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Instant Pot Chicken Lettuce Wraps Recipe

Published: Feb 1, 2019 · Modified: Apr 12, 2019 by Anna 21 Comments · This post may contain affiliate links. If you make a purchase through links on our site, we may earn a commission.

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Instant Pot Chicken Lettuce Wraps Recipe - quick and easy lettuce wraps filled with ground chicken cooked in Asian sauce. Perfect dinner idea for busy weeknights!

Side shot of lettuce wraps filled with cooked ground chicken, served on white plate.

One of our favorite copycat recipes of restaurant meals are lettuce wraps. They are so easy and so fun to make and eat! You can fill lettuce wraps with so many different fillings. My go-to is ground chicken cooked in hoisin sauce, soy sauce, vinegar, garlic, sweet chili sauce and ginger, whisked together into one flavor-packed mixture. It is flavorful and delicious!

INSTANT POT CHICKEN LETTUCE WRAPS

These Instant Pot Chicken Lettuce Wraps are perfect for a busy weeknight when you want a quick and easy and delicious meal. It's a slightly modified version of my P.F. Chang's Copycat Chicken Lettuce Wraps recipe that I can now make in my pressure cooker.

HOW TO MAKE CHICKEN LETTUCE WRAPS IN THE INSTANT POT?

  • Start by gathering ingredients and check if your stainless steel insert is in your Instant Pot. To know why I always mention this step, read my Instant Pot Guide for Beginners.
  • Press "saute" setting and wait 1 minute. Add vegetable and sesame oil to insert and let heat up. Press "saute" setting and wait 1 minute. Add vegetable and sesame oil to insert and let heat up.
  • Add ¼ cup of chicken broth and deglaze the bottom of the pot.
  • In a small mixing bowl or measuring cup, whisk together all of the ingredients for the sauce. Pour mixture over chicken and stir well.
  • Close the lid, set valve to sealing position (newer models do it on their own). Make sure the IP is set to cook at HIGH pressure. Press "manual" setting and set timer to 4 minutes.
  • When the timer is done, let the pressure release naturally for at least 10 minutes. Carefully open the lid away from your face. Stir chicken. Add chopped water chestnuts to chicken and stir. Adding water chestnuts after cooking chicken, helps them remain the crunchy texture.
  • Place up to ¼ cup of mixture onto each lettuce leaf. Pour remaining sauce over chicken filling. Serve immediately.
Overhead shot of ground chicken with chopped water chestnuts in the Instant Pot.

CAN I USE OTHER MEAT IN THIS RECIPE?

Yes! You can use ground beef, turkey or chicken. They all work great in this recipe! I assume you can even use tofu but I have not tested cooking tofu in the pressure cooker yet.

WHAT TYPE OF LETTUCE CAN I USE FOR LETTUCE WRAPS?

Any kind! Typically, you will see lettuce cups recipes call for butter lettuce. That includes Boston and Bibb lettuce, which are varieties of butterhead lettuce. You can also use Romaine lettuce as the leaves are strong enough to be filled. They look more like boats then cups.

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Side shot of 5 lettuce wraps with ground chicken on white plate, next to the Instant Pot.

MORE EASY INSTANT POT RECIPES:

Instant Pot Chicken Thighs

Instant Pot Cashew Chicken

Instant Pot Fluffy Rice

Instant Pot Brussels Sprouts with Bacon

To learn more about the Instant Pot, check out my Guide for Beginners. If you experienced the “burn” message while using your IP, check out my Instant Pot Burn Message post to learn how to fix the issue and prevent it in the first place.

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INSTANT POT CHICKEN LETTUCE WRAPS RECIPE:

How to make easy chicken lettuce wraps in the Instant Pot.

Instant Pot Chicken Lettuce Wraps recipe

Author: Anna
Instant Pot Chicken Lettuce Wraps are a quick and easy lettuce wraps filled with ground chicken cooked in Asian sauce. Perfect dinner idea for busy weeknights!
4.77 from 13 votes
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Prep Time 2 minutes mins
Cook Time 15 minutes mins
Total Time 17 minutes mins
Course Dinner
Cuisine Asian
Servings 4 servings
Calories 334 kcal
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Ingredients
 
 

  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 2 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 1 lb ground chicken
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 small yellow onion chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • ¼ cup chicken stock
  • ¼ cup hoisin sauce
  • 3 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar or rice vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 2 tablespoons sweet chili sauce
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 8 oz. can water chestnuts drained
  • 8 leaves of butter lettuce

Instructions
 

  • Make sure the stainless steel insert is in your Instant Pot. Press "saute" setting and wait 1 minute. Add vegetable oil and sesame oil to insert and let heat up.
    1 tablespoon vegetable oil, 2 teaspoon sesame oil
  • Add ground chicken to Instant Pot and cook, breaking down with wooden spoon. Season with salt and pepper. Add onion and garlic. Cook until chicken is no longer pink. Press "cancel/off" button.
    1 lb ground chicken, ½ teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon black pepper, 1 small yellow onion, 2 cloves garlic
  • Add ¼ cup of chicken broth or stock and deglaze the bottom of the pot.
    ¼ cup chicken stock
  • In a small mixing bowl or measuring cup, whisk together hoisin sauce, soy sauce, sesame oil, vinegar, ginger and sweet chili sauce. Pour mixture over chicken and stir well.
    ¼ cup hoisin sauce, 3 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce, 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar or rice vinegar, 1 teaspoon sesame oil, 2 tablespoons sweet chili sauce, 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • Close the lid, set valve to sealing position (newer models do it on their own). Make sure the IP is set to cook at HIGH pressure. Press "manual" setting and set timer to 4 minutes.
  • When the timer is done, let the pressure release naturally for at least 10 minutes.
  • Carefully open the lid away from your face. Stir chicken.
  • Add chopped water chestnuts to chicken and stir.
    8 oz. can water chestnuts
  • Place up to ¼ cup of mixture onto each lettuce leaf. Serve immediately.
    8 leaves of butter lettuce

Notes

If you don't have ground chicken on hand, you can slice boneless skinless chicken breast into slices, partially freeze it (20 to 30 minutes in the freezer should do it), then pulse in the food processor until you reach desired texture. If you don't like or have chicken on hand, you can also make this recipe with ground turkey.

Nutrition

Calories: 334kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 98mg | Sodium: 1150mg | Potassium: 828mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 995IU | Vitamin C: 4.4mg | Calcium: 32mg | Iron: 2.4mg
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  1. Sarah says

    April 12, 2023 at 5:30 pm

    2 stars
    This was ok, I probably wouldn’t make it again. Chicken came out super watery - followed directions exactly.

    Reply
  2. Shannon says

    January 26, 2023 at 11:27 pm

    5 stars
    This was delicious. We just had lettuce wraps at the restaurant last week, but we all agreed these are even better. This for sure will make frequent appearances in our week night dinner rotation, because it was so easy, came together quickly and was unanimously a thumbs up. Thank you!

    Reply
    • Anna says

      January 29, 2023 at 10:29 pm

      I love that! Thank you so much for making my recipe, Shannon!

      Reply
  3. Miranda says

    April 25, 2022 at 2:34 pm

    Very tasty for a weeknight dinner. I had it with homemade egg fried rice.
    Question: my sauce was quite thin when I though it might thicken during cooking? I was wondering if you have any ideas how I can thicken it? I thought I might try adding cornstarch slurry after the pressure cooking part of the recipe? (Or is the sauce supposed to be quite a thin consistency? )
    I’ll definitely be making this again though.

    Reply
    • Anna says

      May 10, 2022 at 9:43 pm

      Hi Miranda! I always use cornstarch to thicken my sauces. You can certainly try that. Thank you for making my recipe!

      Reply
  4. Katie says

    July 11, 2020 at 7:14 pm

    5 stars
    This was so amazing!!!! I’m not a great cook but this was super easy to make and came out just as good as P.F. CHANGS!!

    Reply
    • Anna says

      July 12, 2020 at 12:00 am

      I am so glad! Thank you so much, Katie!

      Reply
  5. Page says

    July 07, 2020 at 2:35 pm

    Anna,
    Can the ground chicken be frozen?

    Reply
  6. Hailey says

    October 03, 2019 at 2:15 pm

    How many lettuce wraps are a serving for one person?

    Reply
    • Anna says

      October 05, 2019 at 2:40 pm

      Hi Hailey! One serving is 2 lettuce wraps. Hope this helps!

      Reply
  7. Kim says

    August 21, 2019 at 8:30 pm

    5 stars
    OMG!!!!! Soooo good!!!😋😋

    Reply
  8. Sara J Santo says

    July 29, 2019 at 10:30 pm

    I think I know the answer- but has anybody had success doubling or tripling this recipe? Debating on making for a potluck at work 🙂

    Reply
  9. Christy says

    June 29, 2019 at 8:11 pm

    I made this for some friends i had over and they all went crazy for this recipe. I have been invited to cook this at another friends house. Thanks for sharing this with others. It is so good.

    Reply
  10. Taylor says

    February 02, 2019 at 11:04 am

    5 stars
    These are one of my favorites! Perfect flavorful low carb dinner!

    Reply
    • Anna@CrunchyCreamySweet says

      February 02, 2019 at 1:02 pm

      Thank you, Taylor!

      Reply
  11. Toni says

    February 01, 2019 at 9:28 pm

    5 stars
    This was so amazing! I loved that it's very easy to make! Everyone loved it!

    Reply
  12. Pam says

    February 01, 2019 at 8:24 pm

    5 stars
    I am ALL for anything Instant Pot and this recipe did not disappoint for dinner tonight! Thank you!

    Reply
    • Lindsey says

      February 08, 2021 at 6:28 pm

      5 stars
      Delicious and super easy. I didn’t have water chestnuts so added peanuts to our wraps as a garnish. I’ve also used mint leaves and lemon grass as a garnish as well.

      Reply
      • Anna says

        February 17, 2021 at 5:26 pm

        Sounds perfect! Thank you, Lindsey!

  13. Sommer says

    February 01, 2019 at 6:38 pm

    5 stars
    These fit right into my diet! Thanks!

    Reply
  14. Steph says

    February 01, 2019 at 4:39 pm

    5 stars
    These are my all time favorite appetizers to eat when I go out to dinner. I can't to make these at home!

    Reply

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