Use leftover roast chicken to quickly make these delicious Asian style Chicken and Vegetable Lettuce Bundles.
With the weather getting warmer I've been craving lighter meals with lots of crispy and refreshing vegetables that don't take forever to put together.
These delicious Chicken and Vegetable Lettuce Bundles can be made with leftover roast chicken and come together quickly and easily.
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How to Make it
Here's an overview of the ingredients and steps for making these Asian style chicken and lettuce cups. The complete recipe can be found at the end of this post.
Ingredients Overview:
- Roasted chicken
- Boston lettuce
- Carrots
- Red bell pepper
- English cucumber
- Green onions
- Hoisin sauce
- Chopped cilantro
- Peanuts (optional)
Steps Overview
- Shred the amount of chicken you need.
- Wash and slice your vegetables. I like to use my mandolin to slice up the vegetables quickly. I used carrots, cucumber, sweet red bell pepper and green onions.
- Add some fresh cilantro (you can leave it out if you don't like it) and some chopped peanuts.
- Pile all the vegetables up in little bundles on a large plate and place the chicken on a separate plate. Prepare a bowl with Hoisin sauce and another with chopped peanuts.
Serving Suggestions
Your guests can make their own bundles and choose the veggies they prefer.
I like to serve these Chicken and Vegetable Lettuce Bundles with Hoisin sauce, but it's also delicious with the peanut butter dressing from this Asian Salad recipe.
More Asian Inspired Recipes
- Sticky Hoisin-Soy Chicken Drumsticks
- Thai Baked Salmon with Cilantro-Chili Sauce
- Baked Thai Chicken Wings with Peanut Sauce
Chicken and Vegetable Lettuce Bundles Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 whole breast of a roasted chicken you can use dark chicken meat as well
- 1 Boston lettuce head
- 2 medium carrots
- ½ medium red bell pepper
- ¼ English cucumber
- 2 green onions
- ½ cup Hoisin sauce more to taste
- ½ cup chopped cilantro optional
- ½ cup roughly chopped peanuts optional
Instructions
- Reheat leftover roast chicken breast and shred it.
- Wash and dry the lettuce leaves, set aside.
- Wash and thinly slice all vegetables into strips.
- Set the lettuce leaves, all sliced vegetables and cilantro on a tray. Place the chicken on a separate plate. Prepare a bowl with Hoisin sauce and another with chopped peanuts.
- Let people make their own bundles by spooning ingredients onto lettuce leaves, sprinkling with chopped peanuts and topping with Hoisin sauce.
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Liz says
You really have awesome photos. The lettuce bundles look delicious!
Sweet and Savoury Pursuits says
Thank you so much Liz 🙂
C.e. says
These look good and easy ~
Sweet and Savoury Pursuits says
They are really easy to make and delicious! Thanks 🙂
Patty Nguyen says
How crunchy and refreshing! Plus we get to eat with our hands! ☺
Sweet and Savoury Pursuits says
Yes, the fresh vegetables really make it refreshing and I love using my hands to eat!
spiceinthecity says
These look perfect for the summer! So healthy & delicious!
Sweet and Savoury Pursuits says
Thanks!
frankiesfeast says
Yum this looks delicious!! So nice and healthy!
Sweet and Savoury Pursuits says
Thank you! Thanks for stopping by 🙂
Alex says
These bundles look like a perfect summer meal!
Sweet and Savoury Pursuits says
Thanks!
nancyc says
These are so colorful and healthy-looking–great for a cool summer meal!
Sweet and Savoury Pursuits says
These are really healthy, as long as you don't over do it with the Hoisin sauce, that stuff is so good 🙂
Sweet and Savoury Pursuits says
Thank you! I haven't made many lettuce wraps, but I think with the summer coming I will be trying different fillings for lettuce wraps 🙂
Myrna says
Looks so fresh and delicious!! Can't wait to try it.
Sweet and Savoury Pursuits says
Thanks Myrna! They are really good, taste a lot like the Vietnamese salad rolls, but without the noodles.
Selma's Table says
Oh my, these look and sound fabulous! Jhuls can eat these to her heart's content!! Lovely to see you here again; thanks for bringing these and happy Fiesta Friday!
DetoxMama says
Looks fantastic and healthy. My kind of meal!
Sweet and Savoury Pursuits says
Thank you, glad you stopped by 🙂