Teriyaki Chicken Lettuce Wraps Recipe - The Kitchen Girl (2024)

by Traci · 07/12/2019

5 from 13 votes

Total 20 minutes minutes

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Teriyaki Chicken Lettuce Wraps are made with fresh veggies, rotisserie chicken, quinoa, and Teriyaki sauce. They're nutritious, festive, and meal-prep friendly. This chicken lettuce wrap recipe is a breeze to make and fun to eat!

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Teriyaki chicken lettuce wraps are a nutritious lunch or appetizer that everyone loves. These easy lettuce wraps will satisfy your appetite and wake up your palate with scrumptious, sweet and savory Asian flavors.

I like to think of this as a healthier lettuce wrap recipe because we've added a bunch of fresh vegetables to it, instead of just meat. Everyday ingredients makes them meal-prep and budget friendly.

Make chicken lettuce wraps for summer picnics, weekday lunches, road trip grub, or party appetizers…you name it!

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1) Key ingredients

2) How to make chicken lettuce wraps

3) What is the best lettuce for wraps?

4) How to cut lettuce for lettuce wraps

5) What's the best Teriyaki sauce?

6) How to serve lettuce wraps

7) Teriyaki chicken lettuce wrap tips

8) More Asian-inspired recipes

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10) Teriyaki Chicken Lettuce Wraps

Key ingredients

Ingredient amounts are listed in the recipe card below.

avocado oil - or olive oil
carrots
snap peas
green onions
teriyaki sauce - available in reduced-sodium version aso
rotisserie chicken - use store bought or leftovers from air fryer whole chicken, baked chicken thighs, or air fryer chicken breast.
cooked quinoa or rice - we love our super fluffy Instant Pot quinoa or tender Instant Pot brown rice for this recipe.
lettuce - romaine hearts, Boston bibb, or butter lettuce
unsalted peanuts - optional garnish
fresh cilantro

How to make chicken lettuce wraps

chop and saute produce
add teriyaki sauce
fold in rotisserie chicken and quinoa
allow to cool and scoop into lettuce

What is the best lettuce for wraps?

baby romaine
mature romaine
Boston / bibb / butterhead lettuce

These are the best lettuce varieties for a smaller, Asian lettuce wrap because they have rigid leaves that can hold the weight of the filling when you lift it with your hand.

If you're looking for the best lettuce to make sandwich wraps, as in a lettuce wrapped sandwich, you want a larger red or green leaf lettuce. It will be larger in size and more pliable, so it won't snap when you fold it.

How to cut lettuce for lettuce wraps

Cut off the core of a lettuce head (can be 1-3" from the end, depending on the type of lettuce).
Separate the leaves, rinse, and allow to dry.
Store the lettuce leaves loosely in a sealed container and refrigerate until ready to use.

What's the best Teriyaki sauce?

I prefer a reduced-sodium sauce (nothing new there) but am mostfamiliar with theSoy Vaybrand as well as Trader Joe's Soyaki Sauce. These are great if you're in a hurry and don't want to make your own.

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How to serve lettuce wraps

You can enjoy chicken lettuce wraps as...

lunch or brunch
a party appetizer
picnic or camping food

Teriyaki chicken lettuce wrap tips

Keep the prepared filling separate from the lettuce pieces until you're ready to serve. Scoop the filling into the lettuce wrap as you go.

When entertaining, assemble the wraps, plate them, cover, and refrigerate a few hours before serving.

You can also do a self-serve lettuce wrap "bar" during casual events. People will love helping themselves to these!

More Asian-inspired recipes

Quick Pickled Carrots and Daikon
Easy Chicken Fried Rice
Teriyaki Chicken Fried Rice
Chinese Stir Fry Vegetables
Cucumber Asian Salad
Thai Peanut Zucchini Noodles [Zoodles Recipe]
Kale Sesame Noodles

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