PF Chang’s Chicken Lettuce Wraps (Copycat Recipe)

P.F. Chang’s chicken lettuce wraps are probably one of the most popular dishes there and for good reason! They have a delicious Asian-flavored chicken filling served alongside lettuce leaves and crispy rice noodles to fill to your desire. They’re slightly sweet, filled with great texture from the crunchy water chestnuts, and full of protein and veggies. When my family goes, we order them as an appetizer to share with the whole group, or sometimes I order it as a low-carb main entrée for myself.

Like many of my copycat recipes, they’re inspired from my early years of marriage when Tim and I would go out to eat A LOT. Over time, I’ve made a decent amount of copycat recipes from our favorite restaurants, and I’ll be honest — I think my homemade versions taste just as good (if not better!), plus they’re the fraction of the cost! Don’t believe me? Come taste and see! With the boys now teenagers, high protein, veggie-filled meals are a must, and these wraps certainly deliver. We all love the flavor (and the slight sweetness) of the wraps and how they make us feel full, yet not overloaded.

How to Make PF Chang’s Chicken Lettuce Wraps

Takeout takes on average 25-60 minutes to arrive at your house — but these lettuce wraps take only 25 minutes to make at home! Your wallet will thank you once you taste and see how much more delicious this copycat PF Chang’s lettuce wraps recipe is!

• Cook the chicken mixture: Heat a large skillet with oil over medium-high heat. Cook and crumble the ground chicken. Add the diced onions and cook until they are soft and translucent.
• Make the sauce: Mix up the sauce ingredients (hoisin sauce, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar) in a small bowl. Pour over the chicken and add the fresh ginger. Cook for two minutes until fragrant.
• Finish the filling and serve: Stir in the water chestnuts and green onions to the chicken filling. Cook for two more minutes and season with salt and pepper to taste. Spoon the meat mixture into the lettuce leaves and enjoy.

Chicken Lettuce Wrap Tips & Tricks

I really think wraps are one of the easiest things to cook, which means mistakes are hard to make. Here are a couple tips that I’ve learned over time that may help you make the process just a smidge easier for you.

• Avoid overstuffing: Just like with any wraps, avoid overstuffing your lettuce leaves with the filling. Some leaves may be able to handle more filling than others, so eyeball it yourself.
• Feel free to remove water chestnuts (optional): Water chestnuts are not one of those ingredients that are frequently stored in everyone’s pantry. In case you don’t have any, don’t fret — these wraps still taste great without them (they just won’t have that signature crunch!).
• Add a few more ingredients (optional): P.F. Changs chicken wraps also have shiitake mushrooms, garlic, and carrots. If you want to add these, feel free! Just sauté them to soften first! Same goes for the crispy rice noodles. For extra heat, a drizzle of sriracha goes a long way.
• Serve with a sauce: If you feel like you need more sauce to your wraps, feel free to either make a little extra of the same sauce that goes into the meat mixture, my 5-minute peanut sauce, or simply serve with a little bit of soy sauce.

Make-Ahead & Storing PF Chang’s Lettuce Wraps

As a mom with a full time job and two teen boys with full-time school and activities themselves, I really like to meal prep and make large portions of meals that can be stored and enjoyed again later for lunch the next day or two. It makes mom life so much easier!

• Make ahead: The filling stores really well, making these wraps great for make-ahead lunches. Make the filling up to five days ahead of time!
• Refrigerator: Store the filling separately from the lettuce for up to five days in the fridge in an airtight container.
• Reheating: Reheat the filling in the microwave (for a quick individual serving), or in the skillet (for larger amounts).

More Delicious Asian Recipes

• Veggie Lo Mein – Veggie filled dinner in under 30 minutes.
• Beef and Broccoli – My homemade version of the takeout classic
• Hunan Beef – Thinly sliced beef with a hot and spicy sauce
• Simple Yakisoba – Made in one pan with a sweet and sour sauce
• Gyoza Recipe – Crispy, yet juicy Asian dumplings

Recipe

PF Chang’s Chicken Lettuce Wraps (Copycat Recipe)

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Servings

4 servings

Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Total Time 25 minutes mins

Recipe contributed by: Natalya Drozhzhin

These P.F. Chang's copycat chicken lettuce wraps consist of a sweet Asian meat filling scooped into crisp lettuce leaves. Skip takeout and make these instead!

Ingredients

• 1/2 tbsp oil
• 1 lb ground chicken
• 1 small onion diced
• 1/3 cup hoisin sauce
• 2 tbsp low sodium soy sauce
• 1 tbsp rice wine vinegar
• 1/2 tbsp freshly grated ginger
• 8 oz can whole water chestnuts drained, diced
• 1/4 cup green onions diced
• 1 head butter lettuce

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Instructions

• On medium heat, preheat a large skillet with the oil. Add the ground chicken to the hot pan. Cook and crumble the chicken.
  
• Add the diced onion to the chicken and cook until translucent.
  
• In a small bowl, combine the hoisin sauce, soy sauce, and rice wine vinegar. Stir to combine and pour over the chicken. Add the ginger and let it all cook for about 2 minutes.
  
• Add in the water chestnuts and green onions. Cook for 2 more minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
  
• Scoop a spoonful of the chicken mixture into the center of a lettuce leaf. Serve immediately.
  

Nutrition Facts

PF Chang's Chicken Lettuce Wraps (Copycat Recipe)

Amount Per Serving

Calories 280 Calories from Fat 108

% Daily Value*

Fat 12g18%

Saturated Fat 3g15%

Trans Fat 1g

Cholesterol 98mg33%

Sodium 714mg30%

Potassium 859mg25%

Carbohydrates 22g7%

Fiber 3g12%

Sugar 9g10%

Protein 22g44%

Vitamin A 1414IU28%

Vitamin C 6mg7%

Calcium 43mg4%

Iron 2mg11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.