Yuzu Ponzu Chicken Lettuce Cups

Indulge in these savory and satisfying yuzu ponzu lettuce cups. They are quick, easy, and utterly irresistible! Ideal for a nutritious weeknight dinner, they're also perfect for entertaining or meal prepping.

Prep:
25
minutes
Cook:
30
minutes
TOtal:
55
minutes

Ingredients

For the Filling:

  • 1 pound ground chicken
  • 1/2 cup carrots, diced
  • 1/2 cup Diced water chestnuts
  • 1/2 cup diced shiitake or baby Bella mushrooms, chopped
  • 2 TBSP green onion
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1/4 cup yellow onion, minced
  • 1/2 TSP ginger, minced

For the Sauce: 

  • 1/3 cup hoisin sauce
  • 1 TBSP low sodium soy sauce
  • 1 TBSP rice vinegar
  • 1/4 TSP sesame oil
  • 3-4 TBSP yuzu ponzu sauce
  • 1/4 TSP red chili flakes

For Serving: 

  • Little gem romaine lettuce
  • Butter lettuce
  • Sesame seeds
  • Steamed white rice
  • Green onion
  • Sweet chili sauce or sriracha

Instructions

  1. Start by making the sauce. Combine all ingredients in a bowl and whisk well to combine. Set aside.
  2. OPTIONAL: if you are adding steamed white rice to your lettuce cups, make the white rice now according to it’s package. If not, skip to the next step.
  3. Heat a medium size pan over medium heat. Add ½ TBSP olive oil and swirl around your pan or wok to coat. Once the pan and oil are heated, add your ground chicken and cook until no longer pink for about 3-5 minutes. Break apart and sprinkle with some salt and pepper.
  4. When done, drain the fat, but keep the meat in the pan. In the same pan with the meat, add your garlic, yellow onion and ginger and cook for 1-2 minutes until fragrant and well combined.
  5. Add your carrots, water chestnuts, shiitake mushrooms and green onions. Cook over medium heat for 3-5 minutes. Mixing often and scraping up the bottom of the pan.
  6. Slowly pour over your sauce into the pan and stir to combine well. Once boiling, bring heat to low and simmer for 3-5 minutes until the sauce becomes thicker and the filling is fully coated in the sauce. When done, remove from heat.
  7. To assemble the platter: place the butter lettuce and romaine lettuce leaves on a platter layered and spread out evenly. Yea after your white rice from the rice cooker to a bowl and add to the platter. Place sesame seeds and green onion in two separate mini bowls and place the sweet chili sauce and chili garlic sauce in separate bowls. Add those bowls to the platter.
  8. To make a lettuce cup: pick your green cup of choice, add some white rice, top it with the ground Turkey mixture, garnish with sesame seeds and/or green onion and drizzle with your sauce of choice.
  9. ENJOY!