Mushu Chicken Lettuce Wraps
with carrots / shiitakes / cabbage

Name: Mushu Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 Tbsp Bragg's / coconut aminos; 1 Tbsp Mirin (sub rice vinegar); 1 tsp Maple syrup; 1/2 cup Water; 1 tsp Arrowroot powder; 8 oz Carrots, finely diced; 8 oz Mushrooms, shiitakes, sliced (look for pre-sliced to save time); 2 stalks Green onions, chopped, green and white parts separate; 3 cloves Garlic, chopped; 12 oz Cabbage, green, chopped; 1 lb Chicken breasts, boneless and skinless, thinly sliced; 12 leaves Lettuce, romaine (sub green leaf or iceberg); 1 Tbsp Oil, cooking; for serving Sriracha (sub hot sauce of choice)

Active: 30 min Total: 30 min

Original GF Paleo Vegetarian

We've been excited to update and refresh this 'take-out fake-out' since it was featured in the early days of our meal planning service in 2014. Once you try it, you won't believe how easy it is to make this Chinese-inspired favorite at home.

Ingredients

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Mushu Chicken Lettuce Wraps:

Bragg's / coconut aminos - 2 Tbsp
Mirin - 1 Tbsp (sub rice vinegar)
Maple syrup - 1 tsp
Water - 1/2 cup
Arrowroot powder - 1 tsp
Carrots - 8 oz , finely diced
Mushrooms, shiitakes - 8 oz , sliced (look for pre-sliced to save time)
Green onions - 2 stalks , chopped, green and white parts separate
Garlic - 3 cloves , chopped
Cabbage, green - 12 oz , chopped
Chicken breasts, boneless and skinless - 1 lb , thinly sliced
Lettuce, romaine - 12 leaves (sub green leaf or iceberg)
Oil, cooking - 1 Tbsp
Sriracha - for serving (sub hot sauce of choice)

Prep

Make stir-fry sauce - Mix together aminos, mirin, maple syrup, water, and arrowroot powder. (Can be done up to 5 days ahead)
Carrots - Dice carrots. (Can be done up to 5 days ahead)
Mushrooms / Green onions / Garlic / Cabbage - Prep as directed. Store separately. (Can be done up to 3 days ahead)
Chicken - Slice into thin strips. Season and tenderize. (Can be done 1 day ahead)
Lettuce - Separate leaves.

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Make

Heat a wok over medium-high heat. Add oil and then carrots and mushrooms. Saute until tender, ~3 minutes.
Add in white parts of green onions, garlic, and cabbage with a pinch of salt.
Push all the vegetables to the side, forming a hole in the middle (like a donut). Place chicken in the donut hole. Give your sauce a stir, and then pour it over the chicken.
Once sauce starts to bubble and darken, toss to mix. Continue to stir-fry until chicken is cooked through (since the chicken has been sliced into thin strips, this shouldn't take more than another 4 to 5 minutes).
Let everyone assemble their own mushu lettuce wraps by topping lettuce leaves with filling. Finish them with Sriracha and green parts of green onion. Enjoy!

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