Slow cooker chicken lettuce wraps are a copycat version of P.F. Chang's recipe, and it's all done in the crockpot! Juicy ground chicken cooked in a sweet, salty, and spicy sauce is served in lettuce wraps for a fun lunch or dinner idea from the comfort of home!
In a large saucepan over medium high heat, brown the chicken, breaking it apart into crumbles as it cooks.
2 pounds ground chicken
Pour the cooked chicken, hoisin sauce, soy sauce, vinegar, sesame oil, diced onion, minced garlic, ground ginger, red pepper flakes, and brown sugar to the basin of a 6 quart slow cooker. Stir everything together.
3 Tablespoons hoisin sauce, 2 Tablespoons low sodium soy sauce, 2 Tablespoons rice wine vinegar, 1 teaspoon sesame oil, 1 small white onion, 3 cloves garlic, ½ teaspoon ground ginger, ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes, 1 Tablespoon brown sugar
Cover and cook on LOW for 4 hours, stirring at the 2 hour mark, if possible.
When ready to serve, wash and pat dry the lettuce leaves, spoon some mixture into the center of each and garnish with sesame seeds and chopped scallions
10 large green leaf lettuce leaves, chopped scallions & sesame seeds
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Notes
If you like water chestnuts, add an 8 ounce can of sliced, drained, and chopped water chestnuts to step 2.
If you like water chestnuts but prefer them crunchy, add them in at the very end of the cook time.
For more heat, add more red pepper flakes.
The mixture is also very good served over a bed of white rice.
Store leftovers covered in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Every slow cooker runs differently. Times given are a general recommendation and should be tested in your own slow cooker and adjusted as needed.