Spiced Turkey & Lettuce Wraps
Yield
4 servingsPrep
15 minCook
12 minReady
29 minTrans-fat Free
Ingredients
Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
---|---|---|---|
½ | cup |
water
|
|
½ | cup |
brown rice
instant |
* |
1 ½ | teaspoons |
sesame oil
or to taste |
|
1 | pound |
turkey
93%-lean, ground |
|
1 | tablespoon |
ginger
freshly minced |
|
1 | large |
sweet red bell peppers
finely diced |
|
8 | ounces |
water chestnuts
1 can, rinsed and chopped |
|
½ | cup |
chicken broth, low salt
|
|
1 ½ | tablespoons |
hoisin sauce
or to taste |
|
1 | teaspoon |
chinese five spice powder
|
* |
¼ | teaspoon |
salt
or to taste |
|
2 | heads |
boston lettuce
leaves separated |
|
½ | cup |
mixed herbs
such as cilantro, basil, mint and/or chives, freshly chopped |
* |
1 | large |
carrots
shredded |
Ingredients
Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
---|---|---|---|
118 | ml |
water
|
|
118 | ml |
brown rice
instant |
* |
7.5 | ml |
sesame oil
or to taste |
|
453.6 | g |
turkey
93%-lean, ground |
|
15 | ml |
ginger
freshly minced |
|
1 | large |
sweet red bell peppers
finely diced |
|
231.2 | ml/g |
water chestnuts
1 can, rinsed and chopped |
|
118 | ml |
chicken broth, low salt
|
|
23 | ml |
hoisin sauce
or to taste |
|
5 | ml |
chinese five spice powder
|
* |
1.3 | ml |
salt
or to taste |
|
2 | heads |
boston lettuce
leaves separated |
|
118 | ml |
mixed herbs
such as cilantro, basil, mint and/or chives, freshly chopped |
* |
1 | large |
carrots
shredded |
Directions
Bring water to a boil in a small saucepan.
Stir in instant brown rice, reduce heat to low, cover and cook for 5 to 6 minutes.
Remove from the heat.
Meanwhile, heat oil in a large nonstick pan over medium-high heat.
Stir in turkey and ginger, cook, crumbling with a wooden spoon, until the turkey is cooked through, 5 to 8 minutes.
Add the cooked rice, red bell pepper, water chestnuts, broth, hoisin sauce, five spice powder and salt to taste, cook and stir often until heated through, 1 to 2 minutes.
To serve:
Add portions of the turkey mixture into lettuce leaves, put herbs and carrot on top.
Roll into wraps and serve warm.