Kung Pao Chicken Lettuce Wraps

• Ready in 20m

• Serves 4

• 349 calories

• 21.51g carbs

Kung Pao Chicken Lettuce Wraps is a gluten free and dairy free recipe with 4 servings. For $2.27 per serving, this recipe covers 22% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 350 calories, 25g of protein, and 19g of fat. 5272 people found this recipe to be scrumptious and satisfying. This recipe from Damn Delicious requires zucchini, ground chicken, kosher salt and pepper, and cornstarch. Many people really liked this Chinese dish. It works best as a hor d'oeuvre, and is done in approximately 20 minutes.

16 ingredients

1. 1 tbsp brown sugar
2. 1 head butter lettuce
3. 1 tbsp chili garlic sauce
4. 2 tsps cornstarch
5. 2 tbsps sherry
6. 2 cloves garlic
7. 2 green onions
8. 1 lb ground chicken
9. 4 servings kosher salt and pepper
10. 1 tbsp olive oil
11. 1/4 cups peanuts
12. 3 tbsps reduced sodium soy sauce
13. 2 tsps rice vinegar
14. 1 tsp sesame oil
15. 8 oz water chestnuts
16. 1 zucchini

Instructions

1. In a small bowl, whisk together soy sauce, dry sherry, chili garlic sauce, brown sugar, rice vinegar, cornstarch, sesame oil and 1/4 cup water; set aside.
2. Heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium high heat.
3. 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 and zucchini until softened, about 1-2 minutes. Stir in the soy sauce mixture until slightly thickened, about 1 minute. 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, garnished with peanuts, if desired.