healthy lettuce wraps with chicken and cashews

Quick Sticky Cashew Chicken Wraps

May 11, 2026 - By Jen Casey

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This Sticky Cashew Chicken Wrap recipe helps you get a healthy dinner on the table in under 30 minutes. The gluten-free sauce is sweet, spicy, and thick. Scoop every last drop up with buttery lettuce cups! Add this high protein recipe to your weekly meal plan and you’ll be hitting your goals in no time.

Ingredients you will need

For the filling

2 Tbsp olive or avocado oil
4 organic chicken breast
1 red bell pepper
6 mushrooms
1/2 yellow onion

For the marinade

1 cup low sodium chicken broth
2 Tbsp tamari (gluten-free soy sauce_
1/4 cup hoisin sauce
1 tsp grated ginger
1 Tbsp rice vinegar
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tsp sesame oil
1 tsp red pepper flakes
2 Tbsp arrowroot powder

For serving

1 head butter lettuce
1 cup cashews
3 green onion, diced
2 Tbsp sesame seeds
lime wedges

How to make cashew chicken lettuce wraps

Heat the olive or avocado oil in a deep pan on low-medium heat on the stove
Dice the chicken into bite-sized pieces and add to the pan to start browning. Once the chicken is starting to cook through, add in the diced onion, mushrooms, and bell pepper. Cook for 5 minutes
Stir the sauce ingredients together in a large glass measuring cup or bowl and pour into the chicken and veggies. Stir together well. It will start to thicken as it cooks. If you want to thin out the sauce, add a splash more of chicken broth.
Once the chicken is cooked through, probably another 5 more minutes, transfer the mixture to a shallow bowl or platter and garnish with sesame seeds, cashews, and diced green onion. Serve with lime wedges and lettuce leaves on the side

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