No more missing P.F. Chang's lettuce wraps! These low-carb and keto chicken lettuce wraps are just as delicious (if not better) and so quick and easy to make!
It's not surprising that one of the most popular dishes at P.F. Chang's is the lettuce wraps. They're so dang yummy! Unfortunately, their wraps are loaded with carbs and sugar — in fact, most of the calories come from carbohydrates (45%). One order of lettuce wraps at P.F Chang's is a whopping 73 grams of net carbs.
Much of the carbs come from hoisin sauce, which includes A LOT of sugar and is a key ingredient in flavoring the wraps. Fortunately, it's easy to make a simple low-carb hoisin sauce at home, which is included in this recipe.
Our keto lettuce wraps are made with ground chicken, homemade hoisin sauce, soy sauce, rice vinegar, onion, and bell pepper. They're an easy and healthy weeknight dinner and take less than 30 minutes to make.
Each serving is only 4.5 grams of net carbs. Enjoy!
Key Ingredients
A few notes on key ingredients:
- Hoisin: This ingredient is key to flavor! Store-bought hoisin sauce is high in carbs and sugar. But, you can make this easy, low-carb hoisin sauce at home that takes just 5 minutes.
- Soy Sauce: Soy sauce is used for the sauce. We use tamari, which is gluten-free, but you could also use coconut aminos.
- Rice vinegar: Rice vinegar is used to balance the sauce. It's a zero-carb ingredient.
- Onions: Chopped onions add to the flavor and texture.
- Red bell pepper: Lettuce wraps typically include water chestnuts for crunch, but we replace with lower-in-carb, chopped bell pepper.
- Butter or iceberg lettuce: You can use either butter or iceberg lettuce for the wraps. Both are low in carbs; however, iceberg tends to hold together better than butter lettuce, which can easily tear.
- Scallions: Scallions are commonly used in lettuce wraps and add to the flavor. That said, you can skip if you like (optional).
- Crushed peanuts: We loved adding crushed peanuts to the top for added crunch and flavor. It's optional, but definitely worth it!
How to Make
STEP 1: Make the homemade low-carb hoisin sauce according to recipe instructions. The sauce takes roughly 5 minutes to make. Rinse and tear off lettuce leaves. Pat dry with paper towels and place on a serving dish.
STEP 2: In large a large skillet over medium-high heat, add a tablespoon of oil and cook chicken while breaking into crumbles, until no longer pink, roughly 5 or 6 minutes. With a slotted spoon, transfer chicken to a plate.
STEP 3: In the same pan, heat a tablespoon of oil over medium-high heat. Add chopped onion and bell pepper and sauté over medium-high heat until just tender, about 4 minutes.
STEP 4: Return chicken to pan and add hoisin sauce, soy sauce and rice vinegar. Reduce heat to medium-low and occasionally stir until mixture is thoroughly warmed and heated through. Top with the scallions (optional). You may serve chicken filling directly from pan or via a serving bowl.
STEP 5: Fill each lettuce wrap with the chicken mixture and top with crushed peanuts (optional).
How to Store
The chicken mixture can be stored in the refrigerator in a covered container for up to 3 or 4 days.
Recipe FAQ
Most people typically use iceberg or butter lettuce leaves for wraps. Another option is romaine lettuce leaves, although they're not as common. Iceberg tends to hold together better than the butter leaves, which can easily tear. All are low in carbs, too. Butter lettuce contains 1 gram of net carbs per two cups; iceberg lettuce has 2 grams of net carbs for two cups; and romaine lettuce has 1 gram of net carbs per two cups.
The key ingredient, hoisin sauce, which is used to flavor the chicken mixture, is high in sugar and carbs.
Unfortunately, Pei Wei's lettuce cups are also high in carbs at rough 59 grams of net carbs per order.
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Keto Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons avocado or olive oil
- 1 pound ground chicken
- ½ small red bell pepper, chopped
- ¼ cup yellow onion, chopped
- ¼ cup homemade low-carb hoisin sauce
- 2 tablespoon soy sauce, Tamari or coconut aminos
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 6 to 8 leaves of iceberg or butter lettuce
- ⅓ cup chopped scallions (optional)
- ¼ cup salted peanuts, crushed (optional)
Instructions
- Make hoisin sauce: Make the homemade low-carb hoisin sauce according to recipe instructions. The sauce takes roughly 5 minutes to make. Rinse and tear off lettuce leaves. Pat dry with paper towels and place on a serving dish.
- Cook chicken: In large a large skillet over medium-high heat, add a tablespoon of oil and cook chicken while breaking into crumbles, until no longer pink, roughly 5 or 6 minutes. With a slotted spoon, transfer chicken to a plate.
- Cook veggies: In the same pan, heat a tablespoon of oil over medium-high heat. Add chopped onion and bell pepper and sauté over medium-high heat until just tender, about 4 minutes.
- Finish: Return chicken to pan and add hoisin sauce, soy sauce and rice vinegar. Reduce heat to medium-low and occasionally stir until mixture is thoroughly warmed and heated through. Top with the scallions (optional). Serve chicken filling directly from pan or via a serving bowl. Fill each lettuce wrap with the chicken mixture and top with crushed peanuts (optional).
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