Dinner

Korean Chicken Mince Lettuce Cups

Name: Korean Chicken Mince Lettuce Cups
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients: 160 g Chicken breast mince; 2 tsp (12 g) Gochujang; 10 g Soy sauce; 2 cloves, about 6 g Garlic; A thumb, grated Fresh ginger; 1 tsp, about 4 g Toasted sesame oil; A splash Rice vinegar; 100 g Little gem lettuce; 60 g Carrot; 30 g Spring onion; 5 g Sesame seeds

Chicken mince stir-fried with gochujang, garlic and sesame, spooned into little gem leaves with carrot and spring onion. 41 g of protein for 344 kcal.

Calories: 344kcal
Protein: 41g
Fat: 11g
Carbs: 18g

Per serving, makes 1. 15 minutes of work. Published 8 September 2026.

Allergens

Gluten
Soya
Sesame

Ordinary soy sauce is brewed with wheat. Tamari is brewed without wheat and is a separate ingredient here.

Flags follow UK labelling rules and come from the ingredients as listed, not from any particular brand. Check the packet before cooking for somebody with an allergy.

Ingredients

Chicken breast mince160 g
Weighed raw.
Gochujang2 tsp (12 g)
Soy sauce10 g
Garlic2 cloves, about 6 g
Fresh gingerA thumb, grated
Toasted sesame oil1 tsp, about 4 g
Rice vinegarA splash
Little gem lettuce100 g
Two heads, leaves separated into cups.
Carrot60 g
Spring onion30 g
Sesame seeds5 g

Method

Mix the gochujang, soy, vinegar and a tablespoon of water in a cup.
Fry the mince in the sesame oil over a high heat, breaking it up, for five minutes until it browns and the liquid has cooked off. Add the garlic and ginger for the last minute.
Pour in the sauce and stir for a minute until it coats the mince and looks sticky.
Spoon into the lettuce leaves with the grated carrot, spring onion and sesame seeds, and eat with your hands.

Worth knowing

Lettuce in place of rice is what puts this under 350 kcal. The same mince over 120 g of rice is about 500.
Chicken breast mince gives up a lot of water in the pan. Let it cook off completely before the sauce goes in or the cups go soggy.

Other dinner recipes that share ingredients with this one, or every dinner between 300 and 450 calories a serving.

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