MarkNJayde's Five Spice Turkey and Lettuce Wraps
Nutritional Info
- Servings Per Recipe: 4
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 258.4
- Total Fat: 10.8 g
- Cholesterol: 80.2 mg
- Sodium: 841.4 mg
- Total Carbs: 16.4 g
- Dietary Fiber: 1.8 g
- Protein: 24.8 g
View full nutritional breakdown of MarkNJayde's Five Spice Turkey and Lettuce Wraps calories by ingredient
Introduction
Recipe from EatingWell.com! This is so good! My husband and I tried it with an open mind and were so pleased with the outcome. I topped mine with sriracha sauce for some bite! Enjoy. Recipe from EatingWell.com! This is so good! My husband and I tried it with an open mind and were so pleased with the outcome. I topped mine with sriracha sauce for some bite! Enjoy.Number of Servings: 4
Ingredients
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1/2 C water
1/2 C cooked white or brown rice-recipe calculated using white short grain sticky rice
1 lb 93% lean ground turkey
2 tsp grated fresh ginger
1 large red bell pepper finely diced
1/2 C reduced sodium chicken broth-use 99% fat free to reduce fat content
2 tbsp hoisin sauce*
1 tsp five spice powder**
1/2 tsp kosher salt
16 inner leaves from hearts of romaine-can use boston lettuce
1 tbsp each cilantro and chives, chopped
1/4 C grated carrot
4 cloves garlic,grated
1 tbsp tamari-dark soy sauce
1 tsp each onion and garlic powder
sriracha-optional-not included in nutritional information
Directions
1. Cook rice per package directions.
2. Meanwhile, heat oil in large nonstick pan over medium-high heat. Add turkey, garlic, and ginger; cook crumbling with wooden spoon, until the turkey is cooked through, about 6 minutes. Stir in the cooked rice, bell pepper, broth, hoisin sauce, five spice powder and salt; cook until heated through, about 1 minute.
3. To serve, spoon portions of turkey mixture into lettuce leaves-if using boston lettuce, if using hearts of romaine we just ate a bite of meat then ate a bite of lettuce. Top with herbs, carrot and sriracha if desired. Makes 4- 1 1/4 C servings.
*Hoisin is a spicy, sweet sauce made from soybeans, chiles, garlic, and spices. Will keep in frige for at least a year.
** Often a blend of cinnamon, cloves, fennel seed, star anise, and Szechuan peppercorns. Find in supermarket spice section.
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JAYDECOOK.
2. Meanwhile, heat oil in large nonstick pan over medium-high heat. Add turkey, garlic, and ginger; cook crumbling with wooden spoon, until the turkey is cooked through, about 6 minutes. Stir in the cooked rice, bell pepper, broth, hoisin sauce, five spice powder and salt; cook until heated through, about 1 minute.
3. To serve, spoon portions of turkey mixture into lettuce leaves-if using boston lettuce, if using hearts of romaine we just ate a bite of meat then ate a bite of lettuce. Top with herbs, carrot and sriracha if desired. Makes 4- 1 1/4 C servings.
*Hoisin is a spicy, sweet sauce made from soybeans, chiles, garlic, and spices. Will keep in frige for at least a year.
** Often a blend of cinnamon, cloves, fennel seed, star anise, and Szechuan peppercorns. Find in supermarket spice section.
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JAYDECOOK.
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