Chicken Lettuce Wraps

I went to P.F. Changs recently, and I always order the lettuce wraps for an appetizer. These lettuce wraps are amazing and extremely delicous! So I decided to look up the recipe and make them myself! :)


Ingredients:

• 3 tbsp. oil
• 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 1 cup water chestnuts
• 2/3 cup of mushrooms
• 3 tbsp. chopped onions
• 1 tsp. minced garlic
• 4-5 leaves iceberg lettuce

Special Sauce Ingredients(optional): 
(I didn't end up making this sauce, so I can't tell you how it taste.)

• 1/4 cup of sugar
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 tbs. soy sauce
• 2 tbs. rice wine vinegar
• 2 tbs. ketchup
• 1 tbs. lemon juice
• 1 tbs mustard
• 2 tbs. water
• 1-2tbs garlic and red chile paste

Stir Fry Sauce Ingredients:

• 2 tbs. soy sauce
• 2tbs. brown sugar
• 1/2 tsp. rice wine vinegar

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Preparation:

1. Special Sauce- Dissolve the sugar in water in a small bowl. Add soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, ketchup, and lemon juice. 
2. Mix well and refrigerate until ready to serve.
3. Combine the hot water with the mustard and set aside.
4. Stir Fry Sauce- Combine soy sauce, brown sugar, and rice vinegar together in a small bowl.
5. Chicken Mixture- Chop onions. Mince garlic. Chop water chestnuts and mushrooms to the size of your pinky nail.

Instructions:

1. Chicken Mixture- On medium-high heat, pour oil into a skillet. Saute chicken breasts for 4-5 minutes per side or when fully cooked. Remove chicken and lay on paper towels on a plate to cool.
2. Keep oil in pan, hot. 
3. When chicken is cool cut it into the same size pieces as the water chestnuts/mushrooms.
4. Lower temperature to medium. Add another tbs. of oil to the pan.
5. Add chicken, garlic, onions, water chestnuts, and mushrooms to the pan. Add the prepared stir fry sauce to the pan and saute the mixture for a few minutes.
6. Top with the prepared special sauce.

Costs of ingredients:

• 3 tbs. oil
• 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts- $3-4
• 1 cup water chestnuts- $0.50
• 2/3 cup of mushrooms, 4-5 medium mushrooms - $0.70 ($1.87 for 8 oz)
• 3 tbs. chopped onions-$0.08 ($0.47 for an onion)
• 1 tsp. minced garlic(1 clove)-$0.12 ($0.50 for 1 bulk)
• 5-6 leaves iceberg lettuce- $0.99 for a head of lettuce

• 2 tbs. soy sauce
• 2tbs. brown sugar
• 1/2 tsp. rice wine vinegar

Approximate Cost: $6-7 for a serving for 2-3

xoxo,

Amy