By Grocery List Plus Editorial Staff | Published on June 3, 2026
Serves 4
283 cal · 45 min
Basil Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Recipe GLPR7d965341cc6b3f
Savory ground chicken seasoned with garlic, hoisin, soy sauce, and fresh basil, mixed with fluffy brown rice and nestled into crisp lettuce leaves. A light, flavorful dish that works perfectly as an appetizer, starter, or light main course.
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Ingredients
1 lb Ground chicken
1 tablespoon Garlic, minced
1 tablespoon Hoisin sauce
1 tablespoon Soy sauce
2 tablespoons White sugar
1 tablespoon Water
1 tablespoon Vegetable oil
Diced jalapeño
Fresh basil, torn
2 cups Cooked brown rice
Lettuce leaves, washed
Directions
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the ground chicken and cook, breaking it apart with a spoon, until browned and cooked through (no pink remains, about 7–8 minutes). Drain excess fat if necessary.
Add the minced garlic, jalapeño, hoisin sauce, soy sauce, sugar, and water to the cooked chicken. Stir well to combine all ingredients and simmer for 2–3 minutes until the flavors meld.
Remove the skillet from heat and stir in the torn fresh basil until just wilted, about 1 minute.
Fold the cooked brown rice into the chicken and basil mixture. Stir gently to combine, heating through for 1–2 minutes over low heat if needed.
To assemble, spoon the chicken and rice filling onto individual lettuce leaves. Roll or fold to enclose the filling and serve immediately, garnished with additional fresh basil if desired.
Comments
This is an honest weeknight dish: chicken cooks fast, hoisin and soy are supermarket staples at every Charlotte chain, and lettuce wraps are genuinely low-fuss to assemble. Brown rice adds 45 minutes to the stated time if you're cooking it fresh, so budget an hour total or use minute rice; that's the only prep caveat. At roughly $2.50 per serving (chicken at $3–4 per pound, aromatics and pantry sauces negligible), it lands well for a family of four and reheats reasonably. Basil and jalapeño are gettable year-round at Harris Teeter or Kroger produce sections, so no special trips required.
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