Description
This High Protein Ground Turkey Rice Bowl is perfect for an easy dinner, ideal for busy weeknight dinners or family dinners. It combines seasoned turkey, fluffy rice, and fresh veggies for a healthy rice bowl and ground turkey bowl recipe everyone will love.
Ingredients
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- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- ½ cup yellow onion chopped
- 1 lb ground turkey
- ½ teaspoon dried parsley
- ¼ teaspoon cumin powder
- Pinch crushed red pepper
- ¼ teaspoon ground coriander
- 4 cups cabbage chopped or use kale Brussels sprouts
- ½ cup vegetable broth
- ¼ cup tomato sauce I use this sauce
- Salt and ground black pepper to taste
- 1 small cauliflower head cut into florets
- 2 tablespoons sesame oil or extra virgin olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 2 tablespoons gluten-free soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 4 cups green beans ends trimmed
- 1 cup red onion chopped
- 1 large red bell pepper chopped
- Salt and ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Warm the olive oil in a cast iron skillet over medium-high heat.
- Sauté the chopped yellow onion for 3 to 5 minutes until it softens.
- Crumble in the ground turkey and mix in dried parsley, ground cumin, crushed red pepper, and coriander, cooking for about 7 minutes until browned.
- Stir in chopped cabbage and vegetable broth, then let it simmer for around 4 minutes until the cabbage softens, stirring now and then.
- Add tomato sauce along with salt and pepper to your liking and cook another 3 minutes until vegetables are tender.
- Transfer the turkey mixture to a large bowl and set aside the skillet.
- Pulse cauliflower florets in a food processor for 25 to 30 seconds until rice-like texture is achieved.
- Heat 2 tablespoons of sesame oil in the same skillet over medium heat, add minced garlic and cook for 30 seconds.
- Toss in cauliflower rice with gluten-free soy sauce, stirring carefully to combine, and cook briefly to avoid sogginess; move the cauliflower rice to a separate bowl.
- Using the skillet again, heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil over medium heat and add green beans, red onion, and red bell pepper along with salt and black pepper.
- Stir and cook the vegetables just until tender without overcooking.
- Assemble the bowls with even portions of ground turkey, cauliflower rice, and sautéed vegetables.
Notes
- Always break up the ground meat thoroughly while cooking to prevent large clumps
- Pre-made cauliflower rice can be used for convenience
- Choose veggies with similar sizes for even cooking, and chop veggies larger for crispness
- Feel free to swap in other vegetables
- Use leakproof, freezer/microwave-safe meal prep containers
- Store the bowls in the fridge for up to 4 days
- Reheat in the microwave in 30-60 second intervals until hot
- Freezing is not recommended as texture will degrade, though leftover cooked turkey can be frozen separately
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 300 kcal
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g + 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 20g
- Cholesterol: 70mg