Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps with Ginger Aioli

These chicken lettuce wraps are packed with Asian flavors. If you ever have a friend tell you that paleo and gluten-free are boring and that they couldn’t be on such a diet, serve them these lettuce wraps and watch the lightbulb turn on. There is no shortness of taste here.

• Hands-On Time: 15 minutes

• Cook Time: 7 minutes

Serves 4


Ginger Aioli

1/4 cup mayonnaise

1/2 teaspoon minced ginger

1/8 teaspoon hot sauce

1/2 teaspoon lime juice

Lettuce Wraps

1 tablespoon sesame oil

1 pound ground chicken

1/3 cup chopped green onions

3 cloves garlic, minced

5 ounces shiitake mushrooms

1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger

1/4 cup coconut aminos

1 teaspoon Dijon mustard

1 tablespoon sriracha

1 tablespoon honey

1/2 teaspoon sea salt

1/4 teaspoon white pepper

1 cup water

12 Bibb lettuce leaves

1/4 cup slivered almonds

1 In a small bowl, whisk together Ginger Aioli ingredients. Refrigerate covered until ready to use.

2 Press the Sauté button on the Instant Pot® and heat sesame oil. Add chicken and onions; stir-fry 4–5 minutes until onions are translucent. Transfer mixture to a 7-cup glass bowl. Stir in garlic, mushrooms, ginger, coconut aminos, mustard, sriracha, honey, salt, and pepper.

3 Add water to the Instant Pot® and insert trivet. Set bowl with chicken mixture on trivet. Lock lid. Press the Manual or Pressure Cook button and adjust time to 2 minutes. When timer beeps, quick-release pressure until float valve drops and then unlock lid.

4 Serve chicken mixture warm with lettuce leaves, slivered almonds, and Ginger Aioli on the side.