PF Chang’s Chicken Lettuce Wraps
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A copycat recipe that you can easily make right at home in just 20 minutes. And it tastes a million times better too!
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reasons to make pf chang’s chicken lettuce wraps
- Lightning fast recipe
- Budget-friendly
- Copycat favorite
- Healthy and low-carb yet so filling
- Can easily be doubled or tripled
- Freezes and reheats very well
Ingredients
Ground chicken
Ground chicken is a great economical, quick cooking option. Ground turkey, pork or beef (extra lean) can also be used.
Garlic
We love subbing in garlic puree, one of our favorite meal prep hacks to cut down on prep time even more.
Onion
Yellow, sweet or white onion will all work well here.
Hoisin
A key ingredient, the hoisin adds a complementary sweet, savory and tangy flavor to the filling.
Soy sauce
Tamari and coconut aminos can be used for gluten-free options.
Rice wine vinegar
Rice vinegar and rice wine vinegar are the same, and are used interchangeably.
Ginger
Similar to the garlic, we love subbing in ginger puree in a pinch.
Sriracha
For a little bit of heat! Chili garlic paste is also a great sub.
Water chestnuts
This helps bulk up the filling, and adds a nice little crunch.
Butter lettuce
Sturdy lettuce such as Bib or butter lettuce are both great options.
tips and tricks for success
- Use your favorite protein. This recipe will work well with quick-cooking ground chicken or ground turkey. Finely diced chicken breasts or chicken thighs can also be used.
- Use reduced sodium soy sauce. Reduced sodium has less sodium and less salt without compromising flavor.
- Make it mild. Need something a little more mild for the littles at home? Skip the Sriracha altogether.
- Sturdy leaves are best. Use Bibb or butter lettuce – both are ideal for wrapping as they have wide, pliable and sturdy leaves without falling apart when filled.
- Freeze leftovers. The filling is very freezer-friendly. Portion the leftover filling into plastic freezer bags in individual servings, squeezing out any excess air before sealing. Label, date and freeze up to 3 months.
what to serve with pf chang’s chicken lettuce wraps
Tools For This Recipe
Large cast iron skillet
PF Chang’s Chicken Lettuce Wraps: Frequently Asked Questions
Bib or butter lettuce are both great choices – strong and sturdy that can hold up filling without breaking apart. Romaine lettuce is also a great option for a crisper wrap.
The optional Sriracha adds a little bit of heat but can be skipped altogether without compromising flavor.
Use gluten-free hoisin sauce, and swap the soy sauce for tamari or coconut aminos. Rice wine vinegar is generally gluten-free such as Marukan Rice Vinegar.
Leftover filling can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-4 days, adding a splash of chicken broth when reheating (if needed). Store leftover lettuce separately in an airtight container or Ziploc bag to prevent sogginess and wilting.
Yes! Let the filling cool completely and portion into plastic freezer bags. To reheat, thaw overnight in the fridge, reheating over low heat, stirring occasionally, until heated through.
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 reduced sodium 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.
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I think that all of your copycat dinners look way better than the originals! They should be taking tips from you! 🙂
Loved the recipe! Made it tonight!
or is it tonite..
Thank you!
Where do I sign up to bash the nerds crying about London food, USA food and WWI?
Oh. My. Goodness! This was delicious! This tastes way better than PF Chang’s! Thanks for the recipe! I had to ground up the chicken in the food processor so I did the same to the onions and and water chesnuts. It made it so quick and easy! I will definitely be making this again!
This recipe is fabulously easy and fresh tasting. I followed your advice and added the onion & diced water chestnuts in with the chicken breast as I was grinding it in my food processor. i used romaine heart leaves instead of Bibb and it was fabulous. I can’t wait to share this recipe with my family.
Tips for Grinding Meat in the Food Processor
Cut all the meat into 1-inch cubes to make it easier to grind.
Freeze the meat in a single layer until stiff on the edges and corners, but still pliable in the middle (20 min or so)
Freeze the food processor blade.
Only fill your food processor half-full when grinding — work in batches if needed.
Do not over-process the meat — aim for finely chopped meat, not paste.
Clean (or at least rinse) your food processor right after using it before any leftover meat has time to dry.
Much less expensive than purchasing it at your local grocers ($1.99/lb VS $3.99/lb)
Thank you for this tip. I am going to try it today for lunch.
Don’t be fooled got food poisoned at PF Chang’s Pasadena Sunday afternoon eating chicken wraps ended up in emergency for 4 hours. Also chicken on other meals were over cooked
Food was salty also others in our family had other stomach issues eating the food.
Very disappointed in the food not to mention cost of emergency room?????????
not sure you understand – this isn’t a PF changs website – put your review on their site 🙂
This is awesome.
Lol!
My car got a flat tire
Haha
Dave…that was hilarious!
Squirrel!!
This is the recipe you make yourself. Sorry to hear about your food poisoning though
Sounds like an idiot you doesn’t get this is a recipe website!
Be nice, must be having a bad day
Clearly having a terrible day! Food poisoning is no joke. I’m sorry that happened to you, Donna. However, when you are feeling up to Chinese food again, you will LOVE these lettuce wraps!
There is no need to call anyone names.This is a recipe site not a rude comment site
ALOHA
Donna,
People often think that is was the last place they ate where they got food poisoning from. Do you realize it usually will take 8-14 hours after eating for you to get food poisoning? Most likely it was your home cooked meal you made your family and not the restaurant you ate at an hour before. Funny how people will always try and blame someone else for their own bad cooking.
Absolutely Glenn. There are times when a food establishment is to blame however it’s generally a mistake the family made at home. Cook temps, Reheating process, cool down methods and so much more factor into it. I’m not fond of the negative publicity restaurants face when false accusations are made.
Sorry, not entirely true. In the case of foods infected with preformed enterotoxins such as Staph Aureus the symptoms can be felt in as little as 30 min! Symptoms include nausea, vomiting, stomach cramps, and diarrhea and usually only last a day. Staph is usually found on human skin so don’t forget to wash your hands when handling food cooked or not.
Um….glad you googled Wikipedia but it’s not staph that’s causing your food poisoning unless you’re immunocompromised…when you think of toxins you’re probably trying to explain e. coli and salmonella….and staph is normal skin flora, so “washing” your hands isn’t going to stop you from “getting staph”.
Having said that, washing your hands IS important and ensuring you cook your food to an appropriate temp, cooling in fridge, etc. And all those bacteria can be on vegetables if not properly washed or watered with dirty water. And often it is humans who didn’t wash hands properly going to the bathroom, or their or own foods and salads that sat out forever that cause the food poisoning.
Hi, Glenn. If you could refrain from mansplaining to Donna about her own illness, that’d be cool. And on the note of you being sexist, why would you assume that Donna cooked her last meal? Maybe your assumption has something do with the fact that she is a woman? And furthermore, how do you know that she cooks for her family? Or that she even has a family? God forbid a woman do something with her life other than having a family and cooking for them! Your assumptions are disgusting.
Liza, did you assume Glenn’s gender because of his name? Interesting that you criticize someone for making assumptions…by making assumptions.
Wow. Assume much, Liza? Would you be saying the same thing if you thought Glenn was a woman? It’s your assumptions and agenda that are disgusting! You are the one that’s sexist.
SERIOUSLY??? Come on you both must own stock in that overrated, over expensive CHANGS. what are you a doctor too?? Give me a break.
SO TRUE GLENN… People are STUPID!!
What does this have to do with the recipe? Try it – it’s fabulous!
Donna…Please pay attention to the sites you look up. This is a RECIPE site…not P.f. Chang’s website.
Wow this is fantastic. “Don’t make this at home cause this one time I got food poisoning at the restaurant that inspired this recipe.” I have a feeling Donna is new to the internets.
lol this all started from an accidental post.
Here I was, just looking for a chicken lettuce wrap recipe, and this thread has made my whole damn day. Thank you!!! :)))))))
What does that have anything to do with this recipe?
Donna this was not the forum to revue PF Changs
Can have some of whatever you’re smoking please????
She seems to be more of a drinker.
Donna is NOT PF Changs!!! I hope you told them this?
This comment gave me food poisoning.
PS: I’m sure 3.75 hours spent in the emergency room was spent waiting behind people with actual emergencies. the other .25 hours was the ER tech telling you that you probably have food poisoning and just need to go home and barf it out like a grown human.
NOT DONNA (freaking awesome name choice),
You are hilarious and CORRECT and you just made my day, thanks! Oh, and trying this recipe tonight btw…hope we enjoy it as much as this commentary.
Cheers to all!
Yyyyyyeeeeeeeessssssssss!
Ate Burger King whopper, was pretty good!
It’s 2018 and this is still funny
And STILL causing giggles in 2019!
It’s 2020 and I can’t stop laughing at this thread!!! LMFAO
Oh, this recipe is the best!!!
Omg this is literally the funniest thing ever!!! All I was looking for was a simple recipe but I got so much more lmao
On the real though, this recipe is amazing!!
Had this for dinner and it tasted so good! My husband loved it
I’ve made these also but I ordered course ground chicken from my butcher. Using course ground chicken makes it more like PF Changs. Try it next time. You will see.
i pulse my own in the food processor. you can get the desired consistancy.
Me too, I find I get the best consistency when I use my own fresh chicken brest in the food processor.
How long do you process it for?
I made this last night, skipped the onion, it was the same if not better than PF Changs!!! I also made the shrimp and broccoli which was also great!
Made this tonight and it was great!!! I sprinkled shredded carrots and bean sprouts on top and delicious. Keep up the great work.
I put carrots as well, thought maybe next time doing that with daikon as well!
I have made this meal time and time again. Based upon what ingredients I have at home will determine if I alter the recipe. Sadly, my husband is allergic to onions therefore I never put that in my food…. love this recipe. AMAZING! Pairs well with jasmine rice…I have added different proteins as well when I didn’t feel up to going to the grocery store and it’s still a delicious meal.
Only eaten at pc’s once and had these. They we yummy. But living an hour from the city we have to cook at home 99% of the time. These were great…and easy with wholesome foods made from scratch.
Made this for the holiday get together and everyone raved about it!!
I use to buy PF Chang chicken wrap frozen faithfully 4-5 pls each week at walmart. Now no dam store in Topeka Ks sells it. I’m so disappointed I love it
I used Dark Soy sauce, which is a bit sweeter and much better tasting than regular soy sauce, and it took this dish from really good to AMAZING!
Loved this recipe.
Taste was I feel I’m in heaven
Yesterday I was craving at home and due to lockdown, I can’t go anywhere. So I decided to make this and I must say It is an easy and loveable recipe.
Topeka Ks sells it. I’m so disappointed I love it