Easy, Keto Low-Carb PF Chang’s Chicken Lettuce Wraps is a quick copycat recipe that is healthy and low in calories. This tutorial outlines what lettuce is best for wraps and how to make the wraps. This dish is drizzled in decadent peanut butter sauce that has fewer calories and carbs than the PF Chang’s version.
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PF Chang’s is a restaurant 18 year-old me considered fancy. I loved going! I would order the lettuce wraps for an appetizer and the Singapore Street Noodles (they have since changed the name) for my entree. One serving of lettuce wraps has 67 grams of carbs! Those wraps are loaded with sugar.
I had to come up with an alternative that is still tasty.
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Why Are PF Changs Lettuce Wraps So High in Carbs?
Sugar. Many of the ingredients are loaded in sugar. The main culprit is hoisin sauce. Most recipes use about ¼ cup of hoisin sauce. This equates to 36 grams of net carbs. If the wraps from PF Changs have 67 grams of carbs, then you can bet they are loading their sauce with a LOT more sugar.
For this recipe, I ditched the store-bought hoisin and chose to make my own. That way I can use a zero calorie sweetener in the sauce. Monkfruit is my favorite.
What can I substitute for hoisin sauce?
You can make your own hoisin using natural peanut butter, monkfruit sweetener, soy sauce, Sriracha, sesame seed oil, garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
How Many Calories Do PF Chang's Lettuce Wraps Have?
The PF Chang's lettuce wraps have 660 calories, per their website. The site doesn't specify how many servings this denotes.
What Can I Put In Lettuce Wraps?
Chicken and steak lettuce wraps are usually my go-to's. Be sure to check out my Keto and Low-Carb Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wraps and Steak Lettuce Wraps.
How Do You Make PF Chang’s Lettuce Wraps?
You will need lettuce wraps (see note below), the ingredients for homemade hoisin (see above), rice wine vinegar, water chestnuts, green onions, and soy sauce. Combine the ingredients in a skillet. Serve over lettuce wraps.
What sauce is in PF Chang's Lettuce Wraps?
The base of the sauce is hoisin sauce and rice wine vinegar.
What Lettuce is Best For Wraps?
If you would like the wraps to look like they do in the restaurant, you will need to use bibb or butter lettuce. Butter lettuce is really small and perfect if you are going to use the wraps as an appetizer. Whole Foods is the only store I consistently see butter lettuce. With other supermarkets it is very hit or miss for me.
I often turn my lettuce wraps into a main dish. I love to use romaine lettuce for main dish wraps. Romaine is larger and longer than bibb/butter lettuce. It can also withstand more filling. Because this recipe has sauce, you will need to be careful with overfilling the lettuce. Romaine makes it much easier to work with.
These lettuce wraps can be great for meal prep. Pack your lettuce in Ziploc bags (air-tight) and place your chicken filling in this freezer friendly Tupperware from Amazon. You can even freeze this dish for future use!
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Keto Low-Carb PF Chang’s Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground chicken
- 1 cup chopped onion
- salt and pepper to taste
- ½ cup canned water chestnuts, chopped (omit if strict keto)
- 2 green onions, chopped
- 1 head butter/bibb lettuce You can use larger, leafy lettuce like romaine if you wish
Homemade Hoisin Sauce
- 5 tablespoons soy sauce I prefer low-sodium soy sauce. Can also use coconut aminos or liquid aminos.
- 2 tablespoons natural peanut butter I use Smucker's Natural.
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 teaspoon hot sauce or Sriracha
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
- 2 teaspoons rice wine vinegar Unseasoned and Unsweetened.
- 1 tablespoon zero-calorie sweetener
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
Homemade Hoisin Sauce
- Combine all of the ingredients in a small bowl. Mix well.
Lettuce Wrap Filling
- Heat a skillet on medium-high heat. Add the ground chicken to the skillet. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Use a spatula or large spoon to break down the ground chicken. Cook for 3-4 minutes until the chicken has browned. If needed, drain excess fat.
- Add the regular onions. Cook for 2 minutes or until the onions become fragrant.
- Add in the homemade hoisin, water chestnuts and green onions. Cook for an additional 1-2 minutes.
- Load the filling into the lettuce. Top with green onions.
- Serve!
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Notes
What Lettuce is Best For Wraps?
If you would like the wraps to look like they do in the restaurant, you will need to use bibb or butter lettuce. Butter lettuce is really small and perfect if you are going to use the wraps as an appetizer. Whole Foods is the only store I consistently see butter lettuce. With other supermarkets it is very hit or miss for me. I often turn my lettuce wraps into a main dish. I love to use romaine lettuce for main dish wraps. Romaine is larger and longer than bibb/butter lettuce. It can also withstand more filling. Because this recipe has sauce, you will need to be careful with overfilling the lettuce. Romaine makes it much easier to work with.Nutrition (displayed with net carbs)
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Elizabeth Casey says
OMG Brandi! These were outrageous! I think I like them BETTER than PF Chang's. My husband was super jazzed too, and we are tough cookies to please. I've been doing Keto for 112 days thus far and have lost 41 lbs. Food like this makes it so easy, as it really pleases my foodie palate. Your orange chicken is on my menu for the end of the week, and now I can't wait to try it. I'm posting this recipe on my Facebook Keto Friend's site, they are going to love it.
staysnatched says
YES! I love to hear that.
Erin says
This recipe was amazing! We loved it!! Super easy and super delicious. I doubled the chicken and my husband and I still polished off the entire thing (for an entrée). We went I shared this recipe with all my coworkers too.
staysnatched says
Thanks for sharing the recipe!
Kyle says
These were so flavorful and really easy to make. My boyfriend and I planned to meal prep for the weekend but we ate the whole batch in one sitting haha. Recommend for a weeknight staple!
staysnatched says
Yes! These are a must to have on hand!
Ping Dixon says
Terrific recipe! This was easy and delicious. I like mushrooms so I added chopped mushrooms. I will definitely be making this often. Thank you!
staysnatched says
I love mushrooms!
Lennese says
Absolutely delicious! I was able to easily personalize this recipe ( I used ground turkey instead of chicken and served it over cauliflower rice like a little PFChang bowl) and it banging! Great work as usual Brandi!
staysnatched says
I love when you can personalize and make it your own.
Petro says
This was INSANELY good! Saving this recipe forever!
staysnatched says
Wonderful! Enjoy it forever!
D Y says
These were outstanding!!! Thanks sis! 💪🏾💯
staysnatched says
You're welcome!
Carly says
This was SOOOO delicious! Excited to try more recipes! The flavor was on point! Loved it!
staysnatched says
Wonderful! Glad you enjoyed it!
Hippie Hank says
Came out Excellent. Loved the homemade hoison, but i reccomend adding additional 2 tablespoons of soy and 1 more of peanut butter to sauce.
staysnatched says
Thanks for sharing your modifications. I love the recipe as written.
Cary says
These lettuce wraps WERE gonna be our taco Tuesday meal, because who says you can't have an Asian lettuce Wrap instead of a taco for taco Tuesday??? They were absolutely delicious. Like I said they WERE gonna be on our menu for taco Tuesday, however we ended having them Monday instead because I couldn't wait to try them! 🤪
I omitted the water chestnuts because they were optional plus we didn't have any on hand. I added two things in their place, about 1/2 package of baby bella mushrooms (in fridge & needed to be cooked) annnd I also had some baby bok choy in the fridge that needed to be eaten so I chopped up a few of the stems (white part) & added those to the meat because I thought they should give a bit of the same crunchy texture as the water chestnuts. I also added 2 drops of dōTERRA ginger essential oil to my hoisin sauce because I love it! Add it if you're a ginger fan!
Confession, I also forgot to pick up some lettuce for the wrap part. So, to serve we chopped up the rest of the bok choy and dressed it with a lil s&p, garlic powder, and toasted sesame oil. I added rice vinegar to mine & hubby added some Tamari sauce then we just put our meat on top like an Asian taco salad, lol I sprinkled some quick pickled veggies on mine for a lil crunch. Did I mention we both thoroughly enjoyed our dinner?😁
Tbh, I've never eaten at PF Chang’s so, I can't say for sure if these tasted anything like theirs but they were SO flavorful we'll definitely be eating them again! This recipe is simple, fast & easy to throw together for a quick lunch or dinner, so go ahead, try them...I'm pretty sure you'll thank me later!
staysnatched says
Thank you for sharing!
Emily says
Easy and delicious! Adding to our rotation for sure
staysnatched says
I love to hear it!
Merit says
I searched and searched for an easy to prepare lettuce wrap recipe. This one being kept friendly (my husband) was an added bonus. The prep was very easy and I actually had most of the ingredients on hand. (We are big Thai and Asian food fans). The spice is perfect and I actually left out the no sugar/calorie sweetener because I don’t like any of them. So without the sweetener they were still fantastic! I will make these again! I used some carrots and bell pepper as toppings but really they didn’t need much! They were really delicious!
staysnatched says
Wonderful! I'm so glad you enjoyed them.
Mai Nguyen says
This was perfection! It was so good and easy to make! Definitely will make this again and again! Super fresh and light, yet filling!
staysnatched says
Yay! I love to hear it.
D.W. says
Made this recipe for my meal prep for the week! I had been struggling with finding a decent way to use ground chicken until this amazing lower carb recipe! It's going to stay in my rotation!
staysnatched says
Awesome! I'm glad you enjoyed the lettuce wraps.
Krista says
My family loves this one. We have a peanut allergy, but found that sun butter subs in perfectly. Five Stars!
staysnatched says
Yay! So glad to hear it.
Rachel says
These are wonderful! We make them all the time because they are easy, light and filling. Similar recipes on the internet do not turn out the same. These are the ones you want! Make them!
staysnatched says
Yay! So glad you enjoyed them.
Sarah says
This recipe is the BEST. So easy and so so tasty. I love every recipe I’ve made of Brandi’s but this is one of my favorites!
staysnatched says
Glad it's a favorite!
Mariel says
I finished my last bite just a minute ago and had to hop on to leave a review immediately. This recipe is all around awesome. It felt like it was done in a flash and it tastes AMAZING. I've never really been a fan of PF Changs but do love lettuce wraps. These do NOT disappoint. I added mushrooms to mine since I had them in the fridge and I always add extra veggies if possible. The homemade hoisin sauce is SO GOOD. THANK YOU, BRANDI!
staysnatched says
You're welcome! I'm glad you enjoyed them.
Marisa says
Love the lettuce wraps- so full of flavor and quick to make. I will never buy hoisin sauce again after making it homemade!
staysnatched says
Yes! Homemade hoisin for the win!
Lauren says
I usually shy away from trying Asian recipes at home but these sounded SO good and not too difficult, and I wanted to try the healthier version. Delicious. Will make again!
staysnatched says
Glad to hear you will make them again!
Sarah says
I’ve probably reviewed this recipe before, but this one is so perfect it deserves another. This recipe is one of my favorites. So easy, so delicious!
staysnatched says
I'm so glad you love it.
Jennie says
Ok this recipe is AMAZING. I’m trying not to eat the whole entire bowl alone with a spoon lmao saving this recipe forever.
staysnatched says
haha! That's hard to do.
Allie says
So delicious! I made my family a regular hoisin sauce (just in case) and they actually preferred this one so it's my new go-to! I used chopped peanuts instead of water chestnuts and it was perfect. Thank you!
staysnatched says
Wonderful. I'm so glad to hear it.
Stephanie C says
This was so easy to make and super yummy. I was literally licking my fingers! Lol! I’m definitely making this once a month.
staysnatched says
ha ha finger lickin good!
French says
This is FANTASTIC.
I cooked down the hoisin about 25% till it got darker. It thickened up real nice and was so freaking good. Making this again.
staysnatched says
Glad to hear you will make it again.
ERIN GARCIA says
Feeling lazy this New Year’s Day, which is what made this recipe so perfect. A tasty, delicious meal in just under 20 minutes. I used romaine, so filling! Thanks again, Brandi!
staysnatched says
Awesome! I'm so glad you enjoyed the recipe.
Cara says
Made these on NYE - SO GOOD!!! Subbed coconut aminos for the soy sauce, and added diced mushrooms. Freaking delicious and PF Chang’s can forget about us ever dining there again 🤣
staysnatched says
haha! I love that!
Lulu says
Tryout this recipe for dinner tonight, it’s super simple and full of flavor! Definitely gonna make it again, thank you Brandi
staysnatched says
Glad to hear you will make it again!
Jillian says
Love this it’s so easy to come together. These is a great dupe of the original. Creating my own hoisin sauce was my favorite part! Most times you don’t pay much attention to what is in a sauce, so to be able to control it and it taste good.
staysnatched says
I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Ana says
Made these for the first time last night! I always use store bought hoisin but I loved making my own with this recipe because I know exactly what I am eating. These were awesome & SO EASY-- I'll definitely be making again
staysnatched says
I'm glad to hear you will make them again.
Danielle says
Made this for the first time tonight and my husband and I LOVED it! I will definitely be making this again and again! A note on the sweetener in the hoisin sauce: I used 1 packet of splenda and it added the perfect touch of sweetness. Don't use a whole tbsp if you're using splenda!
staysnatched says
Definitely a no no for splenda. Artificial sweeteners require you to convert the measurements.
N says
WOW! The best thing about this recipe? That homemade hoisin sauce. I was extremely skeptical of making my own hoisin sauce because I am Asian and we grew up using the jarred Lee Kum Kee brand and always have it on hand as its a condiment used a lot in dishes. But Brandi's version is delicious! Best part? The protein can always be subbed out. I've made this recipe with shrimp and even tofu. Thank you for another awesome recipe!!!
staysnatched says
You're welcome! I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Anonymous says
This recipe looks really good. I have a peanut allergy (not severe - I can tolerate in small amounts. I wonder if I can make this with almond butter?
staysnatched says
I would assume so.
Anonymous says
So good. Thanks. I threw in some shredded carrots and bean sprouts that I needed to use up. Yum
staysnatched says
That sounds so good!
Adam says
Way better than I was expecting. I picked the recipe because it was quick and easy, but the taste is spectacular. I will definitely make these again.
staysnatched says
Thanks for sharing!
Jennifer Stidham says
I substituted sugar free sunbutter for the peanut butter and added in a sprinkle of raw purple cabbage instead of the water chestnuts to give it some crunch. It is delicious! My non keto eating son has already had two servings and gave it the thumbs up! This recipe is a keeper! Next time I’d probably make 4 lbs of chicken as we like leftovers!
staysnatched says
Thanks for sharing!
Jasmine says
Made this tonight for the first time.. boy was it delicious and so reminiscent of the PF Changs version but with fewer carbs. Only change was adding an additional clove of fresh garlic.
As someone who loved Changs before going low carb, it’s one of the few things I truly have missed and wanted to cheat and indulge in. Now I can and not break my carb bank.. thank you so much.
staysnatched says
You're welcome. I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Linda says
This was BY FAR THE BEST recipe for lettuce wraps I have ever tasted and easy/peasy, too! Thanks so much!
staysnatched says
Wonderful! I'm glad you enjoyed them!
Brooke says
I loved this! I made it with ground turkey because my grocery store was out of ground chicken. And I used minced mushrooms instead of using chestnuts. I doubled the batch to have leftovers and they became a quick lunch throughout the week.
staysnatched says
I'm glad you enjoyed them.
Lindsay says
This recipe was really great. I have only been on Keto a short time, and I like recipes my whole family enjoys.
staysnatched says
That’s wonderful!
Lulu says
A great easy recipe, full of flavor and quick to come together! Added zucchini to get in more veggies and turned out delicious. Thank you for sharing recipe.
staysnatched says
You're welcome!
Dana says
This is the very first time I have ever left a review, but I just have to for this.
These are DELICIOUS!
I followed the recipe exactly except that I added about 1/4 bunch of chopped cilantro and sprinkled a few toasted sesame seeds on top.
They were beautiful to look at and yummy to eat. Thank you for this recipe-it’s definitely a keeper!
staysnatched says
You're welcome. I'm glad you enjoyed them.
Sara says
this was THE BOMB! thanks for this recipe! yes we are doing keto but this is delicious for every single day! we loved it!
staysnatched says
I’m glad you loved it!
Lindsay Rowe says
Thanks for a great recipe that my whole family enjoys! (My boys are picky, too!) I have only been on Keto for a few months, and I dislike having to cook something different for just me. This is a great weeknight recipe. I have used ground turkey instead of chicken and I have used Romaine lettuce when I couldn't find Butter Lettuce. It's now part of my regular rotation.
staysnatched says
I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Nikki says
I followed this just as it’s written….except I didn’t have lettuce so I used no carb tortillas. This is better than P.F. Chang’s!!!!
staysnatched says
So glad you think so!
Jennifer says
Yours is my go to! Absolutely the BEST low carb lettuce wraps. Thank you for sharing. I’ve made this several times. My family loves, it’s what’s for dinner tonight. 🙂
staysnatched says
So glad to hear it!
heidi says
delicious! I also added a small amount of ground ginger. thanks so much for this wonderful recipe!!!
staysnatched says
You're welcome! I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Lindsay says
This recipe was so delicious and easy. It satisfied that craving for those pf Chang/pei wei lettuce wraps I used to get all the time (I don’t live near either now)! Will definitely make again.
staysnatched says
Perfect for the craving!
Sara says
This recipe is fantastic! I appreciate the work you go through to provide healthy ingredients with a great tasting result! This will meal prep a few meals for me and will be in my rotation of go-to options. Stay Snatched is always my go-to when I’m ready to try something new!
staysnatched says
Wonderful! I'm glad you enjoyed them!
Shannon Ashford says
I made these last night and my kids said it is one of their favorite Keto meals of all time! I used chicken breast as that’s all I had and only used 1/2 the sweetener (monk fruit), romaine lettuce, and drizzled the top of each with more sriracha. Total Win! Thank-you!! ♥️♥️♥️
staysnatched says
So glad to hear it!