These tangy gluten free lettuce wraps are a fun appetizer. If you love P.F. Chang’s Gluten-Free Lettuce Wraps, you will want to try this quick, easy lettuce wrap recipe. These wraps are fresh and flavorful. Make a lettuce wrap party for your next family meal!
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❤️ Sandi’s Recipe Summary
The Quick Bite: These PF Chang’s copycat gluten-free lettuce wraps make an easy gluten free appetizer in under 30 minutes. You can use traditional vegetables, or use up the vegetables in the back of your refrigerator. This is a beginner-level recipe.
If you want a tasty appetizer or meal, this simple Gluten Free Lettuce Wraps recipe is a great option! They are healthy and flavorful. Make them on a big platter for your next party!
Just drizzle some Chinese pork lettuce wrap sauce over the meat, add some veggie toppings, and they are ready to eat! If you have been missing Asian lettuce wraps, I have you covered with this delicious new recipe!
If you love easy recipes, you will want to check out all of my gluten free dinner recipes! My kids said to make sure I tell you to try this Gluten Free Beef and Broccoli recipe, too. It is one of their favorite dinner recipes.
Ingredient Notes:
For the full list of ingredients and amounts, please go to the recipe card below.
- Butter Leaf Lettuce – It has nice, big leaves, making wraps because the leaves curve to hug the filling.
- Ground Meat – Use chicken, ground pork, ground beef, turkey, or vegan Impossible meat! You have lots of great options!
- Vegetables – I used shiitake, zucchini, leek, and carrots, but use what you have on hand!
- Tamari – Use tamari, coconut aminos, or gluten-free soy sauce. See below for gluten-free options
- Hoisin – Always read the label to ensure it is gluten-free. See below for gluten free options.
- Sake – Sake is a Japanese wine that is often used in Asian marinades and sauces. Feel free to substitute rice wine.
- Red Chili Paste – See below for gluten free options. This adds a kick of spice, so use as much or as little as you like.
- Sesame Oil – This is normally gluten free, but always read the label.
What Asian Sauces are Gluten Free?
There are several Asian sauces that are gluten-free. When reading labels, avoid any that have yeast extract (barley), wheat, or hydrolyzed wheat protein. Here are my favorite gluten free sauce brands that I use in this recipe:
- Tamari (aka gluten free soy sauce)- San J, Kikkoman, and Wan Ja Shan are great choices.
- Hoisin Sauce – Wok Mei is my favorite, Kikkoman, and San J also make gluten free hoisin sauces.
- Red Chili Paste – I use Thai Kitchen brand; there are many others, but always remember to check the ingredients.
How to Make Gluten Free Lettuce Wraps (Step-by-Step)
Step 1: Brown the ground meat in a skillet on medium heat. Drain the fat into a cup or compost bin. As I mentioned above, you can use ground beef, chicken, turkey, or pork! If you are vegan, Impossible Meat is a good option.
Step 2: As the meat browns, add chopped vegetables. I used zucchini, shiitake, leeks, and carrots, but you can use what you have on hand.
🔑 Sandi says: If there is a lot of fat, drain the fat into a container. Do not pour hot grease down the sink drain!!
Step 3: Combine the marinade ingredients in a small bowl. Whisk them to blend. Pour the marinade into the skillet with the meat and vegetables and turn the heat down to a simmer.
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Step 4: Add the dipping sauce ingredients to a bowl and whisk. I like to make this and let it sit so the minced garlic flavor infuses into the sauce.
Step 5: Wash and break up the butter lettuce leaves. A salad spinner is the best way to dry the leaves while preventing them from tearing or breaking. Butter lettuce is the best for lettuce wraps because it hugs the filling. You can use other types of lettuce, like romaine or iceberg.
Step 6: Assemble the lettuce wraps by adding some meat, chopped scallions, and then drizzle with the sauce.
If you are hosting a party, make a large platter of lettuce wraps, or set up a bar so guests can make their own.
Frequently Asked Questions:
I like serving Gluten Free Fried Rice and egg drop soup with lettuce wraps.
Store lettuce wraps unassembled. Store the meat in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. You can also freeze the meat and thaw it when needed. I do not recommend storing lettuce with meat because it will become soggy and spoil quickly.
Appetizers are great for a party or game day celebration. If you need more recipe ideas, check out these delicious gluten free appetizer recipes!
More Gluten Free Asian Recipes:
If you love Asian-inspired recipes, try these Gluten Free Sweet and Sour Meatballs, or one of these great recipes:
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Easy Gluten Free Lettuce Wraps
Ingredients
- 1 head butter leaf lettuce
- 1 pound ground pork ground beef or turkey also work great
- 7-8 shiitake mushrooms sliced
- 2 small sliced zucchini
- ¼ cup leek or onion
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ⅓ cup grated carrot garnish
- ⅓ cup sliced scallion garnish
- Optional water chestnuts
Marinade
- 1 tablespoon tamari or gluten free soy sauce or coconut aminos
- 1 tablespoon hoisin sauce
- 1 tablespoon sake
- ½ teaspoon honey
Dipping Sauce
- 1 tablespoon hoisin sauce
- ¼ teaspoon chili paste
- 1 teaspoon tamari
- ½ teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon warm water
Instructions
- In a small mixing bowl, add 1 tablespoon tamari or gluten free soy sauce, 1 tablespoon hoisin sauce, 1 tablespoon sake, and 1/2 teaspoon honey. Mix and set aside.
- In a skillet, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil and add diced 1/4 cup leek or onion. Cook on medium heat for 1 minute.
- Add 1 pound ground pork, the 2 small sliced zucchini and 7-8 shiitake mushrooms (sliced). (Add Optional water chestnuts now.)
- Cook until almost done and add the marinade to the meat mixture. Turn the heat down to simmer.
- Cook for an additional 2-3 minutes.
- Carefully wash and separate butter leaf lettuce leaves. Dry them in a salad spinner.
- Mix up dipping sauce ingredients in a small bowl. Set aside.
- Lay out lettuce leaves. Add the meat mixture, carrot, and scallion to each lettuce leaf.
- Mix 1 tablespoon hoisin sauce, 1/4 teaspoon chili paste, 1 teaspoon tamari, 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil, and 1 tablespoon warm water. Drizzle the dipping sauce and enjoy!
Notes
- You can use any ground meat, including turkey, chicken, pork, or beef, in this recipe.
- It is okay to use vegetables you have on hand.
- Kikkoman, San J, and Wok Mei brands all make gluten free versions of their sauces. It is important to read labels to make sure there is no wheat or hidden gluten in their products. The brands I listed will say gluten free on their label.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge. It will keep fresh for up to 3 days.
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SPECIAL NOTE
Please know that every gluten free flour blend has a different starch to grain ratio. If you use a blend I didn’t test, my rule of thumb is to add more flour if your dough or batter is wet and add more liquid if the dough or batter is too dry!
Nutrition
Nutrition Disclaimer
Nutritional information is an estimate provided to you as a courtesy. You should calculate the actual nutritional information with the products and brands you are using with your preferred nutritional calculator.
I truly hope you enjoy this recipe. I have been testing and creating gluten-free recipes for over 15 years. Creating gluten-free recipes that do not taste gluten-free is my goal for every recipe. Sometimes I only have to test a new recipe a couple of times, and others it takes multiple times. I do this so you get reliable, delicious results every time!
