Best Spicy Chipotle Lettuce Wraps Recipes
SPICY PORK LETTUCE WRAPS
These lettuce cups filled with spicy ground pork take inspiration from Larb. Found in several Southeast Asian countries, Larb usually features seasoned ground meat served with sticky rice or lettuce cups, topped with fresh vegetables and herbs. Toasted rice powder is typically mixed into the seasoning for some crunch and to help thicken the dressing. Katie opts for ground peanuts instead to achieve a similar texture and nutty flavor. These can also be made with ground chicken, duck, turkey, or crumbled tofu in place of the ground pork. Fresh and flavorful, these lettuce cups are super easy to make at home any night of the week.
Provided by Katie Lee Biegel
Categories main-dish
Time 50m
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- For the scallion and carrot relish: Toss the soy sauce, ginger, sesame oil, carrots, scallions and lime juice in a medium bowl. Set aside in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
- For the pork: Heat a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add the vegetable oil, and once hot, the pork. Cook the pork, breaking it up with the back of your spoon until it browns and is no longer pink, 5 to 6 minutes. Stir in the red pepper flakes, salt, garlic, ginger and shallots. Cook until they are aromatic and incorporated, another minute. Add the hoisin and stir to combine, then add the soy sauce. Cook until the pork is sticky and glazed, about 3 minutes. Transfer the pork to a serving bowl.
- Serve the pork with the lettuce leaves, some scallion and carrot relish, cilantro leaves, mint leaves, peanuts and sriracha, letting everyone build their own wraps with all the fixings.
SPICY CHIPOTLE LETTUCE WRAPS
I had leftover canned chiles in adobo sauce and thought I would try it in a lettuce wrap recipe. It turned out great and my family loved it! It is pretty spicy, but that's how we like it. We topped our lettuce wraps with sliced olives and chopped tomatoes. This would also be great as a baked potato topper or on a taco salad.
Provided by halfnotes
Categories Mexican Recipes
Time 45m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Blend tomato sauce, water, chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, chili powder, oregano, and 1 teaspoon sea salt together in a blender until sauce is smooth.
- Heat olive oil in a large Dutch oven or heavy pot over medium heat; cook and stir onions, green bell peppers, and a pinch salt until softened, 5 to 10 minutes. Add ground beef and increase heat to medium-high; cook and stir until beef is browned and crumbly, 5 to 10 minutes. Drain excess grease.
- Mix garlic and sauce into ground beef mixture; cook and stir until heated through, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir kidney beans and black beans into into ground beef sauce and simmer, stirring occasionally, until filling flavors have blended, about 20 minutes.
- Spoon filling into lettuce leaves.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 408.2 calories, Carbohydrate 37.5 g, Cholesterol 52.2 mg, Fat 18.2 g, Fiber 14.5 g, Protein 25.4 g, SaturatedFat 5.9 g, Sodium 1373.4 mg, Sugar 6.1 g
CHIPOTLE CHICKEN LETTUCE WRAPS (PALEO)
Make and share this Chipotle Chicken Lettuce Wraps (Paleo) recipe from Food.com.
Provided by heatherhopecs
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 40m
Yield 8 wraps, 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Heat the 2 Tbs. oil in a large sauté pan over medium-high. Season the chicken with salt and pepper and sear for 6 minutes on each side until cooked through and browned all over. Move to a cutting board and let sit for 5 minutes. Then dice the chicken.
- Transfer bell peppers to pan and cook until they just begin to soften, about 3 minutes Remove from pan.
- In a food processor, combine the cilantro, lime juice, chipotle peppers and the adobo sauce. Process until smooth.
- Add the chicken back and peppers to the pan, along with the chipotle sauce. Toss until combined.
- Serve a couple of Tbs. (or more if you're a freak like me) of the chicken mixture in each lettuce cup and garnish with scallions and avocado!
SPICY CHIPOTLE LETTUCE WRAPS
I had leftover canned chiles in adobo sauce and thought I would try it in a lettuce wrap recipe. It turned out great and my family loved it! It is pretty spicy, but that's how we like it. We topped our lettuce wraps with sliced olives and chopped tomatoes. This would also be great as a baked potato topper or on a taco salad.
Provided by halfnotes
Categories Mexican Recipes
Time 45m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Blend tomato sauce, water, chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, chili powder, oregano, and 1 teaspoon sea salt together in a blender until sauce is smooth.
- Heat olive oil in a large Dutch oven or heavy pot over medium heat; cook and stir onions, green bell peppers, and a pinch salt until softened, 5 to 10 minutes. Add ground beef and increase heat to medium-high; cook and stir until beef is browned and crumbly, 5 to 10 minutes. Drain excess grease.
- Mix garlic and sauce into ground beef mixture; cook and stir until heated through, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir kidney beans and black beans into into ground beef sauce and simmer, stirring occasionally, until filling flavors have blended, about 20 minutes.
- Spoon filling into lettuce leaves.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 408.2 calories, Carbohydrate 37.5 g, Cholesterol 52.2 mg, Fat 18.2 g, Fiber 14.5 g, Protein 25.4 g, SaturatedFat 5.9 g, Sodium 1373.4 mg, Sugar 6.1 g
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