Gluten Free Lettuce Wraps (Copycat PF Chang's)

So easy to make, my Gluten Free Lettuce Wraps can be made with either chicken OR tofu. I promise no one will know they're not the real thing.

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Have you ever been to PF Chang's? The first time I ever ate there was I think up in Manassas, Virginia, where my sister lived for a while. We went to visit and she said we just had to go to PF Chang's because it was so good. I wasn't gluten free back then and I seem to remember ordering a fried chicken dish (honey chicken maybe?) and we all shared the chicken lettuce wraps. Since then, we always order chicken lettuce wraps with every meal. You could (and I have) made a meal with them.

When my daughter's bridesmaids threw her a shower last year, I brought lettuce wraps and a fruit tart. I already had a tried-and-true recipe for chicken lettuce wraps, but my daughter is vegan so I made them with tofu instead. Every single person at the shower was raving about the lettuce wraps and when I mentioned they were tofu, they couldn't believe it. They thought they were eating chicken all along! And I'll tell ya, having had both, I actually think I like the tofu lettuce wraps better! And I'm not a vegan and will never in a million years become one. I'm such a meat lover, Bill Gates will have to pry the beef tenderloin from my cold dead hands before I give it up, haha!

We'll do both versions here so you can decide if you want the chicken variety or want to go out on a limb and try the vegan one. As a serious meat lover, I promise you the meatless variety is amazing!

what you'll need to make chicken lettuce wraps

• Extra firm tofu (or ground chicken)--for the chicken, you can use any kind of ground chicken (white meat or dark meat) OR you can grind the chicken yourself in a food processor. I'm not always able to find ground chicken at the store, so I'll often buy chicken breasts and grind them myself. Extra firm tofu can be found just about anywhere.
• Gluten free soy sauce or tamari
• Water chestnuts--this is what gives the familiar crunch in lettuce wraps.
• Iceberg lettuce -- I've seen copycat recipes using some other types of lettuce, but if you want the true original, iceberg is the way to go. Plus, it's crunchy but still foldable.

how to make gluten free tofu lettuce wraps

1. Add tofu to olive oil in a skillet set over medium high. Cook for 3-5 minutes, crumbling tofu as it cooks.
2. Add garlic, ginger, hoisin sauce, tamari (or gf soy sauce), and rice wine vinegar. Stir well and add water. Cover the pan and cook for 3-4 minutes.
3. Uncover and add sriracha sauce and chopped water chestnuts. Replace the cover and allow to cook for 2-3 more minutes.
4. Uncover; stir; serve in lettuce with sauce.

lettuce wraps faqs

what to serve with gluten free lettuce wraps

• Rice
• Steamed or roasted broccoli
• Small side salad
• Gluten free Asian noodles

If you think you don't like tofu, I urge you to give these tofu lettuce wraps a try. You won't know you're not eating chicken! But if you still would rather have chicken, make them with ground chicken instead. Either way, they're delicious and healthy and a perfect appetizer, light lunch or dinner.