These Turkey Rice Burrito Bowls make a great family meal – sit down and grab a bowl with your favourite toppings.
Back in my university days in Canterbury, we had the best Mexican Restaurant on the high street (no idea if it still exists, was quite a few years ago now – gosh that makes me feel old saying that).
It was one of my favourite places to eat, amazing fajitas, enchiladas or burritos.
I am definitely one of those people who love it when a meal has lots of yummy little components to taste and sample and mix together and Mexican is great for stuff like that. Especially when sharing a meal with friends or family.
So when I made these Turkey Rice Burrito Bowls I wanted to create that same kind of atmosphere for the kids. Making the turkey rice burrito mix all in one pan, and then serving it up in the middle of the table, with various different toppings the kids could choose from for to create their own bowl.
The kids absolutely loved it and were keen to try and bit of all the toppings on offer, such a great way to encourage healthy eating for kids, especially if some are fussy, because they have full control over what they put on their Turkey Rice Burrito Bowl, rather than me choosing for them.
Some of the great topped you could offer are:
- Soured Cream (or use plain fat-free yoghurt with a little lemon juice and a pinch of salt for a syn free choice)
- Grated Cheddar
- Chopped spring onions
- Coriander
- Chopped tomatoes or salsa
- Chopped crisp lettuce
- Avocado or make some of this Pea Guacamole
- Diced red onion
- Cucumber
- Baked Tortilla Triangles (use a HEb wholemeal wrap)
- Syn Free Chips (make into rounds instead of chip shape)
- Crispy Cheddar Pitta Chips
and so many other options you could offer in the middle of the table. It’s a great recipe for a party.
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- PINEAPPLE MEXICAN PORK CARNITAS
- TACO SALAD BOWL
- ONE POT BEEF FAJITA PASTA
- MEXICAN RICE
- MEXICAN BURGERS
- FAJITA CHICKEN PASTA
- SPICY MEXICAN CHICKEN LASAGNE
- PASTA CHICKEN ENCHILADAS
- SPICY MEXICAN CHICKEN AND RICE
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How can I add a 1/3 speed foods to this Turkey Rice Burrito Bowl?
There are already speed foods in the actual recipe, such as onion and peppers, but choose sides to increase those speed foods even further.
Below you can see I went for tomatoes, shredded lettuce, red onion, cucumber, spring onion and coriander for a delicious filling meal.
Kitchen Items used in this Turkey Rice Burrito Bowl:
- Kitchen Scales
- Chopping Board
- Measuring Jug
- Santoku Knife
- Mixing Bowl
- Measuring Spoons
- Wooden Spoon
- Frying Pan
- Saucepan
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Low Syn Turkey Rice Burrito Bowls
ese Turkey Rice Burrito Bowls make a great family meal - sit down and grab a bowl with your favourite toppings.
Ingredients
- 1 cup/180g of long grain rice
- 450g/1lb of extra lean ground turkey or can use beef or a meat alternative
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 1 clove of garlic, crushed
- 1 red pepper, finely chopped
- 1 green pepper, finely chopped
- 1 jalapeno, seeds removed and finely chopped
- 1 cup/240ml of crushed tomatoes (or use passata
- 3 tbs of tomato paste
- 1 cup/240ml of chicken stock
- 1 tbs of brown sugar (3 syns) or use sweetener to make syn free
- 1 tbs of cumin powder
- 2 tsp of chilli powder
- 2 tsp of paprika
- 1 tsp of oregano
- 1/2 tsp of onion powder
- 1/2 tsp of garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp of cayenne (or add more if you like really spicy)
- 1 cup (240ml) of black beans (canned)
- 1 cup (240ml) of sweet corn (canned)
- salt and black pepper
- chopped spring onions
Instructions
- Add the rice to a saucepan, add 2 cups/480ml of water, season with salt and bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer until liquid is almost absorbed, turn off heat, add lid and set aside (steam trapped under lid will cook the rice perfectly).
- Add the ground turkey, onion, crushed garlic, peppers to a deep frying pan over a medium high heat and cook until browned.
- Add the jalapeno, crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, stock, brown sugar and all the spices and mix. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, add in black beans and sweetcorn and simmer covered for 20mins. (Check half way through, just to ensure sauce is not reducing too fast, just add a little more stock if needed)
- Remove lid, then stir in cooked rice, till all combined.
- Season as need with salt and black pepper.
- Sprinkle with some fresh chopped spring onions
- Spoon into bowls and add your choice of toppings.
- Enjoy
Notes
This recipe is gluten free, vegetarian, Slimming World and Weight Watchers friendly
- Extra Easy - 0.5 syns per serving (without toppings)
- Green/Vegetarian - 0.5 syns per serving (without toppings)(use a meat free alternative) <
- WW Blue/Purple Smart Points - 4
- Dairy Free - omit any dairy choices as toppings
*Suitable for freezing
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 6 Serving Size: 1 (turkey burrito rice only)Amount Per Serving: Calories: 260Total Fat: 3.4gSaturated Fat: 0.8gCholesterol: 30mgSodium: 477mgCarbohydrates: 38gFiber: 5gSugar: 6.4gProtein: 21.6g
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Love these meal. I’m just going to start a slimming world diet today. I notice they say fast food on your plate as well as salad. Can you please explain. Also can you freeze the hash browns they look lovely.
Hi Sandra – these might help you understand what I mean by speed foods – http://www.slimmingeats.com/blog/the-benefit-of-speed-foods. I am just going to update the hash brown recipe for freezing. 🙂
Just tried this recipe tonight after i asked the BF to go through your website and choose something for dinner. He literally drooled at all of your meals! We made this but sadly forgot cheese for the topping so had without and it was fantastic! Amazing even without the toppings 🙂
Just had this for supper … made a couple of slight changes. Used ground chicken as the shop didn’t have turkey! Halved the Jalapeno as they were huge and we’re not fans of super hot! Result was perfect for us!
This is truly delicious, thank you for all your wonderful recipes. I was just wondering if you might be able to but the nutritional information on please? I am following a healthy diet and using your recipes to enhance it. I am logging food on Fitbit app so could do with breakdown if you have it please. Thank you. Xx
Hi Catole – all my recipes have the nutritional information for the recipe at the bottom of the recipe box (only some older recipes which have not yet been updated are missing it)
Absolutely loved this. Full of flavour as usual for these recipes.
Lots of conponents but easy to make!
The Mexican restaurant in Canterbury would be ‘cafe des amis’. I lived in Canterbury for a while & used to go there regularly. Sad to say it’s not there anymore x
I was at uni from 97-2000, so quite a few years ago now. I loved Canterbury, such a pretty town. The Mexican place was one of my fav places to eat. I couldn’t remember the name. I just know it was on the left-hand side, if walking down the high street with the cathedral to your right. There was another great restaurant opposite.
These were delicious! I used beef instead of turkey. All the family loved these
Loved this meal! Easy to make and the family all enjoyed it.
Had this for dinner tonight, we all loved it. The son (who is a El Mexicana fan) and the hubby had the mixture in tortilla wraps but I had the burrito bowl and didn’t feel like I was missing out. Definitely going to be a Saturday night regular