️ 7 min - 4
Pour the prepared honey chili sauce mixture over the cooked ground chicken in the pan. Stir well to combine.
⏱️ 1 min - 5
Bring the mixture to a simmer and cook for 2-3 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the sauce thickens slightly and evenly coats the chicken.
⏱️ 3 min - 6
To assemble the lettuce cups, take a single lettuce leaf and layer a small amount of shredded carrots and sliced cucumber inside.
⏱️ 1 min - 7
Spoon a generous amount of the warm honey chili chicken mixture onto the vegetables in the lettuce cup.
⏱️ 1 min - 8
Garnish each assembled lettuce cup with chopped green onions and a sprinkle of sesame seeds. Serve immediately.
⏱️ 1 min