Thai Chicken and Rice Lettuce Wraps
All you need to prepare these savory lettuce wraps filled with ground chicken, veggie slaw and Thai sauce, is 20 minutes and a desire for adventure!
Ingredients
- 1 bag Success® White Rice
- 1 tbsp canola oil
- 1 lb ground chicken
- 2 cups shredded vegetable slaw
- 1/2 cup prepared pad Thai sauce
- 1 cup bean sprouts (optional)
- 2 green onions, thinly sliced
- 8 lettuce leaves (butter, romaine or any sturdy large leaf lettuce variety)
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves
- 1/4 cup crushed peanuts
- 4 lime wedges
Instructions
Effortless and tasty, these Thai Chicken and Rice Lettuce Wraps will take your taste buds on a Thai-flavored adventure, tonight!
Step 1
Prepare rice according to package directions.
Step 2
Heat oil in a medium wok or skillet over medium-high heat. Stir-fry chicken for 5-7 minutes, until cooked through.
Step 3
Add vegetable slaw and sauce and continue to stir-fry for 2 additional minutes. Fold in rice, bean sprouts, if using, and green onions.
Step 4
Portion rice mixture into lettuce leaves. Top with cilantro and peanuts. Serve wraps with lime wedges.
Recipe Tip:
To make this dish vegetarian, simply omit the chicken and substitute it with your favorite seasoned, firm tofu. Alternatively, you can increase the amount of vegetable slaw to 4 cups.
Thai at Home
Making your own restaurant-style wraps is easier than you might think! All you need is 20 minutes and you can make delicious, Thai-inspired lettuce wraps in your own kitchen.
With Success® Boil-in-Bag White Rice, you can give your average lettuce wrap filling a hearty touch that will help make your meal more filling and delicious.
Prep for Success
To cut down on cook time in the kitchen, make sure to have all of your ingredients ready before you start. What will you need? Apart from Success® White Rice, you’ll need protein-packed ground chicken, vegetable slaw, bean sprouts, green onions and savory pad Thai sauce. Once you’ve got your filling ready, serve it in a crispy lettuce leaf topped with crunchy peanuts, fresh cilantro and just a hint of lime juice.
Save a bit of your pad Thai sauce for this Shrimp Pad Thai with Jasmine Rice recipe. Feel free to swap out the jasmine for white rice, if that’s what you have on hand.
Other Recipe Inspiration
Challenge your culinary creativity and learn how to make vegan meatloaf!
