Whole30 + Keto Thai Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Whole30 + Keto Thai Chicken Lettuce Wraps – a quick and healthy dinner recipe with ground chicken, sauteed onions, a thai sauce, cilantro and shredded carrots. Topped with a bright and fresh herby green dressing and cashews. Paleo, low carb, gluten free, grain free, dairy free, sugar free, clean eating, real food.
I have such a food crush on these whole30 + keto thai chicken lettuce wraps. The flavors are amazing! And it comes together so quickly.
These days, with a 2.5 year old and newborn, I’ll take all the healthy 30 minute dinner recipes I can get my hands on.
So apparently July is becoming my unofficial “I-love-everything-thai-recipes” month. First I shared my whole30 + keto thai almond butter coleslaw, then I shared my whole30 + keto thai chicken satay skewers.
And now, these super flavorful and delicious whole30 + keto thai chicken lettuce wraps.
The thai chicken filling comes together in a snap.
You sauté some onions, ginger, lemongrass and garlic until they’re softened, then add in the ground chicken (you could also sub ground turkey!). Flavor it up with the paleo + whole30 thai sauce (just 4 ingredients!), cook until the sauce is reduced, remove from the heat and add in the carrots, cilantro and serve on butter lettuce.
The filling is delicious warm, and it’s equally delicious cold. So any leftovers make the best lunch the next day cold out of the refrigerator.
You could eat the filling as is, but I especially love it topped with cashews and my whole30 + keto herby green dressing. The mint in that dressing adds the perfect amount of brightness to these whole30 + keto thai chicken lettuce wraps.
So tasty, and so healthy! These lettuce wraps are paleo, whole30, keto, low carb, gluten free, grain free, dairy free, sugar free, soy free, clean eating, real food. A dinner the whole family is going to love!
Whole30 + Keto Thai Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Ingredients
Thai Sauce:
- 1/4 cup coconut aminos
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon sesame seed oil
Filling:
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 large yellow onion chopped
- 2 " piece of fresh ginger peeled and chopped, about 1/4 cup
- 12 " long piece of fresh lemongrass chopped
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 1/2 teaspoon salt + 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 pound ground chicken
- 1/2 cup shredded carrots
- 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
Serving:
- Butter lettuce or boston, bibb, romaine or iceberg lettuce
- Roasted cashews
- Herby Green Dressing
Instructions
Making the Thai Sauce:
- In a small bowl, make the sauce by combining the coconut aminos, fish sauce, rice wine vinegar and sesame seed oil. Stir to combine. Set aside.
Making the Filling:
- Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add the olive oil and cook the onions, ginger, lemon grass, garlic, salt + pepper until softened and translucent, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes.
- Add the ground chicken, and cook until no longer pink and cooked through, stirring occasionally, about 5-8 minutes.
- Add the Thai Sauce to the chicken mixture, turn the heat up to high, and cook until the sauce is almost completely absorbed, about 5 minutes.
- Remove from heat and allow to cool for 2-3 minutes (mixture will be very hot). Add the shredded carrots and chopped cilantro, stir to combine.
Serving:
- Serve warm scooped onto butter lettuce and topped with roasted cashews and my herby green dressing.
- Leftovers will keep in an airtight container for 5 days.
Nutrition
Nutrition facts are calculated as a courtesy and not guaranteed.
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26 Comments on “Whole30 + Keto Thai Chicken Lettuce Wraps”
Delicious! I am making this again! Thanks dor sharing!
Yea! This makes me so happy!
I’ve always wanted to make chicken lettuce wraps but never got around to it. We had all of the ingredients and I’m so glad I made this tonight. My husband and I LOVED this recipe. Every single thing about it (minus the cilantro for us) was PERFECTION! I loved the ginger in it, and the lemongrass (which I’ve never cooked with). This will definitely be in our normal rotation from now on! I can’t wait to make this for my family ♥️
Hi Gina! I am so glad you liked this recipe! This totally made my day! Honored to have you here.
SO SO yummy! A bit of work to dice the ginger and lemongrass small enough (any tips for that?) but the flavors all work together really well. Will definitely make this again. Another great recipe Natalie.
I agree the chopping can be a bit of a challenge, but so worth it Karol. I sure wish I had a shortcut for you.
I cut the piece of ginger I need, peel it with a peeler, and then grate it with a microplane grater. So easy!
Brilliant!
This was so good and so easy! I used to turkey because I didn’t have chicken and it was great. The creamy herb sauce was seriously sooo good!! I double the recipe and can’t wait to have leftovers! another amazing recipe!
Good to know the recipe worked well with turkey Elizabeth. Enjoy the leftovers! It almost tastes better the next day.
GREAT!
So glad you liked it Bri!
Super yummy! I didn’t have any lemongrass – but am so excited to make the recipe again when my supermarket as it in stock. Thanks for a great, summery recipe!
I think you described it perfectly, it is a ‘summery’ recipe Abby. I love it!
You make all your recipes looks so fun to make! This one was a winner with our whole family.
Thanks Natalie for sharing your yummy goodness!!
I am so glad you think my recipes are fun to make Liz! I love it! How fun that your whole family enjoyed my lettuce Thai wraps!
This was a hit! I wish I made a double batch so I had leftovers for tomorrow. Question though… you mention garlic, but I don’t see garlic in your ingredients or steps. How much should I add next time? Also, I see salt and pepper in your ingredient list, but don’t see where to add in your steps. Thanks again! Will be making this one regularly.
am so happy you liked my lettuce wrap recipe Courtney! Thank you so much for catching my omissions. Yikes! Okay I have updated the recipe. You add 2 cloves of garlic. The salt and pepper are adding when you are sauteing the onions, lemon grass, ginger and garlic in Step 1. I apologize for my mistake, but thank you so much for catching that! You’re the best!
Holy moly! Dinner was absolutely amazing. I made this last night for dinner we had two toddlers, three teenagers our adult son and my husband and I eating dinner. I tripled the recipe and barely had enough for my lunch today. Everybody absolutely loved it it will definitely be on repeat over and over at our house.
I served it with some plain white rice for those eating rice.
I am so thrilled that you liked this recipe Jessica! How fantastic that you served it for a crowd and everyone loved it. I am glad this will be a repeat recipe for you.
Delish! For years, I’ve been been making one iteration or another of Asian chicken wraps. But this one tops! Truly yummy, thanks to that delicious herby green sauce.
I’m so happy to hear that! Thank you so so so much Sara! Means the world that you like my recipe, and that you took the time to let me know. You made my day!
How many calories are there per serving?
This recipe looks amazing!
I calculate all of my calories at myfitnesspal.com!
Am cooking this tonight for my brother and for myself and for leftovers of course.
Thanks for the recipe.
Hope you loved them!