Published February 4, 2015. Updated March 6, 2020
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These Slow Cooker Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps are so simple to put together and make such a delicious and healthy weeknight dinner. These wraps are so easy to adapt and can be topped with your favoritesauces, dips and veggies.
Slow Cooker Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps
I don’t know how many years it’s been that I’ve said I’m going to try making Asian lettuce wraps at home and I’ve finally done it! I went the simplified route with a slow cooker version that couldn’t be any easier.
I always order them at Pei Wei’s and P.F. Chang’s, they’re just one of those things that you have to get. Even my kids like them. I wanted a recipe I could make at home that tasted similarbutdidn’t require 101 ingredients.
Ingredients – Here’s What You Need
- Ground Chicken
- Bell Pepper
- Garlic & Onion
- Hoisin Sauce
- Soy Sauce
- Water Chestnuts
- White or Brown Rice
- Green Onions
- Rice Vinegar & Sesame Oil (Optional)
- Iceberg Lettuce
I just love a good slow cooker recipe and this one is a keeper! Once everything is in the slow cooker you can leave it to get on with its thing for 2-3 hours whilst you get on with more important things like putting your feet up!
Make It Even Healthier!
These are a breeze to throw together and it makes a large batch so you might be lucky enough to have some left for lunch the next day. I also want to try and make these even healthier with quinoa in place of the rice sometime soon. If you beat me to it let me know how you like it.
In the recipe belowI listed the vinegar and sesame oil as optional because that’s not found in the recipe I adapted from Cook’s Illustrated, I just wanted a little more flavor so I added it to mine but depending on the hoisin sauce you use you may not need it.
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Slow Cooker Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps
These Slow Cooker Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps are so simple to put together and make such a delicious and healthy weeknight dinner.
Servings: 6 servings (12 wraps)
Prep15 minutes minutes
Cook3 hours hours
Ready in: 3 hours hours 15 minutes minutes
Ingredients
- 2 lbs ground chicken (not ground chicken breast)
- 3 cloves garlic , minced
- 1 red bell pepper , cored and finely chopped
- 1/2 cup finely chopped yellow onion
- 1/2 cup hoisin sauce
- 2 Tbsp soy sauce
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 (8 oz) can sliced water chestnuts, drained and rinsed
- 1 1/2 cups cooked white or brown rice
- 3 green onions , sliced
- 1 Tbsp rice vinegar and 1 1/2 tsp sesame oil (optional)
- 2 heads iceberg lettuce
Instructions
Place ground chicken and garlic in a large microwave safe bowl. Microwave mixture, stirring occasionally, until chicken is no longer pink, about 5 - 6 minutes. Drain off liquid and pour mixture into a 5 - 7 quart slow cooker.
Add bell pepper, onion, hoisin sauce, soy sauce, 1/2 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp pepper and toss mixture. Cover and cook on low heat 2 - 3 hours until chicken is tender.
Stir in water chestnuts, cooked rice, green onions, rice vinegar, and sesame oil, cook until heated through 3 - 5 minutes. Season with additional salt as desired. Separate iceberg lettuce leaves and serve with chicken filling.
Recipe source: adapted from America's Test Kitchen Slow Cooker Revolution Vol. 2. Pg 115.
Nutrition Facts
Slow Cooker Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Amount Per Serving
Calories 502Calories from Fat 126
% Daily Value*
Fat 14g22%
Saturated Fat 3g19%
Cholesterol 130mg43%
Sodium 821mg36%
Potassium 1338mg38%
Carbohydrates 60g20%
Fiber 6g25%
Sugar 12g13%
Protein 33g66%
Vitamin A 1585IU32%
Vitamin C 33.4mg40%
Calcium 75mg8%
Iron 3.7mg21%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Nutrition values are estimates only. See full disclaimer here.
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Asian
Keyword: Asian Lettuce Wraps, Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Author: Jaclyn
Categorized:
- Asian
- Healthy
- Main Dish
- Poultry
Tagged:
- bell pepper
- chicken
- green onions
- hoisin sauce
- lettuce
- onions
- rice
- rice vinegar
- sesame oil
- soy sauce
- water chestnuts
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119 Comments
Djuna
if you cook the ground chicken on a skillet. What’s the main purpose of cooking it in a crockpot?
Jaclyn
It is so it doesn’t end up with a bad texture in the end.
Amanda
Super tasty and easy
Agitated
Not sure why this came up under slow cooker recipes. Kind of frustrating after you get all the stuff and think that’s what it is. Pretty annoyed 🙄
Beth
Not really a “slow cooker” recipe of you have to cook everything first.
Allison
This was so delicious and will definitely be added to our dinner recipe rotation! I adjusted it to be made stovetop and used quinoa (1:1 in place of rice) per your suggestion. Awesome!
Viki
Can I brown the chicken in a skillet instead? The idea of microwaving raw meat doesn’t sit well with me.
Jaclyn
That should be fine.
Hayley
Awesome recipe! I cut it in half and only added 2 Tbsp of General Tso sauce. My partner and I destroyed the whole dish in about 15 minutes. Thanks so much!
Carli
If I throw the chicken in raw, how long should I cook for? Still 2-3 hours?
Jaclyn
I’m guessing so, just check the temp to be safe.
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