Teriyaki Chicken Lettuce Wraps (5 Ingredients)

Not sure what teriyaki sauce tastes like? It’s typically salty and slightly sweet, thanks to soy sauce, wine, brown sugar, and sometimes honey, garlic, and ginger. You can make it from scratch, but for convenience, this recipe uses store-bought sauce. Just know that quality varies—some store brands include fillers and lack authentic flavors. I recommend choosing a name brand and checking the ingredients for mostly whole foods.

P.F. Chang's Teriyaki Sauce
I recommend P.F. Chang's teriyaki sauce. It's a little more expensive but P.F. Chang's teriyaki sauce has all the right ingredients. It's also the restaurant that made lettuce wraps famous. So you can't go wrong using their sauce. If you're searching for a recipe that tastes like P.F. Chang's lettuce wraps, then you might as well go ahead and save yourself some guesswork and just buy their sauce.

The sauce with a very coy name often leaves people wondering what exactly is in this magical sauce that makes it so yummy.
Yum yum sauce is made up of a combination of essentially mayonnaise and hot sauce, sweetened with sugar. It also has a hint of mustard and tomato as well. So the end result is a creamy, spicy-sweet sauce that goes great on pretty much anything. It's a condiment that layers on flavor in the same way you'd top an already delicious burger with mustard and/or ketchup. It's not mandatory but it sure is well, yummy.
Where can you buy yum yum sauce? Most grocery stores, even the rural stores nowadays carry it. Can't find it? Shop yum yum sauce on Amazon.

Romain has gotten such a bad rap after becoming contaminated frequently so YES, make sure to wash it thoroughly.
If you're not keen on romaine or can't find it, you can also use butter lettuce. Butter lettuce is much more thin and not as crispy but it makes a beautiful presentation because the leaves of butter lettuce naturally form a cup with pretty ruffled edges.
For me though, taste wins out and I prefer romaine. Its ridged structure makes these easy to fill and eat.
If you're having trouble with your lettuce tearing, try double layering your lettuce leaves.

Yes. You can use ground turkey, pork, beef or even tofu or chickpeas. Choose your favorite meat and go with it! Since this dish is made with just 5 ingredients, changing one of them can really change up the flavor of this dish. So, if you're looking for a different flavor to mix things up, try changing up the meat or go vegetarian and try a plant-based "meat."

You can add to this 5-ingredient recipe to change up the flavor, use up ingredients you have on hand, or just to experiment with customizing this recipe to your liking. Some great add-ins are: Shredded Carrots
Toasted Sesame Seeds
Nuts — peanuts, almonds and cashews are a yummy match with teriyaki sauce
Bell Peppers
Water Chestnuts