Teriyaki Chicken Lettuce Wraps

  I told my friend, Kim from The Sunflower Supper Club, that we just might be Foodie Sisters separated at birth, or maybe just the lunch line.  All I know, is that what she posts, I print, make and LOVE…every single time!

These Teriyaki Chicken Lettuce Wraps are amazing. The homemade Teriyaki sauce is GORGEOUS!  And makes the dish in my opinion!

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adapted from Sunflower Supper Club

Ingredients

FOR THE GLAZE:

• ½ cups Soy Sauce
• ¼ cups Brown Sugar
• ¼ cups Honey
• ½ cups Red Wine Vinegar
• ½ teaspoons Garlic Powder
• ¼ teaspoons Onion Powder
• ¼ teaspoons Ginger
• 2-½ Tablespoons Cornstarch

FOR THE FILLING:

• 1 pound Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts, Diced Into Bite Size Pieces
• ½ teaspoons Pepper
• 2 Tablespoons Sesame Oil
• ½ cups Onion, Diced
• 1 Tablespoon Garlic, Minced
• ½ teaspoons Dried Crushed Red Pepper Flakes
• ½ whole Lime Juiced, (about 1 1 /2 Tablespoons)
• 1 whole Red Bell Pepper, Diced
• 4 sprigs Green Onions, Sliced
• 2 whole carrots, peeled and thinly sliced
• ½ cups Dry Roasted Peanuts Or Cashews
• 12 whole Lettuce Leaves, Boston or Romaine Hearts work best because they are a stiffer leaf {not pictured}
• 1 box Fried Rice, made according to package directions

FOR GARNISH:

• Cilantro
  
• Soy Sauce

In a medium saucepan, mix all the glaze ingredients together, except the cornstarch, and bring to a slow boil. Take 1/3 cup of sauce and put in a small bowl. Mix with the cornstarch and whisk together. Add back into the sauce and simmer until it thickens to desired consistency, about 5 minutes. If it gets too thick, you can thin with a little water. Set aside.

Season the diced chicken with pepper. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium high heat and add the sesame oil. Sautee the onion and garlic for a few minutes until beginning to soften. Add the chicken and continue cooking until chicken is cooked through, about 5-7 minutes. Stir in the red pepper flakes, if using; cook another minute. Pour the glaze into the skillet with the chicken. Add the lime juice, red bell pepper, carrots green onions, peanuts or cashews and sautee a few more minutes. Remove from heat for a few minutes before serving so you don’t wilt your lettuce “shell”.

Spoon a few Tablespoons of fried rice, followed by  1/4 cup of the mixture into a lettuce leaf and garnish with fresh cilantro.

Enjoy!

~T