Coconut Curry Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Ground chicken simmered in a fragrant coconut curry sauce with ginger and chilies, spooned into crisp lettuce cups for a light, satisfying lunch.

Total
35 min
Prep
15 min
Cook
20 min
Serves
2
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Recipe serves 2
Ingredients
- 12 oz ground chicken
- 1 cup coconut milk
- 2 small red chilies, minced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tbsp fresh ginger, grated
- 1 stalk lemongrass, minced
- 2 tbsp coconut aminos
- 1 lime, juiced
- 8 large leaves butter lettuce leaves
- 1 cup shredded carrots
- 1 tbsp avocado oil
- 2 tbsp fresh cilantro, chopped(optional)
- 2 tbsp sliced scallions(optional)
Instructions
- 1
Heat avocado oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add garlic, ginger, lemongrass, and chilies; cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.
- 2
Add ground chicken and cook, breaking it up, until no longer pink, about 6 minutes.
- 3
Stir in coconut milk and coconut aminos. Simmer until the sauce thickens, about 8 minutes.
- 4
Finish with lime juice and season with salt to taste.
- 5
Spoon the chicken mixture into lettuce leaves, top with shredded carrots, cilantro, and scallions.
Nutrition per serving
Calories
520
26% of a 2,000 kcal day
| Protein | 34 g |
| Carbohydrate | 14 g |
| Fat | 36 g |
| Fiber | 3 g |
| Sugar | 6 g |
| Sodium | 740 mg |
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