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15-Minute Chicken Lettuce Wraps – Light Meal served on a white plate with crisp lettuce leaves filled with shredded chicken, colorful bell peppers, and onions, photographed in a bright modern kitchen with natural daylight and food blog style typography.

Chicken Lettuce Wraps – Light Quick Meal

Chicken lettuce wraps are a fresh and flavorful light meal made with juicy chicken, crisp lettuce, and simple seasonings, ready quickly and perfect for healthy eating.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Asian
Calories: 220
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups cooked chicken breast shredded
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 1 teaspoon ginger minced
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 small onion finely chopped
  • 1 cup chopped bell peppers
  • 1 head lettuce leaves separated
  • Salt to taste
  • Black pepper to taste

Method
 

  1. Finely chop the onion and bell peppers. Mince the garlic and ginger if not already prepared. Separate and wash the lettuce leaves, then set them aside.
    Fresh ingredients prepared for chicken lettuce wraps including shredded chicken, chopped red and yellow bell peppers, diced onion, minced garlic, grated ginger, and crisp lettuce leaves on a wooden cutting board.
  2. Place a large skillet or frying pan over medium heat. Add 1 tablespoon olive oil and let it warm for about 30 seconds.
    Olive oil being poured into a large black nonstick frying pan on a gas stove in a bright modern kitchen.
  3. Add the finely chopped onion, minced garlic, and minced ginger to the pan. Cook for 2–3 minutes, stirring frequently, until the onion becomes soft and fragrant.
    Diced onion, minced garlic, and grated ginger sautéing in a black nonstick skillet until soft and fragrant.
  4. Stir in the chopped bell peppers and cook for another 2–3 minutes until slightly tender.
    Colorful chopped bell peppers cooking with sautéed onions, garlic, and ginger in a frying pan.
  5. Add the 2 cups shredded cooked chicken breast to the pan. Stir well to combine with the vegetables.
    Shredded cooked chicken breast added to a skillet with bell peppers and onions and mixed together.
  6. Add the soy sauce, sesame oil, and honey. Mix everything together until the chicken is evenly coated with the sauce.
    Soy sauce, sesame oil, and honey being added to shredded chicken and vegetables in a skillet to create a flavorful sauce.
  7. Add salt and black pepper to taste. Stir well and cook for 2–3 minutes until the mixture is heated through.
    Chicken and vegetable filling seasoned with salt and black pepper while cooking in a skillet until heated through.
  8. Remove the pan from the heat. Spoon the warm chicken mixture into the center of each lettuce leaf.
    Warm chicken filling being spooned into fresh lettuce leaves to prepare healthy lettuce wraps.
  9. Fold or roll the lettuce leaves around the filling and serve immediately while warm.
    Finished chicken lettuce wraps folded and ready to serve on a white plate with colorful vegetables and shredded chicken.