Instant Pot Hoisin Chicken Lettuce Wraps

These Instant Pot hoisin chicken lettuce wraps are so easy to make! They are so tasty, everyone will love these lettuce wraps!

These Instant Pot hoisin chicken lettuce wraps are one of the quickest and tastiest meals you can make.

It takes less than 5 minutes to mix the sauce together and throw it in the Instant Pot with the chicken. Cut up a few toppings while the chicken pressure cooks, and you have a delicious meal that the whole family will love.

I’ve also made these tasty lettuce wraps in the slow cooker. You can find my recipe for Slow Cooker Hoisin Chicken Lettuce Wraps here if you prefer that cooking method.

Typically I go with the Instant Pot though, as you can’t beat the convenience of pressure cooking. You can use fresh or frozen chicken, so no need to plan ahead, and dinner is on the table in less than 30 minutes.

Easy and delicious, and everyone loves them!

What type of lettuce should you use for lettuce wraps?

We like butter lettuce the best for making lettuce wraps, as the leaves are sturdy enough to wrap around the filling without completely falling apart as you eat the wrap.

The shape of butter lettuce also lends itself to wraps. It’s sometimes difficult to find though (at least here), so if you can’t find it, leaf lettuce or iceberg lettuce will do the trick.

Iceberg lettuce is super sturdy, but the leaves are almost too crisp, which makes it more difficult to wrap around the filling. You end up more with lettuce cups than lettuce wraps when you use this kind.

Leaf lettuce will also work, but you tend to add more filling with the larger size of the leaves, and then the lettuce tears easily.

Can I use frozen chicken for these Instant Pot Hoisin Chicken Lettuce Wraps?

One of my favourite things about the Instant Pot is the ability to start with frozen meat, as I often forget to defrost meat for dinner!

You can definitely use frozen chicken thighs for these wraps. If you’re using frozen chicken, you will need to pressure cook for 15 minutes instead of 10 minutes, but that is the only difference.

You will want to use chicken thighs that have been frozen individually though, as the chicken won’t cook the same if the thighs are all frozen together into one piece.

If this is how your chicken is frozen, you will want to defrost it enough to break it apart before cooking. Alternatively, you can pressure cook for 3-5 minutes, then release the pressure and break the thighs apart, then do the full cook time of 15 minutes for frozen chicken.

What can I serve with lettuce wraps?

We like to serve this hoisin chicken in lettuce wraps along with toppings like sliced red pepper, shredded carrots, chopped green onions, and fresh cilantro.

My family likes rice served with these lettuce wraps so that the meal is more filling. The kids actually like to include the rice in their lettuce wraps.

We’ve also enjoyed this hoisin chicken and all the toppings wrapped up in a tortilla, taco style, with some lettuce, instead of using the lettuce as the wrap. This also helps to make the meal more filling.

Here are some more great Instant Pot recipes for you:

• Instant Pot Ribs
• Instant Pot Honey Garlic Chicken Thighs
• Instant Pot Butter Chicken
• Instant Pot Spaghetti
• Instant Pot Teriyaki Chicken