Lettuce Cups with Stir-Fried Chicken

A delicious Asian-inspired dish featuring minced chicken stir-fried with mushrooms, garlic, and ginger, served in crisp butter lettuce leaves. Perfect for a light yet satisfying meal, these lettuce cups are complemented by sweet chili sauce and topped with crunchy cashews.

4 servings
20 min

Ingredients

  • 16 leaves large butter lettuce leaves
  • ½ cup Asian sweet chili sauce
  • 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken thighs, minced
  • 2 whole scallions
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon cornstarch
  • 2 tablespoons peanut oil
  • 3 whole medium shiitake mushrooms
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 teaspoon minced peeled fresh ginger
  • ¼ cup unsalted, roasted cashews
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Cooking Instructions

  1. 1.

    Arrange lettuce leaves on a large platter. Pour chili sauce into a small bowl; place on platter with leaves. Mix chicken, scallions, soy sauce, and cornstarch in a medium bowl; marinate 10 minutes at room temperature, stirring occasionally. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet. Add mushrooms; stir-fry 15 seconds. Add garlic and ginger and stir-fry 10 seconds. Add chicken mixture and cook, stirring often, until golden brown and cooked through, about 3-4 minutes. Spoon chicken mixture into lettuce leaves, dividing equally. Garnish with cashews. Roll leaves around filling and dip into chili sauce.

    20 min

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