Name: Ground Turkey Rice Bowls
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 22 min
Total time: 27 min
Ingredients: 2 cups cooked rice (to yield this amount, you'll need approximately 2/3 cup of uncooked rice depending on the variety); 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1/2 pound ground turkey; 3 cloves garlic (minced); 1.5 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce; 1 tablespoon ginger paste (or minced fresh ginger); 1 tablespoon chili paste; 1 teaspoon sesame oil; 1 teaspoon fish sauce; Sesame seeds; Chopped peanuts; Chili oil; Hot sauce; Sliced green onion; Sliced chili pepper

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Fluffy rice and seasoned ground turkey come together for one delicious dinner, made in under 30 minutes! These ground turkey rice bowls are easy, comforting and can be garnished to taste with your favourite toppings!

Two ground turkey and rice bowls, one in front of the other.

Rice bowls. I’m obsessed. Why? It’s quite simple, actually. I love carbs! Bread, rice, buns and pizza, it’s all my foodie love language.

And pair those said carbs with lean ground turkey that’s seasoned with things like soy sauce, ginger and sesame oil? Oh yeah, delicious!

Plus, I just love recipes where I can just pile the ingredients in a bowl and customize it with toppings according to what I feel like on any given day.

Why We Love These Ground Turkey Rice Bowls

These rice bowls come together in under 30 minutes (depending on which variety of rice you use).
They can be customized to taste with toppings.
Lunch or dinner, this bowl works great.
Of course, they taste so delicious!

Two hands holding a ground turkey rice bowl.

How To Make Turkey and Rice Bowls

Full details are in the recipe card below, but here are the basics:

Basically, you cook the rice according to package instructions. While the rice is doing its thing, start cooking the ground turkey.

Heat the olive oil in a skillet, add the ground turkey, then cook until it’s fully cooked through.

Once done, just add garlic, soy sauce, ginger, chili paste, sesame oil and fish sauce, then cook for another minute or two.

Then it’s just a matter of dividing the rice between a couple of bowls, topping with the cooked ground turkey and garnishing to taste. Easy, right?

Close-up of cooked ground turkey in a skillet.

Variety of Rice To Use

Use what you enjoy best, really! I enjoy jasmine rice, but other delicious options are brown rice, white rice, basmati rice and a wild rice blend. Heck, you could even use a parboiled or instant rice if you like (definite time-saver if you are pinched for time).

Two ground turkey and rice bowls next to green onion, garlic cloves and sesame seeds.

Do I Have To Use Rice?

Note at all! While I do love rice here (and they are “rice bowls”), you can totally use cauliflower rice or quinoa instead of the rice.

Make Things More Substantial

To add more substance, heartiness and oomph to your rice bowls, try adding a fried egg (a sunny-side up egg, like I used in this egg and rice bowl recipe would be perfect)! The yolk creates a sauce component which works lovely in these turkey rice bowls.

Add in some veggies! Sautéed baby bok choy, simple steamed or roasted broccoli, shredded carrot, corn or sliced cucumber would all be lovely additions to this bowl.

Hand holding chopsticks, picking up food from a turkey rice bowl.

Rice Bowl Garnish Ideas

Chili oil (a must for me, so good!)
Kimchi
Sesame seeds
Sliced green onion
Sliced chili pepper
Hot sauce
Soya sauce
Chopped peanuts

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Ground Turkey Rice Bowls

Dawn | Girl Heart Food

4.89 from 9 votes

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 22

Total Time 27

Course Main Course

Servings 2 servings

Ingredients

2 cups cooked rice, to yield this amount, you'll need approximately ⅔ cup of uncooked rice depending on the variety
1 tablespoon olive oil
½ pound ground turkey
3 cloves garlic, minced
1.5 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
1 tablespoon ginger paste, or minced fresh ginger
1 tablespoon chili paste
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1 teaspoon fish sauce

Garnish Ideas (optional)

Sesame seeds
Chopped peanuts
Chili oil
Hot sauce
Sliced green onion
Sliced chili pepper

Instructions

Cook rice according to package instructions.
Meanwhile, to cook turkey, heat olive oil in a 10-inch or 12-inch cast-iron skillet over medium heat. Add the ground turkey and cook, breaking it into small pieces and stirring occasionally, until it's fully cooked through, about 8 to 10 minutes.
To cooked turkey, stir in garlic, soy sauce, ginger, chili paste, sesame oil and fish sauce. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes.
Divide the rice between two bowls, then top with the turkey mixture and garnish (if desired) to taste. Serve and enjoy!
Note: To make things even more substantial, top with a fried egg and/or your favourite veggies.

Notes

Cook time includes time to cook your rice. Mine took about 22 minutes. Depending on the variety of rice you use, your cook time may differ.

A note on times provided: appliances vary, any prep and/or cook times provided are estimates only.

Keyword ground turkey recipe, rice bowl recipe

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