Kitchen notes · a little help before you start

Slow Cooker Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps

Name: Slow Cooker Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 180 min
Total time: 195 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 2 lbs ground chicken (not ground chicken breast); 3 cloves garlic (minced); 1 each red bell pepper (cored and finely chopped); 1/2 cup finely chopped yellow onion; 1/2 cup hoisin sauce; 2 Tbsp soy sauce; As Needed Salt; As Needed black pepper; 8 oz sliced water chestnuts, drained and rinsed; 1 1/2 cups cooked white or brown rice; 3 each green onions (sliced); 1 Tbsp rice vinegar and 1 1/2 tsp sesame oil (optional); 2 heads iceberg lettuce

Cool iceberg lettuce gives this savory chicken filling a crisp edge, with water chestnuts adding another little crunch inside. Hoisin brings sweetness to the chicken and rice, while green onions freshen the mixture.

Prep: 15 min
Cook: 180 min
Total: 195 min
Original yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 13 listed

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Estimating…

Main courseAsianChickenPrep: 15 minutes or lessTotal: over 60 minutesSlow cooker

Recipe categories & planning details

Meal type: Main course
Primary protein: Chicken
Cuisine: Asian
Cooking method: Slow cooker
Preparation & total time: Prep: 15 minutes or less · Total: over 60 minutes

A few quick notes

1. Start the chicken in the microwave

Stir the chicken and garlic occasionally during microwaving until no pink remains, then drain the liquid.

2. Mix before slow cooking

Toss bell pepper, onion, hoisin and soy sauce through the chicken before covering the cooker for its main cooking stage.

3. Heat the final additions

Stir in the water chestnuts, cooked rice and green onions near the end and cook until heated through.

Get to know the ingredients

Ground chicken

Use ground chicken rather than ground chicken breast as listed, and combine with garlic for the initial cooking.

Water chestnuts

Drain and rinse the canned sliced water chestnuts before adding them to the cooked chicken filling.

Cooked rice

White or brown rice is listed already cooked, ready to stir into the filling near the end.

The last little job

Fill the lettuce leaves

Separate iceberg lettuce leaves and serve them with the hot chicken filling, seasoning the filling further if desired.

A little more help as you go

Optional final flavors

Rice vinegar and sesame oil are marked optional in the ingredient list and join the final filling additions.

Transfer after draining

Drain the initial chicken mixture before pouring it into the slow cooker with the other filling ingredients.

A few questions you might have

Does raw chicken go straight into the cooker?

The directions first microwave the chicken with garlic until no longer pink, then drain and transfer it.

When should I add the water chestnuts?

Add them at the end with cooked rice and green onions, then cook briefly until the mixture is heated through.

Must I use white rice?

No, the ingredient list allows cooked white or brown rice for stirring into the filling near the end.

What lettuce is listed?

Use iceberg lettuce, with its leaves separated to hold the finished chicken filling.

Is the filling seasoned again at the end?

Yes, the directions allow additional salt as desired after the final additions have heated through.

Storage & reheating safety

For cooked, perishable leftovers, refrigerate within 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F), using shallow containers for prompt cooling. Keep the refrigerator at 40°F or below, use refrigerated leftovers within 3–4 days, and reheat hot leftovers to 165°F, checked with a food thermometer. Follow any shorter package limit.

These are general safety limits, not a tested storage or freezing recommendation for this particular dish. USDA leftovers guidance · Safe cooking temperatures

Recipe source: cookingclassy.com. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.

Preparation notes follow the recipe shown here.

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