Chicken Lettuce Wraps ~ P.F. Chang’s CopyCaturday
This Saturday, we tried our hand at chicken lettuce wraps — a homemade version of P.F. Chang’s favorite! Somewhere along the line, someone in Instagram-land decided to make Saturday into Caturday 😹 And while we love our cats, I can’t see making a post about them every single weekend. They pretty much do the same thing daily — judge us.
CopyCaturday: Chicken Lettuce Wraps
So I decided to do a play on that and start CopyCaturday. We don’t eat much fast food these days, but there’s something fun about recreating those comfort foods from scratch — especially in a tiny bus kitchen.
This week, Zach suggested P.F. Chang’s Chicken Lettuce Wraps! Since I hadn’t had them before, I had to rely on him for details of the restaurant version. I found a few recipes and merged them based on what Zach said worked and what didn’t.
I loved this recipe since the only things I had to buy were lettuce and ground chicken! Frozen green onions and water chestnuts worked just fine. Always prep your spices and sauces ahead — makes cooking so much easier!
Were the Chicken Lettuce Wraps a Complete Copycat?
Zach said YES! It was a near-perfect match — flavorful and fun to make 😋
Will We Make These Again?
Absolutely. They’re now part of our “travel day recovery” menu — easy, comforting, and minimal cleanup. Next time, sturdier lettuce and fresh green onions for the win!
The Zingers episode in this same series is linked below — Zach picked ours over the box on that one, too.
Verdict: Copycatted It! Zach said YES — it was a near-perfect match, flavorful and fun to make. And they’re now part of our “travel day recovery” menu.
P.F. Chang’s Chicken Lettuce Wraps Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground chicken
- 1 head iceberg lettuce (or romaine for sturdier wraps)
- 2 green onions chopped
- 1/2 cup water chestnuts chopped
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tsp fresh ginger grated
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1 tbsp hoisin sauce
- 1 tsp sesame oil
Instructions
- Mix your sauces first so the flavors meld — I always do this ahead of cooking!
- Sauté garlic, ginger, and green onions in a bit of sesame oil, then add the ground chicken.
- Once the chicken is cooked through, stir in water chestnuts and your sauce mixture.
- Serve hot in lettuce cups. We paired ours with white rice cooked in the InstantPot (see InstantPot basics).
- Pro tip: iceberg lettuce tears easily — next time we’ll try romaine for sturdier wraps!
Want to see what we’ll CopyCaturday next? Check out the rest of our cozy kitchen experiments in the CopyCaturday Series.
More CopyCaturday
- Applebee’s Chicken Wonton Tacos
- Copycat Hostess Zingers
- Hashbrown Casserole (Cracker Barrel)
- Copycat Kandy Kakes
- Crunchwrap Supreme Dupe
- Popeyes Mashed Potatoes
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