Peanut Sauce Chicken Lettuce Wraps

I’ve eaten and made a lot of peanut sauces over the years, but I’ve decided this sauce recipe our friends Mel and Ryan gave us is hands down the best I’ve ever had. I have big plans to make this again doubling or tripling the recipe, so I can stick portions in the freezer. Then I can pull it out, mix it up with chicken or shrimp and Ta-Da! Easy weeknight dinner done!  

Last night we used it for chicken lettuce wraps. So easy and so so so delicious! We used butter lettuce which is pretty, but romaine might be easier to pick up. The strawberry jalapeno margaritas Curtis whipped up weren’t bad either!

Peanut Sauce Chicken Lettuce Wraps

1 recipe peanut sauce (below)

3 chicken breasts

Butter or romaine lettuce, washed and dried

Toppings:

Carrot, sliced thin

Red bell pepper, sliced thin

Cilantro

Purple cabbage, sliced thin

Green onions, sliced

Peanuts

Sesame seeds

Cook and shred chicken (I boiled it for about 10 min and then shredded it with two forks). Add the peanut sauce and ½ cup cilantro and warm it all up together.

Put the peanut sauce chicken in the lettuce and top with shredded carrots, cabbage, red bell pepper, green onions, peanuts, sesame seeds. 

Peanut Sauce Recipe 

½ cup peanut butter

4 TBSP rice vinegar

4 TBSP lime juice

6 TBSP olive oil

2 TBSP soy sauce

2 tsp salt

½ tsp red pepper flakes

2” fresh ginger

2 TBSP garlic (about 5-6 cloves)

2 TBSP sugar (I used maple syrup)

2 TBSP honey

½ cup cilantro – mix in later

Add all the ingredients, except the cilantro, to the blender or food processor and blend until smooth and creamy

Make chicken lettuce wraps, add as a dressing to your favorite salad, or serve with seafood, beef,  vegetables, etc.