PF Chang’s Chicken Lettuce Wraps
This post may contain affiliate links. Please see our privacy policy for details.
A copycat recipe that you can easily make right at home in just 20 minutes. And it tastes a million times better too!
I am such a sucker for lettuce wraps. They are so low in carbs so I become a bottomless pit, stuffing my face without any kind of guilt. And when it’s an exact PF Chang’s replica that can be made in 20 minutes or less – well, that just means I’m having this 5 times a week.
I kid you not. This is the easiest, quickest meal you could ever make. And if you’re quick in the kitchen, you could even get this on the dinner table in less than 15 minutes. Plus, it’s budget-friendly and you can easily double or triple the recipe as needed. What more could you ask for?
PF Chang's Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 pound ground chicken
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 onion, diced
- ¼ cup hoisin sauce
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger
- 1 tablespoon Sriracha, optional
- 1 (8-ounce) can whole water chestnuts, drained and diced
- 2 green onions, thinly sliced
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 1 head butter lettuce
Equipment
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a large cast iron skillet over medium high heat. Add ground chicken and cook until browned, about 3-5 minutes, making sure to crumble the chicken as it cooks; drain excess fat.
- Stir in garlic, onion, hoisin sauce, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, ginger and Sriracha until onions have become translucent, about 1-2 minutes.
- Stir in chestnuts and green onions until tender, about 1-2 minutes; season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- To serve, spoon several tablespoons of the chicken mixture into the center of a lettuce leaf, taco-style.
Did you make this recipe?
Tag @damn_delicious on Instagram and hashtag it #damndelicious!
Now that I have had these, my wife would not eat them because she is VEGAN, do you have a VEGAN recipe to substitute?
What a great idea! But unfortunately, without having tried this myself, I cannot answer with certainty. As always, please use your best judgment when making substitutions and modifications.
Hi! I made a vegan version by substituting meat with the Trader Joe’s meatless grounds. I also added a small grated carrot just cause veggies? I left everything else the same but I changed up the cooking process slightly since the meatless meat cooks differently. Most hoisin sauce is vegan but just double check the ingredients to be sure! I first sautéd the onion, added the “meat”, then added the rest of the ingredients except for the sauce, let that sauté till the veggies were soft and the “meat” was heated through, then added all the sauce ingredients with an extra tablespoon of water since the meatless meat can be a bit drier let that let it cook a few minutes. Really tasty! Oh also just to be extra I added some crunchy chow mein noodles that just happen to be accidentally vegan!
Great recipe. I didn’t have green onions or water chestnuts but cooked red peppers and zucchini with the chicken.
Sweet!
Great recipe, but make it better! Substitute olive oil with a combo of peanut and sesame oils. Forget ground chicken which includes the fatty skin. Brown skinless diced chicken breast in the peanut and sesame oils. Yummy! And better for you.
I loved this recipe. I didn’t have soy sauce like I thought I did but still came out wonderful. The only thing I changed was to use iceberg lettuce, just more surdier.
How can this recipe be made in 20 minutes when total time is stated to be 40 minutes. LOL
This was great!!
I didn’t have water chestnuts so I just finely diced up some celery. Perfect substitution for PF Chang’s!
I make This at least twice a week sometimes I use ground turkey they are absolutely delicious
Well I would not say it’s exactly the same as as p f Chang’s but since we have a family of six we tripled the recipe and not one bite was left…damn delicious!
Hi Chungah,
I just made your PF Chang’s chicken lettuce wraps…SO DELICIOUS! My tastebuds were blown away. Can’t wait to make more of your recipes. Thank you!
Happy you liked them!
I looked at quite a few Chicken Lettuce Wrap recipes before settling on this one. I chose it because it had fewer ingredients and good pictures! It is perfect. Easy to double and freeze half. I will be making it again for sure!
I have made this recipe at least 7 or eight times since I found it. It is yummy. It is so quick and easy.
My family is loving this recipe!!! We can’t eat it often enough! I’m now making double batches so we can take it for lunches, too. MUCH better than PF Chang’s! Thank you!
Oohh my gosh!!I made this recipe yesterday and now with leftovers im making it again tonight for dinner again!! Thank you, this receipe is SPOT ON!!!
Thank you for sharing!
It is a easy recipe. I am making since last year and i just love it.
It’s one of our favorites too!
Thank you thank you!! I love This recipe and my kids tdo to. The sauce ratio is spot on. They are Damn delicious. I really Like your site. All of the meal prep looks so good. I will Be coming back quite frequently.
Made a low carb version of this tonight and it was amazing!! I used coconut aminos instead of soy. Also added some sesame oil (instead of evoo) and left out the hot sauce and water chestnuts. I added 2 tbsp of all natural no-sugar-added peanut butter at the end and sprinkled it with fresh cilantro. Absolutely delicious!!!
Has anyone made this and stored it in the freezer? Wondering how this tastes after thawing and cooking?
Have made a million times and love!! I’d like to make and take to a friend. Can I freeze?
Freezing sounds like an amazing idea but unfortunately, I cannot answer this with certainty as I have never tried freezing this myself. Please use your best judgment for freezing and reheating.
I just made this a few minutes ago. And it is so so good! I followed the recipe exactly as it was and it turned out great. I am so glad to have found this site. I love Chinese food and this is about as close as you can get to any takeout I’ve ever had. I can’t wait to try the other recipes you have. Thank you so much!
Thanks, Kim!
These were SUPER easy, tasty and delicious! I made a few medications. I sautéed the onions, plus added red and yellow peppers, before I cooked the chicken. I subbed celery for water chestnuts because I couldn’t find them at the store I was at yesterday, and didn’t want to have to stop at another store. They were SOOOOO yummy! Thanks for the recipe! 🙂
Thank you, Deanna!