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Two turkey taco bowls in white bowls sitting ona wood cutting board

Turkey Taco Bowl

Melissa
This Turkey Taco Bowl recipe is a super easy dinner and does well for meal prep. You can also swap the ground turkey for leftover turkey meat from Thanksgiving dinner.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Course dinner, lunch, meal prep
Cuisine Mexican-inspired
Servings 4 -6 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup rice cooked
  • 1 ½ limes juiced, divided
  • 1 handful cilantro chopped
  • 1 tbsp. olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 chipotle pepper in adobo chopped
  • 1 tbsp. adobo sauce from the can of chipotles
  • 1 lb. ground turkey or leftover turkey meat, chopped
  • 2 tsp. chili powder
  • 1 tsp. cumin
  • ½ tsp. dried oregano
  • Salt/pepper to taste
  • Toppings of your choice like black beans drained and rinsed, corn (drained and rinsed), cheese, sour cream (or Greek yogurt), jarred salsa, avocado, fresh tomatoes, and extra limes

Instructions
 

  • Make rice according to packages instructions. Once the rice is done, squeeze the juice of half of a lime and fold in cilantro. Set aside.
  • While rice is cooking, heat olive oil over medium-high heat, add garlic, chipotle pepper, and adobo sauce. Saute for about 1 minute.
  • Add ground turkey (or leftover turkey meat) and season with chili powder, cumin, oregano, and salt/pepper. Sauté until ground turkey is cooked through (breaking it up as it cooks), or the leftover turkey meat is warmed. Squeeze the remaining half of lime juice over the meat and remove from heat.
  • Layer a bowl with rice, meat, and toppings. Serve.

Notes

For meal prep:
  • Layer the rice, turkey, black beans, corn, or anything you would want to reheat up in a microwave safe bowl.
  • Put any dairy (like cheese or sour cream), avocado (or guacamole), jarred salsa, fresh tomatoes, and extra limes in a separate container to be added to the taco bowl once it’s reheated.
  • Store everything in the fridge until you’re ready to reheat.
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Nutrition

Calories: 359kcalCarbohydrates: 42gProtein: 31gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.02gCholesterol: 62mgSodium: 1215mgPotassium: 496mgFiber: 2gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 866IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 56mgIron: 3mg
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