Description
Turkey Burrito Bowls are the ultimate easy lunch meal prep or weeknight dinner recipe. They are completely customizable and packed with lean protein, lots of fresh veggies and loaded with toppings! They are sure to be a meal everyone will love.
Prep Time: 10 min | Cook Time: 20 min | Total Time: 30 min | Course: Main Course | Keyword: 30 minute meals | Servings: 4meals
Ground turkey burrito bowl
Ingredients
½tablespoonolive oil
1lbground turkey
1teaspoonground cumin
½teaspoonchili powder
½tsp garlic powder
¼teaspoonpaprika
salt and black pepperto taste
2mediumbell peppersthinly sliced
1mediumzucchinicut into sticks
½largeyellow onionthinly sliced
1tablespoonolive oil
1teaspoonchili powder
salt and black pepperto taste
1cupuncooked ricecooked according to package directions
4cupslettuce or leafy greens of choice
shredded cheese, salsa, guacamole, topped tomatoes, smashed black beans, lime, jalapenos, green onions, crushed tortilla chips, sour cream, burrito sauce (see full text above) etc.
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Cook your ground turkey- Add oil to a large skillet pan oven medium-high heat. Once oil is hot, add the ground turkey and spices, crumble the meat using a spatula as it cooks so you get small bite sized taco meat pieces and continue cooking until the meat is browned and no longer pink in colour.
- Cook your base ingredients (rice and veggies)- follow the package instructions to cook your rice. To cook your vegetables, add your sliced onions, peppers and zucchini to a lined baking sheet. Drizzle with oil and sprinkle with spices. Toss to coat. Bake at 400°F for about 20 minutes, shaking the tray halfway the ensure the veggies are cooked evenly on both sides.
- Prep your topping ingredients- While you are waiting for your turkey meat, rice and veggies to cook prepare your toppings.
- To construct your bowls- lay out all of the toppings, as well as your meat, rice and vegetables and allow everyone to customize their own bowls. OR for a great meal prep idea, portion out some of each ingredient into containers and store in the fridge for up to 4 days!
Notes
*I have included an estimation of the
nutrition information for this recipe below. However, always remember a
recipe is so much more than just nutritional content and these numbers
do not need to dictate your food choices. Please don’t forget that both
your body and soul need nourishment! The owner of this website is not
liable for this estimation.
Nutrition
Serving: 1bowl | Calories: 389kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 32g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 62mg | Sodium: 88mg | Potassium: 801mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 2641IU | Vitamin C: 88mg | Calcium: 53mg | Iron: 3mg
