Chicken Lettuce Wraps

I was craving something with tons of flavor but easy and quick.  I hoovered this food.  It had a spicy kick.  If you do not like spice then just omit the Sriracha and it will still be AMAZING!  We served these up with some potstickers from CostCo. This will become a staple in our house.  It was fresh, zesty, didn't leave you feeling overly full or bloated.  

If you were looking to have something more substantial you could serve this over rice but it would be lacking a sauce. 

You know its a good one when I forget to take a picture.

Chicken Lettuce Wraps

Adapted from The Cozy Cook

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 pound ground chicken or turkey

3 cloves garlic minced

1 white onion finely diced

1/4 cup hoisin sauce

2 tablespoons soy sauce

1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar

1 1/2 tablespoon freshly grated ginger

½ teaspoon sesame oil

1 teaspoon sugar or honey

1 teaspoon Sriracha

8 oz. whole water chestnuts drained and diced

2 green onions thinly sliced

Salt and pepper to taste

1 head butter lettuce

Instructions

Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and cook until browned and cooked through, crumbling as you do so. (About 5 minutes.)

Add onions and cook until translucent.  Add remaining ingredients up to the water chestnuts and cook until combined.

Stir in the chestnuts and onions, salt and pepper and heat for an additional minute. Take off heat or if its a bit liquidy cook on medium heat until the sauce cooks down/evaporates.  This will concentrate the flavor and will make a less messy lettuce cup.

Separate the lettuce leaves and rinse. Pat dry.

Spoon 3-4 Tablespoons into the center of each lettuce leaf and enjoy!