Lettuce Wraps

1 1/2 lbs. lean ground turkey or chicken
1 T vegetable oil
1-3 t McCormick Szechwan seasoning
1/2-1T Chinese Five Spices
1 C shredded carrots
1 (8 oz) can sliced water chestnuts, drained and chopped
3 T soy sauce
1/2 c sliced green onions
1/2 c chopped toasted pecans or walnuts
1 head iceberg lettuce, separate leaves
Purchased Chinese sauce- Hoisen sauce
Optional: fried Chinese rice noodles (maifun)

In a skillet, cook ground chicken or turkey in oil with Szechwan seasoning and Five spices until well browned, stirring to break meat into small pieces. Meanwhile, toast your chopped nuts on the stove or in the oven watching and stirring so that they don't burn, then set aside. Add water chestnuts and carrots along with the soy sauce to the seasoned meat. Cook and stir meat mixture for about 5-7 minutes until flavors mix and it is thoroughly heated through. While the meat mixture is cooking, wash, separate and drain lettuce leaves. Stir green onions into the meat mixture and cook for an additional 2 min, or as desired. Stir in toasted nuts last and serve. To eat, spread purchased Chinese sauce in center of lettuce leaf then top with meat mixture. (optional: fry maifun for garnish and crunch. Follow directions on the maifun bag. Place them on top of the meat mixture.) Fold and tuck the lettuce leaf to enclose filling. Serves 6. 2 Wraps each!