My family and I liked this recipe very much. I made it over the stove rather than crock pot, simmered it for about 20 minutes, added a cornstarch slurry to thicken the sauce. Since chicken is very bland, there is a lot of sodium in the hoisin sauce and “low sodium” soy sauce to balance out the other ingredients. A plus is the amount of vegies in the recipe, making it a little healthier. Fresh water chestnuts would be great, but if not available, use a chopped up jicama. Jicama has more crunch and freshness than canned water chestnuts. Overall tasty recipe, makes a large amount for company dinner appetizer.
Erin, these were fabulous! Again, another well made recipe. I brought these to work for my office staff and were quickly gobbled up. I love lettuce wraps but absolutely hate ginger. Instead of buying ginger to chop up, since I could never imagine myself buying ginger EVER, I used the ground ginger in the squeeze bottle. That way I can use in other stir fry recipes where it isn’t over bearing. One word of caution with this…….there wasn’t enough! Cannot imagine that I’m saying this. If anyone is going to use the ginger paste then much more needs to be used. They were simple to make and the ease of the recipe yielded a great healthy success (minus not enough ginger on my own behalf). Thank you again for another fabulous recipe that I will make again.
Hi Erin, planning on making this for my daughter’s former college roommates gathering. I doesn’t say how many this recipe makes or how many it feeds. Please advise, there will be 7 people.
Hi Paula! This recipe yields 8 cups of filling, and a serving is about 1 cup of filling. This recipe should yield enough for 8 people, but you could always double the recipe if you’d like extra. I hope this helps and that everyone enjoys it!
Hi Becky! Sodium content can vary so much based on the brands of ingredients used. I recommend using an online calculator like MyFitnessPal, which you can customize based on the ingredients you have to get a more accurate number. I hope this helps!
These were truly amazing! So delicious! They were a winner with the whole fam. We switched to iceberg lettuce, it made a better vehicle in my opinion than the butter lettuce and had better flavor. My sauce never thickened up, though. Any ideas to help with that??
Hi Sarah! Did you add anything that might’ve let off excess liquid during cooking? Next time, you could try adding a cornstarch slurry to help further thicken the sauce. I’m so happy you enjoyed this recipe!
These are by far one of my absolute favorite things to make and it’s the only way that I will eat leftover chicken! I just add the mixture over lettuce cold the next and you have a perfect lunch!
Thank you so much for this recipe! It was really easy, I did most of the chopping in the food processor. This is definitely going in all our meal plans from now on.
AMAZING!!!
I’ve made these a few times now and this recipe by far is the best!
I don’t use mushrooms only because I don’t like them. I also fry some rice noodles which makes it feel like that famous restaurant, only better! Thank you thank you for sharing such an amazing recipe!
Your recipe looks good, but all the ads on your page keep changing the location of the recipe and the page doesn’t stay still, just keeps reloading ads and pushing the page back up to the paragraph above the recipe. I know you need to monetize, but consider that frustration could turn readers away. I only tell you so you can make a correction to keep your readers’ attention.
Hi Jane, I’m truly sorry for any inconvenience the ads caused you! I will certainly keep paying close attention to the number of ads and how they load, as I never want them to hinder your ability to view the recipe or the blog post. I do truly appreciate your feedback and apologize again for the inconvenience!
Hi Christine! I’ve only tested the recipe as written, so you’d be experimenting. If you omit it, the sauce won’t be as thick. If you decide to play around with a swap, I’d love to hear how it goes!
This is under your Whole 30…but hoisin is not a Whole 30 compliant ingredient. Do you have a different recipe or a substitute? Maybe re-categorize this recipe if not, was super disappointed to see that ingredient. :-(
Hi Wendy! If you need the recipe to be Whole30, you could use a Whole30 compliant hoisin sauce recipe (there are some good ones online) or omit it altogether. The sauce may not be as thick, but the recipe will still be tasty. I hope this helps!
This was very good! I wanted to cook it using the stovetop instructions— it says prepare the recipe through step 2 but steps 1 & 2 do not say when to add the mushrooms, sauce, carrots, and pepper flakes. I felt a little lost! Maybe you can fix the instructions… It was my first time to cook with ginger. I didn’t buy enough or the right part. It was very stringy! But it all turned out and was very good!
My family and I liked this recipe very much. I made it over the stove rather than crock pot, simmered it for about 20 minutes, added a cornstarch slurry to thicken the sauce. Since chicken is very bland, there is a lot of sodium in the hoisin sauce and “low sodium” soy sauce to balance out the other ingredients. A plus is the amount of vegies in the recipe, making it a little healthier. Fresh water chestnuts would be great, but if not available, use a chopped up jicama. Jicama has more crunch and freshness than canned water chestnuts. Overall tasty recipe, makes a large amount for company dinner appetizer.
Thanks for sharing this review, Linda! I’m glad you enjoyed it.
I’ve made this twice, and it was great! Thanks!
I am so so happy to hear it Melissa, thank you!!
Erin, these were fabulous! Again, another well made recipe. I brought these to work for my office staff and were quickly gobbled up. I love lettuce wraps but absolutely hate ginger. Instead of buying ginger to chop up, since I could never imagine myself buying ginger EVER, I used the ground ginger in the squeeze bottle. That way I can use in other stir fry recipes where it isn’t over bearing. One word of caution with this…….there wasn’t enough! Cannot imagine that I’m saying this. If anyone is going to use the ginger paste then much more needs to be used. They were simple to make and the ease of the recipe yielded a great healthy success (minus not enough ginger on my own behalf). Thank you again for another fabulous recipe that I will make again.
Thank you SO much for leaving this kind review, Diane! I’m glad this recipe was a success for you and your office staff!
Hi Erin, planning on making this for my daughter’s former college roommates gathering. I doesn’t say how many this recipe makes or how many it feeds. Please advise, there will be 7 people.
Thank you,
Hi Paula! This recipe yields 8 cups of filling, and a serving is about 1 cup of filling. This recipe should yield enough for 8 people, but you could always double the recipe if you’d like extra. I hope this helps and that everyone enjoys it!
Thanks Erin – I did it 1 1/2 times, we had plenty (even some yummy leftovers). It was a HUGE success, a definite keeper & you now have 7 new fans!!
You MADE my day! I’m so happy to hear that this was a hit, Paula! Thank you for taking the time to share this kind review!
Hi Erin, I love your blog! This recipe looks so tempting. Are you able to provide nutrition information for the sodium content? Thanks!
Hi Becky! Sodium content can vary so much based on the brands of ingredients used. I recommend using an online calculator like MyFitnessPal, which you can customize based on the ingredients you have to get a more accurate number. I hope this helps!
These were truly amazing! So delicious! They were a winner with the whole fam. We switched to iceberg lettuce, it made a better vehicle in my opinion than the butter lettuce and had better flavor. My sauce never thickened up, though. Any ideas to help with that??
Hi Sarah! Did you add anything that might’ve let off excess liquid during cooking? Next time, you could try adding a cornstarch slurry to help further thicken the sauce. I’m so happy you enjoyed this recipe!
Awesome, As always :D I did this as a one pot recipe by sauteeing in the instant pot and using its slow cook option. So happy!
Thank you so much for taking the time to share this kind review, Jenn! I’m so happy the recipe was a hit!
Would Turkey burger breast meat work with this recipe? If so, I have dinner for tonight :)
Hi Donna! I haven’t tried the recipe this way, but ground turkey meat should work fine. I hope you enjoy the recipe!
This was delish! However, I should have drained the meat first. A bit watery compared to others. I will be making these again. Thank you.
Thank you for sharing this kind review, Donna! I’m so happy that you enjoyed this dish!
Easy to make, tasted wonderful! We served with brown rice and avocado. Great healthy meal! Thanks for sharing.
I’m so pleased to hear that you enjoyed this recipe, Andrea! Thank you for sharing this kind review!
These are by far one of my absolute favorite things to make and it’s the only way that I will eat leftover chicken! I just add the mixture over lettuce cold the next and you have a perfect lunch!
I’m so pleased that you enjoyed the recipe, Amber! Thank you for sharing this kind review!
This looks so good! Lettuce wraps are such a great way to reduce carb intake but still get lots of good nutrients!
I hope you enjoy the recipe if you try it, Suzanne!
Thanks for sharing! Can I leave out the water chestnuts?
Hi Vanessa! You can omit them if you prefer, but they give the dish a delicious crunch.
Thank you so much for this recipe! It was really easy, I did most of the chopping in the food processor. This is definitely going in all our meal plans from now on.
YAY NOREEN! So happy to hear it. Thanks for sharing!
We made these tonight and my husband could not stop eating them. Delicious!
I’m so happy that you enjoyed them, Kim! Thank you for sharing this kind review!
Really nice flavour, very easy to prepare as well. Will make this again for sure.
Ann, I am so pleased to hear it! Thanks for sharing this lovely review!
AMAZING!!!
I’ve made these a few times now and this recipe by far is the best!
I don’t use mushrooms only because I don’t like them. I also fry some rice noodles which makes it feel like that famous restaurant, only better! Thank you thank you for sharing such an amazing recipe!
I’m so happy that you enjoyed the recipe, Debbie! Thank you for sharing this kind review!
Your recipe looks good, but all the ads on your page keep changing the location of the recipe and the page doesn’t stay still, just keeps reloading ads and pushing the page back up to the paragraph above the recipe. I know you need to monetize, but consider that frustration could turn readers away. I only tell you so you can make a correction to keep your readers’ attention.
Hi Jane, I’m truly sorry for any inconvenience the ads caused you! I will certainly keep paying close attention to the number of ads and how they load, as I never want them to hinder your ability to view the recipe or the blog post. I do truly appreciate your feedback and apologize again for the inconvenience!
Any substitute for Hoisin sauce? I am trying to eat clean.
Hi Christine! I’ve only tested the recipe as written, so you’d be experimenting. If you omit it, the sauce won’t be as thick. If you decide to play around with a swap, I’d love to hear how it goes!
This is under your Whole 30…but hoisin is not a Whole 30 compliant ingredient. Do you have a different recipe or a substitute? Maybe re-categorize this recipe if not, was super disappointed to see that ingredient. :-(
Hi Wendy! If you need the recipe to be Whole30, you could use a Whole30 compliant hoisin sauce recipe (there are some good ones online) or omit it altogether. The sauce may not be as thick, but the recipe will still be tasty. I hope this helps!
This was very good! I wanted to cook it using the stovetop instructions— it says prepare the recipe through step 2 but steps 1 & 2 do not say when to add the mushrooms, sauce, carrots, and pepper flakes. I felt a little lost! Maybe you can fix the instructions… It was my first time to cook with ginger. I didn’t buy enough or the right part. It was very stringy! But it all turned out and was very good!
Hi Laquita! Thank you for letting me know! I will fix that! So glad you enjoyed it!