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This is another family favorite! And a great way to get your kids to eat lettuce in an enjoyable way. You can use any kind of lettuce for this recipe, but I prefer to get a full head of dark green, leafy Romaine. Romaine lettuce is full of Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Folate, Iron, and Calcium. Rinse it well, and keep the leaves big!

Ingredients:
1 Cup Minute Rice ready to serve brown rice
2 tsp Avocado Oil or good Olive oil
1 lb. shredded rotisserie chicken, or pre-cooked chicken breast
1 tbls. minced fresh ginger
1 red bell pepper, finely diced
1 8-oz can water chestnuts, drained, rinsed and chopped
1/2 cup low sodium chicken broth
2 tbls. hoisin sauce
1 tsp. five-spice powder
1/2 tsp salt or to taste
1 large head of Romain lettuce or 2 heads of Boston lettuce
1/4 cup chopped fresh herbs. I use cilantro, basil, mint, and chives
1/2 cup shredded carrot

Heat a fry pan on low. Add oil, chicken and ginger and simmer until hot. Stir in the pre-cooked rice, bell pepper, water chestnuts, broth, hoisin sauce, five-spice powder and salt. Continue cooking until heated through. Remove from heat and top with carrots and herbs.

Serve in an open pan and spoon mixture into lettuce leaves. Roll up and enjoy! You can try out some sauces with these, like some garlic chili sauce, duck sauce or soy sauce!