Slow Cooker Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Yield: 4 servings
Active Time: 10 minutes
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 8 hours in slow cooker
These wraps are amazing…powerful flavors with simple ingredients!
Ingredients for Single Meal
- 4 - small boneless chicken breasts
- 6 - Tbsp soy sauce
- 2 - Tbsp honey
- 1 - Tbsp rice vinegar
- 2 - tsp minced garlic
- 1 - tsp ground ginger
- 1/2 - tsp crushed red pepper
- 2 - Tbsp cornstarch**
- 16 - large lettuce leaves**
- Garnish: - sesame seeds**
- Garnish: - sliced green onions**
- Side: - rice**
- 1 - gallon-size freezer baggie(s)
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Cooking Directions for Single Meal
- In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the soy sauce, honey, rice vinegar, minced garlic, ground ginger and crushed red pepper.
- Place the chicken breasts in the base of the slow cooker and pour the Asian sauce over the top.
- Set on low and cook for 8 hours. With 30 minutes left in the cooking cycle, make a slurry with the cornstarch and equal amount of water, and then stir it into the sauce. Cook for 30 more minutes to allow sauce to thicken.
- Shred the chicken with 2 forks and mix into the thickened sauce. Spoon the shredded chicken into large lettuce leaves. Add the sesame seed and sliced green onions, and then wrap up the lettuce leaves.
- Cook the rice, as directed.
- Serve Slow Cooker Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps with rice.
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To each gallon-size plastic freezer baggie, add the following ingredients:
- 4 small boneless chicken breasts
- 6 Tbsp soy sauce
- 2 Tbsp honey
- 1 Tbsp rice vinegar
- 2 tsp minced garlic
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper
- Do NOT add the cornstarch
Remove as much air as possible and seal. Add label to baggie and freeze.
Freeze & Thaw Instructions
Put baggie in the freezer and freeze up to 6 months in fridge freezer or 12 months in a deep freezer. Thaw in the fridge overnight, or a warm bowl of water for about 20 minutes, before transferring to the slow cooker and cooking on low for 8 hours. Thicken with cornstarch at the end of the cooking cycle as directed. Assemble lettuce wraps as directed.
Special notes
Use coconut aminos and approved thickener for Paleo meal.
Dairy-Free Modifications
Recipe is dairy-free when served with dairy-free sides.
Gluten-Free Modifications
Recipe is gluten-free if you use gluten-free soy sauce.
Printable Label Recipe Title
Slow Cooker Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Printable Label Instructions
Thaw and slow cook on low for 8 hours. With 30 minutes remaining in cooking cycle, stir in the cornstarch to thicken sauce.
Serve with rice.