Asian Ground Turkey and Rice Bowls Recipe

Feb 19, 2024 · 89 Comments

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Have a super delicious dinner on the table in 15 minutes with this Asian ground turkey and rice bowls recipe!

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In this recipe, ground turkey is cooked with Asian ingredients (like soy sauce, ginger, and rice wine vinegar) and then instant white rice is used (the 5 minute kind), and everything is cooked and ready to go in 15 minutes!

These days, especially with the kids, I’m all about quick and easy dinner recipes that I can get on the table, fast!

The story behind how this recipe came to be goes something like this: I had had a long day and so had my husband Nick. We were both exhausted and the last thing on our minds was dinner. I got a power hour of work in while he watched the kids, and then when I looked up with a grumbling tummy (of course having lost track of time), I knew I need to make something for dinner that was quick.

We were thinking of maybe getting delivery, but I really didn’t want to wait that long, so I opened the fridge and saw I had some quick pickled Asian vegetablesand some ground turkey (as I said when I shared these turkey burgers, I rarely buy ground beef, but instead I love ground turkey!) and thought about how fast ground turkey cooks, so I married the flavors together by cooking the turkey with Asian ingredients that I love having in the house: like rice wine vinegarand gochujang(these items can be found in the Asian or international foods aisle at most grocery stores, or ordered on Amazon.)

What ingredients do you need to make these Asian turkey and rice bowls?

Sesame oil
Garlic cloves
Ground turkey
Salt
Fresh ginger
Brown sugar
Soy sauce
Rice wine vinegar
Chili pasta

To serve:

White rice
Asian pickled vegetables
Cilantro

If you want to add a great sauce (optional):

Soy sauce
Brown sugar
Chili paste

I whipped up this incredible Asian ground turkey and rice bowls recipe, and start to finish, they took only 15 minutes!!!

Equipment

Ingredients

1 teaspoon sesame oil
2 cloves garlic pressed
1.25 lbs lean ground turkey
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon fresh ginger grated
2 tablespoons brown sugar dark or light ok
1/4 cup soy sauce or Tamari if gluten free
1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
1 tablespoon chili paste (gochujang)

For serving

2 cups cooked white rice (I use 5 minute instant white rice)
Asian pickled vegetables or you could use finely chopped, raw vegetables: carrots, cucumbers, jalapenos)
Cilantro about a handful, chopped for topping

Optional: sauce to serve over the finished dish:

1/4 cup Soy Sauce or Tamari if gluten free
1 tbs brown sugar
1 tsp chili paste

Instructions

In a large nonstick pan over high heat cook sesame oil and garlic cloves for 30 seconds, then add in the ground turkey and sprinkle with salt. Break up the turkey as it cooks for 5 minutes, then when there's only a little bit of pink showing still, add in the fresh ginger, brown sugar, soy sauce, rice vinegar, and chili paste and continue cooking, stirring and breaking up the turkey as it cooks, for another 4-5 minutes. Then turn off the heat.
Cook rice according to package instructions and set aside.
Chop cilantro and get your vegetables ready (drain the liquid from the pickled vegetables or chop the raw vegetables.)
If making the sauce to go over the finished dish, stir the ingredients together and set aside.
To assemble: divide rice between 4 bowls, top each bowl with 1/4 of the turkey, add pickled veggies and top with a pinch of cilantro and enjoy

Notes

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