Description
Enjoy a delightful Golden Ground Turkey and Rice Skillet, featuring tender turkey, aromatic spices, and a refreshing cucumber salad—perfect for a healthy dinner or quick meal.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 cup diced yellow onion
- 2 to 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tbsp. tomato paste
- 1 tsp. ground turmeric
- 1 tsp. paprika (sweet)
- 3/4 tsp. ground coriander
- 1/2 tsp. black pepper
- 1 lb. ground turkey
- 1 tsp. kosher salt
- 1 cup dry long-grain white rice (such as jasmine or basmati), rinsed
- 2 1/2 cups lower-sodium chicken or vegetable broth
- 1/2 cup shaved (or very thinly sliced) red onion
- 2 tbsp. red wine vinegar
- 2 tsp. ground sumac
- 1/2 tsp. kosher salt
- 2 persian cucumbers, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced into half moons
- 1 cup diced roma or plum tomatoes
- 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh parsley
- 2 tbsp. finely chopped fresh mint leaves
- 2 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/2 cup plain full-fat greek yogurt
- 1 tbsp. fresh lemon juice
- 1 grated garlic clove (or 1/2 tsp. granulated garlic)
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a large sauté pan or skillet over medium heat. Add diced onion and cook until tender, about 3 to 4 minutes.
- Stir in garlic, tomato paste, turmeric, paprika, coriander, and black pepper; cook until fragrant, about 2 minutes.
- Add ground turkey and seasoning; cook, breaking up the meat until browned, approximately 6 to 8 minutes.
- Add rinsed rice, stirring to coat in oil and spices, letting grains toast for 1 minute. Then add broth, stir, and bring to a boil.
- Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer until all liquid is absorbed and rice is tender, around 23 to 27 minutes.
- Prepare cucumber salad by combining red onion, red wine vinegar, sumac, and kosher salt in a mixing bowl; let sit for at least 15 minutes.
- In a small bowl, combine yogurt, lemon juice, and garlic; mix well and set aside.
- Before turkey and rice are ready, add cucumbers, tomatoes, parsley, mint, and olive oil to the pickled red onion; toss to combine.
- Serve turkey and rice in bowls topped with lemony yogurt and sumac-cucumber salad, garnishing as desired.
Notes
For more flavor, let the cucumber salad sit longer to enhance the pickling effect.
Choosing jasmine or basmati rice adds aromatic quality to the dish.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 620
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 25g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 20g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 67g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 37g
- Cholesterol: 100mg