Thai Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Ground chicken sautéed with ginger, garlic, and fish sauce, served in crisp lettuce cups with a squeeze of lime.

Total
25 min
Prep
15 min
Cook
10 min
Serves
2
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Recipe serves 2
Ingredients
- 200 g ground chicken
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp fresh ginger, grated
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 tbsp lime juice
- 8 lettuce leaves (Butter or Romaine)
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1/2 tsp chili flakes(optional)
Instructions
- 1
Heat the oil in a skillet over medium-high heat (about 2 minutes).
- 2
Add the garlic and ginger, sauté until fragrant (≈30 seconds).
- 3
Add the ground chicken, breaking it up with a spatula; cook until browned, about 5‑6 minutes.
- 4
Stir in the fish sauce and lime juice, then sprinkle the chili flakes if using; cook another minute to combine flavors.
- 5
Remove from heat and spoon the mixture into lettuce leaves, folding them like wraps to serve.
Nutrition per serving
Calories
200
10% of a 2,000 kcal day
| Protein | 22 g |
| Carbohydrate | 5 g |
| Fat | 10 g |
| Fiber | 2 g |
| Sugar | 2 g |
| Sodium | 600 mg |
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