FIVE SPICE TURKEY & LETTUCE WRAPS

FIVE SPICE TURKEY & LETTUCE WRAPS

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

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