These Turkey Rice Burrito Bowls make a great family meal - sit down and grab a bowl with your favourite toppings.
Mexican Burrito Rice Bowl
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.
Build Your Own Burrito Bowl
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 a 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.
Meat for Burrito Bowls
Don't fancy Ground Turkey? No worries this will work with various different ground meats (mince).
Choose from:
- Ground Beef
- Ground Chicken
- Ground Pork
- you can even use chicken thighs, steak strips or shrimp (prawns)
or why not go vegetarian with a meat replacement or just up the vegetables and keep it completely meat free.
Best Rice for Burrito Rice
I use just basic white long grain rice for this dish, I don't recommend sticky type rice like Jasmine, or brown rice, as the latter will take longer to cook and will require adjustment with the liquid.
Basmati will work if that's all you have, but just standard Long Grain Rice is the best.
Toppings for Burrito Bowls
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)
- 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)
- 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.
More Mexican Inspired Recipes
Love Mexican Food? Check out some of these other recipes:
- INSTANT POT CHOCOLATE CHILLI
- 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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This was originally created on 20 January 2017 and updated on 29 June 2020
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Turkey Rice Burrito Bowls
These 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
- 455g (1lb) of extra lean ground turkey
- 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)
- 2 tablespoons of tomato paste
- 1 cup/ (240ml) of chicken stock
- 1 tablespoon of brown sugar or use sweetener
- 1 tablespoon of cumin powder
- 2 teaspoon of Mexican chilli (chili) powder
- 2 teaspoon of paprika
- 1 teaspoon of oregano
- ½ teaspoon of onion powder
- ½ teaspoon of garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon 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
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Nutrition Information
Yield
6Serving Size
1 SERVING (NO TOPPINGS)Amount Per Serving Calories 260Total Fat 3.4gSaturated Fat 0.8gCholesterol 30mgSodium 477mgCarbohydrates 38gFiber 5gSugar 6.4gProtein 21.6g
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Sandra Kitchen says
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.
Shevy (Slimming Eats) says
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. 🙂
Themcask says
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 🙂
Rona says
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!
Catole says
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
Shevy (Slimming Eats) says
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)
Natalid farmer says
Absolutely loved this. Full of flavour as usual for these recipes.
Lots of conponents but easy to make!
Sarah Gavin says
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
Shevy (Slimming Eats) says
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.
Michelle crutcher says
These were delicious! I used beef instead of turkey. All the family loved these
Jessica says
Loved this meal! Easy to make and the family all enjoyed it.
Paula Hudson says
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
Liz says
Just made this for dinner and it's delicious!! As it states it's suitable for freezing just wondering about defrosting/re-heating guidlines due to the rice?
Siobhan (Slimming Eats) says
I fully defrost in the fridge and then heat in the microwave or a pan until fully heated through.
Julie Corbett says
Was the Mexican restaurant called Cafes des Amis? My daughters were at school in Canterbury and it was one of our favourite restaurants to eat at when I visited them there.
Siobhan (Slimming Eats) says
It sure was!! small world eh? I loved that place, infact I loved Canterbury, such a lovely town, not sure what it is like now. I graduated in 2000 and haven't been there since.
Denise says
Siobhan, what can I say yet another fantastic recipe. My family and I loved it. I really love all your recipes I make from your site. Looking forward to making many more. Thank you.
Lou says
I've just made this - totally by chance skipped to the comments to see you went to uni at Kent (I assume). My husband and I also went there - I did the 4 years before you! I lived right on the Westgate and went to Cafe des Amis regularly - what a small world :).
I love your website and have made so many recipes from it over the years.
Charlotte says
This looks amazing and I’ll be making it this week! I live in Canterbury and cafe des Amis is still there and is still AMAZING!!
Mandy Kipling-Fox says
Made this tonight for the first time…. Most definitely not the last!! Absolutely delicious, with loads left for lunch tomorrow. Thanks