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Five-Spice Turkey and Lettuce Wraps

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Ingredients

  1. 1/2 cup water
  2. 1/2 cup instant brown rice
  3. 2 teaspoons sesame oil
  4. 1 pound 93%-lean ground turkey
  5. 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
  6. 1 large red bell pepper, finely diced
  7. 1 (8 ounce) can water chestnuts, rinsed and chopped
  8. 1/2 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth
  9. 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce (see Note)
  10. 1 teaspoon five-spice powder (see Note)
  11. 1/2 teaspoon salt
  12. 2 heads Boston lettuce, leaves separated
  13. 1/2 cup chopped fresh herbs, such as cilantro, basil, mint and/or chives
  14. 1 large carrot, shredded

Nutrition Info

Per Serving

  • Calories: 338 kcal
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  • Carbohydrates: 27 g
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  • Dietary Fiber: 4 g
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  • Fat: 14 g
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  • Protein: 26 g
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  • Sugars: 4 g

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Cooking Directions

  1. Bring water to a boil in a small saucepan. Add rice; reduce heat to low, cover and cook for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat.
  2. Meanwhile, heat oil in a large nonstick pan over medium-high heat. Add turkey and ginger; cook, crumbling with a wooden spoon, until the turkey is cooked through, about 6 minutes. Stir in the cooked rice, bell pepper, water chestnuts, broth, hoisin sauce, five-spice powder and salt; cook until heated through, about 1 minute.
  3. To serve, spoon portions of the turkey mixture into lettuce leaves, top with herbs and carrot and roll into wraps.

Yield: 4 servings

3. Still Hungry?

Based on a popular Chinese dish, these fun wraps also make appealing appetizers for entertaining. Make it a meal: Serve with chile-garlic sauce and rice vinegar for extra zip; toss diced mango and strawberries with lime juice for a quick dessert.

Notes:

Tip

Hoisin sauce is a spicy, sweet sauce made from soybeans, chiles, garlic and spices. It will keep in the refrigerator for at least a year. Often a blend of cinnamon, cloves, fennel seed, star anise and Szechuan peppercorns, five-spice powder was originally considered a cure-all miracle blend encompassing the five elements (sour, bitter, sweet, pungent, salty). Look for it in the supermarket spice section.

Make Ahead Tip

Prepare the filling (through Step 2), cover and refrigerate for up to 1 day. Serve cold or reheat in the microwave.

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  • YUM

    Kristen W - July 2, 2007 02:07:40 PM PST
    I made this last night - the prep wasn\'t even bad use a combo of the herbs, i did mint, chives and basil ...very good lots of flavor...also save some of the hosion sauce for adding to the wraps and some crushed peanuts, avocado and the crunchy noodles were a great added touch.

    finding 5 spice is easy just don\'t look in the spice isle go to the part of your grocery store that has the the Chinese items.

    The only thing i would say is this make way more then 4 servings i have lots left over and its very filling but super good !!

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  • Very tasty

    Bead Girl - May 23, 2008 05:44:45 AM PST
    I substituted shredded coleslaw for the rice and it tasted great! When I ran out of lettuce leaves, I used soft flour tortillas as wraps.
    This recipe is a keeper!

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  • can

    maggieslabs2000 - May 21, 2008 08:33:12 AM PST
    This one sounds good! My friend had me over for an even easier version...ground turkey(cooked and drained) add bottle of pre-made salsa. Wrap w/ Lettuce leaves...good and spicey.

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  • Yummm

    Lanie - April 1, 2009 02:30:16 PM PST
    Yummm Yumm...

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  • Good

    Michi B - July 17, 2008 07:01:25 AM PST
    Very good receipe! Easy to follow and I found all the ingredients at the local store except the "5 Spice" but I found a "Far East Asia Spice" that I used instead. Next time I\'d add a clove or two of fresh galic and more of the spice and salt and pepper.

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