Chicken Lettuce Wraps! Sure to be a hit...

This recipe is inspired by a favorite of mine from the PF Chang restaurant. I recently made this as a healthy meal to deliver to a friend who recently went through a difficult time, so they didn't have to think about making dinner one night. 

For me, food is love, and you can love people real big with food, and this recipe is a big old Asian Fusion hug for anyone that needs it. I mean who doesn't want to be "wrapped" in a big lettuce hug?

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 pound ground chicken
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 onion, diced
• 1/4 cup hoisin sauce
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger
• 1 tablespoon Siracha, optional
• 1 (8-ounce) can whole water chestnuts, drained and diced
• 2 green onions, thinly sliced
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 1 head butter lettuce - washed
• 1 package thin rice noodles

DIRECTIONS:

1. Heat olive oil in a saucepan over high heat. Add ground chicken and cook until browned, about 3-5 minutes, making sure to crumble the chicken as it cooks; drain excess fat.
2. Stir in garlic, onion, hoisin sauce, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, ginger and Siracha until onions have become translucent, about 1-2 minutes.
3. Stir in chestnuts and green onions until tender, about 1-2 minutes; season with salt and pepper, to taste.
4. To serve, spoon several tablespoons of the chicken mixture into the center of a lettuce leaf, taco-style.