Anyone who thinks keto is all beef, bacon, and cheese needs to check out this recipe. Fresh, crisp, and full of flavor, these Thai Chicken Lettuce Wraps will show you keto living doesn’t mean sacrificing your palate!
Firstly, it is toughto eat Asian cuisine while on keto. So many of the dishes have hidden carbs and non-keto ingredients! MSG to enhance flavors. Sugar, honey, and thickeners in sauces. Meats lightly dusted with flour or cornstarch before stir-frying– not to mention the non-keto oils so many restaurants use for the frying itself- it’s a keto minefield! But don’t worry, I can’t live without Asian food which means you don’t have to! Read More
Lucky for us and our Thai food cravings, the ingredients of Asian dishes, like the ones in these Thai Chicken Lettuce Wraps, are easily found in your local grocery store and a breeze to prepare!
Restaurant Quality; DIY Budget
Looking to make these Thai Chicken Lettuce Wraps a little more budget-friendly? You can easily grind your own chicken. You don’t even need to own a meat grinder! It’s easy to do using a food chopper like this one. It doesn’t have to be this one but I like it because it rotates as it chops instead of just going up and down in the same place.
All you need to do is simply dice the raw chicken then, divide it into 4 small piles. Using a food chopper, mince the chicken. While mincing, occasionally lift the chopper and fold the chicken circle in half to ensure the chicken is getting cut all the way through.
I really hope this recipe fulfills all your Thai food cravings!
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Thai Chicken Lettuce Cups
Yield: 4 servings- 2 lettuce wraps per serving
All the flavors of Thai food. All the benefits of Keto! That's what I call a win-win!
Ingredients
2 Tbsp Sesame Oil
1 lb Chicken, ground
1 tsp Ground Ginger
2 tsp Granulated Garlic
1/4 tsp Crushed Red Pepper
3 Tbsp Gluten Free Soy Sauce
1/4 tsp Xantham Gum
1/2 C (2.5 oz) Water Chestnuts, chopped
1/2 C (1.5 oz) Green Onions, chopped
1/4 C (1.4 oz) Peanuts*
8 Lettuce Leaves, I used romaine
Lime Juice, fresh or bottled
Chili Garlic Paste (optional)
Instructions
Heat sesame oil in skillet over medium heat. Cook chicken, ginger, garlic, and red pepper until no pink is visible on chicken but not cooked though. Stir in soy sauce and xantham gum. Cook until chicken is cooked through and liquid is reduced. Add water chestnuts, green onion, and peanuts. Heat through. Serve in lettuce leaves topped with a spritz of lime juice and topped with chili garlic paste.
Notes
*Peanuts are a legume therefore not a clean keto ingredient. They don't bother me in moderation and should be fine for you, too. If you are susceptible to inflammation peanuts may not be advisable for you, feel free to omit them or swap for a keto friendly nut.
Nutritional information isn't always accurate due to variations in ingredients. Such as the cut of chicken used for the ground chicken in this recipe. I encourage you to calculate your own nutritional information to ensure accuracy for your macros.
