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Peanut Chicken Lettuce Wraps With Ginger Garlic Sauce

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Peanut Chicken Lettuce Wraps With Ginger Garlic Sauce

This recipe was inspired by the Pinch of Yum website/ food blog. It's a great website with fantastic recipes. This makes about 4 'person meals', or 2 nights of dinner for two of us.
Notes about the recipe: Start with soaking the rice noodles in water. I pretty much follow the recipe as it is. I think letting the ground turkey sit in the sauce before you cook it is what makes it so flavorful. I do use the rice vinegar with the cornstarch, as I think the vinegar adds a good flavor. I use about 1.5 lb of ground turkey, to ensure that it is enough for two dinners for us. I use iceberg lettuce because I think it holds up well as the 'wrap' and I just use whatever nuts I have around the house (peanuts, cashews, toasted walnuts).u003cbru003e• I have made this with and without the noodles. It's a little heartier with the noodles, but you can use thin spaghetti or angel hair pasta instead of the rice noodles (a good way to save money).
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Course: Dinner, Main Course, Recipe
Cuisine: Chinese
Keyword: BarrettFamilyRecipes
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 741kcal

Ingredients

Sauce

  • 4 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 3 tablespoons oyster sauce
  • 3 tablespoons water
  • 1 tablespoon chili paste
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 tablespoon fresh ginger (or ginger paste)
  • 2 limes juiced
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 4 scallions minced
  • 1 tablespoon rice vinegar (optional, makes it more tangy)
  • 1 teaspoon cornstarch (optional, helps the sauce thicken)

Main Dish

  • 2 tablespoons sesame oil
  • pounds ground chicken or turkey can be used
  • ½ cup peanuts chopped
  • 6 ounces rice noodles
  • 12 lettuce leaves (romaine, Boston, or iceberg)
  • ¼ cup cilantro fresh, for topping
  • 4 green onions
  • ½ cup Peanuts lightly salted for topping

Instructions

  • Soak the rice noodles in a large bowl of water. While the noodles are softening make your Sauce/Marinade. When the noodles are softened, drain and rinse with cold water. Cut into small pieces.
  • Whisk all the sauce ingredients together in a small bowl. Pour about 3/4 of the sauce into a bowl with the ground chicken and peanuts. Stir to combine – marinate for 15 minutes.
  • In a large skillet, heat the sesame oil over medium heat. Add the meat and peanut mixture and sauté for 10 minutes or until cooked through.
  • Add the noodles and stir-fry for another 5 minutes or until soft, adding a splash of water, oil, soy sauce, oyster sauce, or lime juice to moisten the pan as you see fit.
  • Remove from heat, scoop mixture into lettuce leaves, top with cilantro, green onions, peanuts, and the reserved sauce.

Nutrition

Calories: 741kcal | Carbohydrates: 58g | Protein: 44g | Fat: 39g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 12g | Monounsaturated Fat: 17g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 146mg | Sodium: 1589mg | Potassium: 1494mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 5662IU | Vitamin C: 29mg | Calcium: 124mg | Iron: 5mg
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