Copycat PF Chang’s lettuce wraps taste like the restaurant version but made at home in 20 minutes. These chicken lettuce wraps are an easy weeknight meal that taste so good!
Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Instead of ordering Chinese food out when I get a craving, I’ve learned to make a few favorites at home. These PF Chang’s lettuce wraps were an instant winner, as well as my General Tso’s chicken, sweet and sour chicken and honey sesame chicken.
Whenever we go to PF Chang’s, I always order the chicken lettuce wraps and edamame for an appetizer. This is an easy take out copycat recipe you can make at home in less than 20 minutes. It comes together super quick in just one pan!
PF Chang’s Chicken Lettuce Wraps Ingredients
With a few simple ingredients, it’s easy to make these at home, plus since you control the ingredients they are a bit healthier as well!
- Oil: You will need both olive oil (or canola oil) and sesame oil for sauteing and flavor.
- Onion and garlic: Adds savory taste.
- Ground chicken: I prefer lean ground chicken but diced cooked chicken would work well, too.
- Hoisin sauce: Adds distinct flavor and taste, don’t skimp on this! It can easily be found in the Asian section of grocery stores.
- Soy sauce: I like to use low-sodium soy sauce to control the sodium amount.
- Rice vinegar and ginger: Fresh ginger adds incredible taste and rice vinegar a small tangy flavor.
- Lettuce leaves: I love to use butter lettuce to wrap these PF Chang’s ground chicken lettuce wraps but you can also use bib lettuce, romaine or iceberg lettuce as well.
Substitutions and Variations
- Protein: You could use ground turkey, ground pork or ground beef if preferred. For strips of beef I prefer to make my beef bulgogi recipe.
- Water chestnuts: Chopped water chestnuts or carrots can be added for a crunch.
- Mushrooms: Although not authentic to the dish, shiitake mushrooms are a wonderful addition to the meat mixture.
- Fried rice noodles: These would add a crunchy texture to the copycat PF Chang’s chicken lettuce wraps!
- Heat: You can add a dash of sriracha or chili garlic sauce if you like heat.
How to Make Copycat PF Chang’s Lettuce Wraps
- Cook onions and chicken. Add oil to a large skillet and heat over medium high heat. Cook onions for 2 to 3 minutes, add ground chicken then cook and crumble until lightly brown.
- Add sauce ingredients. Mix in the garlic, hoisin sauce, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, sesame oil and ginger and cook for 2 minutes. Then add salt and pepper to taste.
- Serve. Spoon the chicken mixture into lettuce cups.
- Garnish. Add sliced green onions on top of the copycat PF Chang’s lettuce wraps then enjoy!
What to Serve with Lettuce Wraps
I love these Asian lettuce wraps as an appetizer before serving PF Chang’s orange chicken or PF Chang’s Mongolian beef or as a meal with these favorite sides:
I also like make a little extra sauce and serve it in a small bowl on the side for dipping the chicken lettuce wraps.
Storage
- Make ahead: The filling for these wraps can be made ahead up to 2-3 days and assembled right before serving. I recommended to store the filling the lettuce separately for storage.
- Store: Stored in the refrigerator the filling will stay good for up to 5 days.
- Freeze: Leftover filling can also be frozen for up to 3 months.
More quick and easy dinner recipes we love include this Thai lettuce wraps recipe, chicken caesar wrap or Asian chicken salad!
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Pf Chang’s Lettuce Wraps Recipe
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Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- ½ cup chopped onion
- 1 pound ground chicken
- 1 Tablespoon minced garlic
- ¼ cup hoisin sauce
- 2-3 Tablespoons low sodium soy sauce , to taste
- 1-2 Tablespoons rice wine vinegar , to taste
- 1-2 teaspoons sesame oil , to taste
- 1-2 teaspoons freshly grated ginger , to taste
- S & P , to taste
For serving: Butter or Bib Lettuce, sliced green onions
Instructions
- Cook ground chicken. Heat 2 teaspoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add 1/2 cup onions and cook for 2-3 minutes. Then add in 1 pound ground chicken and cook until lightly brown. Drain excess fat.
- Make sauce. Add in 1 Tablespoon minced garlic, 1/4 cup hoisin sauce, 2-3 Tablespoons soy sauce, 1-2 Tablespoons rice wine vinegar, 1-2 teaspoons sesame oil and 1-2 teaspoons grated ginger. Stir and heat for 2 minutes. Salt and pepper to taste.
- Serve in lettuce cups. Add green onions on top if desired.
Nutrition
Nutrition provided is an estimate. It will vary based on specific ingredients used.
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Categorized as: 30 Minute Meals, 30 Minute Meals, Asian, Chicken, Dinner, Low Carb, One Pot, One Pot, Stovetop
Jamielyn Nye is the founder and recipe creator at I Heart Naptime. She is the author of the I Heart Naptime Cookbook and shares easy family-friendly recipes and desserts for every occasion.
Excellent, and very similar to one of my favs…PF Changs lettuce wraps. I made my own hoisen sauce for the first time, and interestingly enough, the recipe calls for 1/4,cups hoisin, and most of the same ingredients already contained in the hoisin. So just adjust to your liking. I added a tablespoon or so of Korean BBQ sauce. It’s delicious!
Yum! So glad you enjoyed the lettuce wraps!
I love this recipe. It’s delish. Sometimes I serve the meat over lettuce like a salad too.
Great idea! So glad you enjoyed the PF Chang’s lettuce wraps!
Really fast and easy after you’ve prepped ingredients! Absolutely delicious! Made a dipping sauce with a bit of garlic, same amounts of rice vinegar, grated ginger, soy sauce, sesame oil, and hoisin sauce, S and P. Added shredded carrots and chopped water chestnuts because I had them. And of course stirred in green onions before serving. Yum! Even without any sauce!!
Sounds delicious Suzanne! So glad you love the PF Chang’s lettuce wraps!
So easy and delicious!
Awesome, quick, and easy!
Thanks for the review!
My Hubz loves this & requests it often!
Fantastic, definitely no leftovers!
Thanks for the review, happy to hear it was a win!
Tonight’s dinner!!! My hubby and daughter loved it!!! Added water chestnuts and shredded carrots… sooo good!!
So glad the whole family loved it!
I also added some shredded carrots and sliced water chestnuts into the finished meat mixture just before serving. My husband enjoyed it with “chips” made from fried wonton wrappers
This was absolutely delicious and so easy. I used coconut aminos instead of low sodium soy sauce and added diced water chestnuts. This recipe was amazing.
Thank you for posting this!
I’m so happy to hear that you loved the lettuce wraps Doris!