These Turkey Burrito Bowls are piled high with cilantro lime rice, black beans, seasoned ground turkey, roasted peppers and onions, chopped romaine, cherry tomatoes, sour cream, guacamole, and shredded cheese. They’re highly customizable and an ideal recipe to meal prep for a week’s worth of lunches!
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Ever wonder what to make with ground turkey that’s healthy, different, and actually delicious? These burrito bowls check all of those boxes and then some. They’re loaded with all of the typical burrito bowl goods (think Chipotle but tastier and easier on the wallet!), and though they were specifically developed as a meal prep lunch recipe, would also be really delicious served build-your-own-bowl-style for dinner.
Another huge plus is that this recipe is really easy to pull together, so meal prepping lunch for the week won’t have you sacrificing a bunch of weekend time. You’ll start the recipe by roasting the bell peppers and onions, then make the cilantro lime rice, and while that simmers, cook and crumble the ground turkey. After that, it’s time to assemble! Easy-peasy.
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Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- It’s ideal for meal prep – as mentioned above, this recipe was developed specifically for meal prep, meaning that the prep is relatively quick and easy, and the bowls stay nice and fresh in the fridge for a few days. That said, if you want to make these for dinner, go for it!
- It’s easily customizable – if you don’t love one of the components of these burrito bowls, either swap it with something you do live or nix it altogether. This recipe is build-your-own-style, so components can be swapped as you please without affecting the finished product.
Turkey Burrito Bowl Recipe Ingredients
You’ll need a handful of ingredients here to really make these bowls flavorful and loaded with goods. Find ingredient notes (including substitutions and swaps) below.
- Ground turkey – this bowl calls for ground turkey but feel free to use ground chicken or ground beef instead if that’s what you have on hand/prefer.
- Bell peppers – we used one red bell pepper and one yellow bell pepper here, but know that you can use any color of bell peppers that you like!
- Guacamole – we went store-bought here, but if you prefer a homemade guacamole, our authentic guacamole recipe is easy and delicious.
A full ingredient list with exact amounts can be found in the recipe card below.
Recipe Variations and Modifications
- Use pico de gallo – pico is a fantastic add here! If pico is your thing, feel free to swap the cherry tomatoes for pico (store-bought or homemade pico).
- Use a different protein – as mentioned above, ANY ground protein (ground chicken, ground beef, etc.) will work here. In addition to that, though, any shredded, taco-seasoned meat (shredded beef, shredded pork, shredded chicken, etc.) will also work great.
- Make it dairy free – if you want a dairy free burrito bowl, simply nix the sour cream and cheese (or find dairy free alternatives).
How to Make Turkey Burrito Bowls
This recipe is incredibly easy to make – you’ll start by prepping each component and then assemble the bowls! Follow along below.
Step 1: Preheat the oven to 375°F. Thinly slice the bell peppers and purple onion, then spread them out on a baking sheet. Drizzle the peppers and onions with 2 tablespoons of olive oil, sprinkle with 1 teaspoon of sea salt, and roast for 40 minutes. While the peppers and onions roast, rinse the rice, and place it in a pot along with 1 cup of water, ½ teaspoon sea salt, and 2 teaspoons olive oil. Bring the ingredients to a simmer, then cover the pot, reduce the heat and cook for 15 minutes until done. When the rice is done, add a ¼ cup of fresh, chopped cilantro and the juice of 1 lime to the pot with the rice, and stir to combine.
Step 2: Add the ground turkey and taco seasoning to a skillet over medium/high heat and crumble until fully cooked through.
Step 3: Assemble 3 meal prep containers by adding an equal amount of romaine lettuce, rice, beans, cooked turkey, cheese, and the optional guacamole and sour cream to each container. Add a lime wedge to each container and top with cilantro!
Recipe Tips
Although this recipe was written as a meal prep lunch recipe, don’t count it out as a delicious dinner option. Instead of assembling in meal prep containers, either assemble in bowls or set all of the components out for your family to build their own burrito bowls!
How to Serve
Meal prep these ground turkey burrito bowls for 3 days-worth of lunches or serve build-your-own-style for dinner.
How to Store and Reheat
If you’re meal prepping these salads for the week, you can go one of two routes when it comes to storing:
- Assemble right away – assemble the burrito bowls and store them in separate food storage containers in the fridge. This allows you to QUICKLY grab a lunch and head out the door.
- Assemble the day of – if you choose to go this route, simply cook the peppers, onions, rice, and ground turkey, and store each in their own containers. Wash all of the fresh veggies (if needed), prep them, and store each in a separate container. Then, each day that you plan on enjoying a burrito bowl, you can simply assemble and dig in.
As far as reheating goes, if you’re planning on assembling in meal prep containers right away, I’d skip any sort of reheating so that you aren’t having to pick (or spoon) toppings off of that don’t need to be heated, but if you’re assembling the day of, feel free to pop the rice, beans, peppers, onions, and meat into the microwave before adding the fresh toppings.
Frequently Asked Questions
There are about 820 calories per burrito bowl (not counting the optional sour cream and guacamole). If that seems like a lot for you, feel free to stretch the ingredients to make 4 bowls instead of 3.
For these burrito bowls, you’ll want to season your ground turkey with taco seasoning! No need to buy any sort of specific taco seasoning (sometimes you’ll find taco seasoning marketed for beef vs. poultry). If you want to make your own, this homemade taco seasoning recipe is a versatile, delicious option.
We think so! Whether or not these burrito bowls are right for you will depend on your specific body and how you tolerate different foods, but overall, this recipe is definitely a balanced, healthy option.
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Ingredients
- 1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced
- 1 yellow bell pepper, thinly sliced
- 1 small red onion, thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons olive oil, divided
- 1½ teaspoons salt, divided
- 1 cup dry white rice
- ¼ cup fresh cilantro, chopped, plus more for topping
- Juice of 1 lime
- 1 pound ground turkey
- 1 tablespoon taco seasoning, store-bought or homemade taco seasoning
- 1 head romaine lettuce, chopped
- 1 can black beans, rinsed
- 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
- ¾ cup Monterey jack cheese, shredded
- ¾ cup guacamole, optional, store-bought or homemade guacamole
- ⅓ cup sour cream optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F. Thinly slice the bell peppers and purple onion, then spread them out on a baking sheet. Drizzle the peppers and onions with 2 tablespoons of olive oil, sprinkle with 1 teaspoon of sea salt, and roast for 40 minutes.
- While the peppers and onions roast, rinse the rice, and place it in a pot along with 1 cup of water, ½ teaspoon sea salt, and 2 teaspoons olive oil. Bring the ingredients to a simmer, then cover the pot, reduce the heat and cook for 15 minutes until done. When the rice is done, add a ¼ cup of fresh, chopped cilantro and the juice of 1 lime to the pot with the rice, and stir to combine.
- Add the ground turkey and taco seasoning to a skillet over medium/high heat and crumble until fully cooked through.
- Assemble 3 meal prep containers by adding an equal amount of romaine lettuce, rice, beans, cooked turkey, cheese, and the optional guacamole and sour cream to each container. Add a lime wedge to each container and top with cilantro!
Recipe Notes
- Use pico de gallo – pico is a fantastic add here! If pico is your thing, feel free to swap the cherry tomatoes for pico (store-bought or homemade pico).
- Use a different protein – as mentioned above, ANY ground protein (ground chicken, ground beef, etc.) will work here. In addition to that, though, any shredded, taco-seasoned meat (shredded beef, shredded pork, shredded chicken, etc.) will also work great.
- Make it dairy free – if you want a dairy free burrito bowl, simply nix the sour cream and cheese (or find dairy free alternatives).
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