Eating Well 5-spice Turkey & Lettuce Wraps
- Minutes to Prepare:
- Minutes to Cook:
- Number of Servings: 24
Ingredients
1/2 cup water1/2 cup instant brown rice2 teaspoons sesame oil1 pound 93%-lean ground turkey1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger1 large red bell pepper, finely diced1 8-ounce can water chestnuts, rinsed and chopped1/2 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth2 tablespoons hoisin sauce, (see Note)1 teaspoon five-spice powder, (see Note)1/2 teaspoon salt2 heads Boston lettuce, leaves separated1/2 cup chopped fresh herbs, such as cilantro, basil, mint and/or chives1 large carrot, shreddedSauce ingredients:1T sugar1T soy sauce1T rice wine vinegar1/2T chili oil1/2T hot mustard powder 1t hot water
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.
1.
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.
2.
To serve, divide lettuce leaves among plates, spoon some of the turkey mixture into each leaf, top with herbs and carrot
and roll into wraps.
Sauce:
1. dissolve 1T sugar in water in small bowl (or you might consider using Mirin)
2.add 1T soy sauce, 1T rice wine vinegar, 1/2T chili oil.
3. Mix well and refrigerate this sauce until you're ready to serve,
4. Combine 1/2T hot mustard powder w/ 1t hot water and set this aside as well (1 hr to activate).
5.mix desired amount of hot mustard mixture and rep pepper flakes to special sauce mixture to pour over the wraps)
Serving Size: 4 servings (1 1/4 cups of filling in lettuce to make 6 wraps each total) = 24 servings total
Number of Servings: 24
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user TCMPENICK.
heat.
1.
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.
2.
To serve, divide lettuce leaves among plates, spoon some of the turkey mixture into each leaf, top with herbs and carrot
and roll into wraps.
Sauce:
1. dissolve 1T sugar in water in small bowl (or you might consider using Mirin)
2.add 1T soy sauce, 1T rice wine vinegar, 1/2T chili oil.
3. Mix well and refrigerate this sauce until you're ready to serve,
4. Combine 1/2T hot mustard powder w/ 1t hot water and set this aside as well (1 hr to activate).
5.mix desired amount of hot mustard mixture and rep pepper flakes to special sauce mixture to pour over the wraps)
Serving Size: 4 servings (1 1/4 cups of filling in lettuce to make 6 wraps each total) = 24 servings total
Number of Servings: 24
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user TCMPENICK.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 57.3
- Total Fat: 2.3 g
- Cholesterol: 13.3 mg
- Sodium: 158.6 mg
- Total Carbs: 4.9 g
- Dietary Fiber: 0.6 g
- Protein: 4.5 g
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