comment icon 275 more comments These lettuce wraps are a big deal, because a) they taste, obviously, aaaamazing, and b) they are lettuce wraps that know how to actually keep you full. That’s right. I said ACTUALLY KEEP YOU FULL. None of this two-tablespoons-of-ground-chicken-in-a-lettuce-leaf-counting-as-a-meal business. I LOVE lettuce wraps. I also love to be full after a meal, and sometimes it is hard to find a lettuce wrap that can deliver. Enter this delicious mashup. Why it’s a mashup:
There are noodles. But wait, seriously, NOODLES. Brown rice noodles. Inside the lettuce. Like… noodle stir fry meets lettuce wrap. (I’ve done it before and I’ve done it again!) Also tofu, so this is vegan! But you know you can use other protein, right? Can be vegan, doesn’t have to be vegan. For our traditionalists, ground chicken is a winner, too. Everything in this lettuce wrap is drenched in my Favorite Of All Time sauce. From way back here.
Naturally I am a huge supporter of anything that involves wrapping up a essential noodle stir fry and delivering it straight from plate to hand to mouth. So yes, these are my new thing of the moment.
How To Make Our Vegan Lettuce Wraps (1 MIN):
Yeah. Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah. Here’s what we’re working with: lettuce, tofu, sauce, noodles. Pause here to stand over the pan and eat several big forkfuls. And finally, your saucy masterpiece. There is a 99% chance that you will end up with a firecracker sauce bomb all over your face / lap / fingers, but please, for the love, do not get all proper on me and start eating this with a fork. Grab a few napkins and a few friends who aren’t going to judge you for getting savage with it and just get in there. That’s the way to do it, pals.
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This recipe is part of our collection of easy tofu recipes. Check it out! 4.8 from 111 reviews
1/2 cup peanut butter 1/3 cup low sodium soy sauce 1/3 cup sesame oil 1/4 cup rice vinegar 2 tablespoons chili paste (like sambal oelek) ++ for more firecrackery-ness 2 tablespoons sugar a small knob of fresh ginger, peeled a clove of fresh garlic, peeled
For the Lettuce Wraps:
1 block extra firm tofu (see notes) 4 ounces brown rice noodles 1 head butter lettuce for wrapping 1/2 cup peanuts for serving 1/2 cup cilantro for serving 1 lime for serving
Protein Options: It’s super easy to swap out your protein here. My two favorites are tofu (as written) and chicken! Soaking the Noodles: This is important. If you don’t soak the noodles long enough they will require more liquid in the pan to cook, which kind of makes them boil into a big glob. Edible? Yes. Awesome? Not really. Be sure to soak them until they are very, very soft – almost ready to eat soft.
