This is one of my favorite make-ahead meals. The ground meat can be combined with fresh or frozen stir-fry veggies, or you can use lean ground chicken or turkey and whatever leftover fresh or cooked vegetables you may have on hand. Chinese five-spice powder often contains a combination of cinnamon, star anise, nutmeg, ginger, and Szechuan peppercorns. You can prepare the turkey and rice filling ahead of time, place serving portions in a resealable plastic bag, freeze them, and reheat them for use in wraps at a later time, stuffed into a whole-wheat pita, or over brown rice for a delicious dinner.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon canola or vegetable oil
- 8 ounces lean ground chicken or turkey
- 1½ tablespoons Chinese five-spice powder
- ¼ cup water or low-sodium chicken broth
- 3 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
- 3 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
- 1 (8-ounce) package fresh or frozen Asian stir-fry vegetables, thawed
- 3 tablespoons rice vinegar, plain or seasoned
- 3 tablespoons hoisin sauce
- ½ teaspoon sriracha sauce or other hot sauce (optional)
- 6 large romaine or butter lettuce leaves
- 2 green onions, white and green parts, chopped
How to Make It
- Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat; add the chicken and the five-spice powder. Break the chicken into small pieces with a fork or a potato masher. Add the water or broth, garlic, and 2 tablespoons soy sauce. Stir in the frozen vegetables. Stir for 4 to 5 minutes or until the chicken is brown and cooked through and any liquid has evaporated. Stir in the remaining 1 tablespoon soy sauce, the rice vinegar, and the hoisin sauce. Reduce the heat and simmer about 4 to 5 minutes to the blend flavors. Add the sriracha or other hot sauce, if desired.
- Place a lettuce leaf on each plate. Spoon ½ cup of the filling into each lettuce leaf, and sprinkle with the green onion. Wrap lettuce around the filling to enclose, or serve filled lettuce leaves open faced on a plate.
| Nutrition Facts |
Serving Size 1 |
Nutritional Value Per Serving | Calories 124 kcal Calories from Fat: 54 kcal |
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% Daily Value*
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| Total Fat 6 g 17% |
Saturated Fat 1 g 5% |
Trans Fat 0.0 g |
Cholesterol 33 mg 11% |
Sodium 448 mg 7% |
carbohydrates 10 g 8% |
Dietary Fiber 2 g 5% |
Sugars 4 g 4% |
Protein 9 g 18% |
* Above mentioned %DVs (Percent Daily Values) are based on 2,000 calorie food intake.
DVs (Daily values) may be vary depending upon individuals daily calorie needs. Above nutritional values are estimates and should only be used as a guide for approximation. They are not allfoodchef.com recommendations. Calculations are based on average weight of 194 lbs. and ages of 19 to 50 years. |