A great recipe for new and veteran Instant Pot users. Instant Pot Pad Thai Chicken Lettuce Wraps are an easy, healthy and filling meal to add to your weeknight rotation.
3chicken breast2 ½ to 3 pounds, cut in large 2 to 3 inch pieces
1head Boston or Bibb Lettuce
1small red pepperjulienne
1small carrotpeeled and shredded
1scallionchopped
1tablespoonedamameshelled
¼cupcrushed peanuts
Pad Thai Sauce
Low Calorie Spicy Thai Peanut Dressing
Pad Thai Sauce
3tablespoonsrice wine vinegar
1tablespoonslime juice
4tablespoonsbrown sugar
2tablespoonsfish sauce
1tablespoonsoy sauce
⅛teaspoonsred pepper flakes
Low Calorie Spicy Thai Peanut Dressing
4tablespoonspowdered peanut butter
2tablespoonswater
2tablespoonstoasted sesame oil
2tablespoonsrice wine vinegar
2each scallionsroughly chopped
1teaspoongingerpaste or fresh grated
1 to 2teaspoonsSriracha
¼teaspoonfish sauce
2tablespoonspeanuts
Instructions
For the chicken: Cut chicken into large pieces, about 2 to 3 inches. Place in the instant pot and cover with Pad Thai Sauce. Close the lid to the instant pot and set vent to sealing.
Press the 'Poultry' Button. The Instant Pot should default to 20 minutes of cooking time. Note: It won't start counting down until it's reached the proper level of heat and pressure. Let the pot naturally release pressure before venting to release the remaining pressure. Once the red bobber is down, you can open the lid.
Remove chicken from the Instant Pot and shredded into small pieces. Pour ¾ cup juice from the pot over the pulled chicken. Optional: for crispy chicken (think carnitas style), place chicken in a baking dish and pour all the remain juice over. Broil for 10 minutes.
Pad Thai Sauce: Combine all the ingredients for the Pad Thai Sauce in a bowl and whisk until brown sugar is dissolved. Pour over chicken in the instant pot.
Remove the lettuce leaves from the core and prepare topping vegetables.
Prepare the Low Calorie Spicy Thai Peanut Dressing: Combine all ingredients, excluding whole peanuts, in the food processor. Blend until smooth. Add peanuts and pulse 5 to 6 times until roughly chopped.