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These Teriyaki Turkey Rice Bowls are made with healthy ground turkey and veggies in a sweet teriyaki sauce served over white or brown rice.
We love quick and easy Asian inspired recipes, and have quite a few here on the site! Our favorites are included in our monthly dinner rotation, like Egg Fried Rice and Crockpot Orange Chicken and these delicious rice bowls.
Teriyaki turkey is one of my family’s favorites! The sweet and savory richness of the sauce really compliments the mild flavor of the ground turkey. Plus it’s loaded with veggies, which means my kids are eating them! You can pair this with steamed rice chow mein noodles, or wrapped in a tortilla or Lettuce Wrap.
Pin this recipe for later!Ground Turkey Teriyaki Rice Bowls
Ground turkey recipes are always a winner in our house, like Turkey, Kale and Rice Soup, Turkey Taco Stuffed Shells and Spicy Turkey Meatloaf. But these Teriyaki Turkey Rice Bowls always top the list of favorites.
This ground turkey is juicy and the teriyaki sauce is sweet and flavorful. Add in all the wonderful veggies and you’ve got a perfectly complete meal that makes great leftovers.
Why We Love This Recipe
- It’s a quick and easy, a healthy alternative to ground beef, and an easy substitution in tons of recipes like chili and spaghetti sauce.
- We include lots of veggies and dice them up small so it’s very kid friendly and a great way to get kids to actually enjoy eating their vegetables.
- You can easily customize this recipe to include your favorite veggies or add a different base like rice or noodles.
How to Make Teriyaki Turkey Rice Bowls
- Cook the ground turkey. After cooking the meat with some onions and garlic, grate few carrots and chop some broccoli very fine, and toss them in with the meat. This gave the illusion that there weren’t very many vegetables in there, but they couldn’t avoid what they couldn’t see! *Note – if you are serving this as a rice bowl, you’ll want to start cooking the rice before you start cooking the meat.
- Make the teriyaki sauce. The teriyaki sauce is made from scratch and is incredibly easy. Some readers have commented on the amount of sugar in the sauce, and you can see in the recipe notes that you can reduce to your liking. Teriyaki sauce is typically sweet on it’s own, but you can adjust the levels based on your needs. It will still taste great!
- Assemble the rice bowls. The teriyaki sauce is combined with the meat and veggies and simmered for a few minutes to let the flavors blend and get all happy. Then scoop it on top of white or brown rice, noodles, into lettuce cups or even flour tortillas for some Asian-Mexican fusion!
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I use ground beef instead of turkey?
Yes, you absolutely can! Ground turkey can be easily swapped for ground beef, pork or chicken. You will want to make sure to drain it really well since ground beef lets out a lot of liquid, but it will work just as well as the ground turkey.
Can I cut back the amount of sugar?
Yes. I wrote this recipe to have a sticky sweet teriyaki sauce, but some people have said they prefer it a little less sweet. Feel free to cut back as much as you like. As you are cooking the sauce, give it a quick taste – you can always add more sugar if you want it sweeter.
How to Serve
Sprinkle some sliced green onions and sesame seeds on top before serving. It’s a pretty garnish and adds a little flavor, too.
My kids love to eat their rice bowl with chopsticks. If you don’t have any, you can find them here, or try these adorable training chopsticks for kids.
Recipe Variations
Feel free to customize this recipe to fit your own personal tastes. Use leftover veggies and sauté or steam them before adding them to the turkey and sauce.
Some other veggie options:
- Bell peppers
- Snow peas
- Water chestnuts
- Bok choy
- Bean sprouts
- Zucchini
- Corn
- Cauliflower
- Water chestnuts
Storage Tips
How to Store Leftovers
- Refrigerating leftovers: This dish will keep for 3-4 days in the fridge if properly stored in an airtight container. Reheat in the microwave or on the stove.
- To freeze, allow to cool completely, then pour into a freezer bag or airtight container. Freeze for up to 6 months. Thaw in the fridge and reheat as described above. Freeze rice or noodles separately from the meat.
Recipe Tips
- Ground turkey recipes are the tastiest when the meat is seasoned properly.
- Add some heat to this dish with some Sriracha or red pepper flakes.
- Not fans of rice? Use noodles instead. You can even use spaghetti noodles to mimic a lo mein and toss in some cabbage to saute it with.
- Feel free to cut the amount of sugar in this recipe. It won’t affect the flavor too much but it will swing more towards the savory side.
More Ground Turkey Recipes
- Creamy Cheesy Turkey Taco Pasta
- Turkey Taco Soup
- Spicy Turkey Meatloaf Recipe
- Easy Ground Turkey Tacos
- Ground Turkey Casserole
- Ground Turkey Enchiladas
- Ground Turkey Taco Salad
Teriyaki Turkey Rice Bowl
Ingredients
Teriyaki Sauce
- 1/2 cup Low-Sodium Soy Sauce
- 1/4 cup Water
- 2 tablespoons Red Wine Vinegar
- 2 tablespoons Brown sugar or less as desired
- 2 tablespoons Granulated sugar or less as desired
- 2 teaspoons Minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon Ground ginger
- 1 tablespoon Cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons Warm water
Ground Turkey
- 1 tablespoon Vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup Diced onion
- 2 tablespoons Minced garlic
- 1 pound Ground Turkey
- 1 cup Broccoli finely chopped
- 2 Large carrots peeled and grated
- 2 Green onions diced, for garnish
- 4 cups Cooked white or brown rice
Instructions
Teriyaki Sauce
- In a small bowl, whisk together cornstarch and warm water until cornstarch is completely dissolved. Set aside.
- In a small saucepan over medium heat, gently whisk soy sauce, water, red wine vinegar, sugars, minced garlic and ground ginger until sugars are completely dissolved.
- Slowly whisk in cornstarch mixture and simmer until thickened. Remove from heat and set aside.
Ground Turkey
- Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add diced onions and cook, stirring frequently, until softened. If you notice the onions beginning to scorch, immediately turn down the heat.
- Stir in minced garlic. Add ground turkey and break apart with a spatula. Cook, stirring occasionally, until turkey is cooked about halfway through; 4-5 minutes. Add grated carrots and chopped broccoli and continue to cook until turkey is no longer pink and vegetables are soft; 5-6 minutes.
- Pour teriyaki sauce over the turkey and vegetables and stir. Simmer for about 5 minutes.
- Divide cooked rice into bowls then top with the teriyaki turkey. Garnish with sliced green onions and serve immediately.
Notes
- Teriyaki Sauce is generally sweet. However, feel free to cut back on the amount of sugar in the sauce. 1 tablespoon of each would suffice if you prefer a more savory flavor.
- The nutritional information is based on serving this teriyaki turkey over white rice. Use brown rice or just less rice to reduce calories and carbs.
- Feel free to customize this recipe with your favorite vegetables.
- A note about SERVING SIZE: A serving is approximately ¾ cup of rice and one cup of the meat/veggies.
- The serving sizes are approximate and will vary depending on a variety of factors, like how much you cook your veggies down and what size your cuts of vegetables are. As a meal, this recipe will make 4-6 servings.
Nutrition
Nutritional Disclaimer Kristin Maxwell of “Yellow Bliss Road” is not a dietician or nutritionist, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. For accurate calorie counts and other nutritional values, we recommend running the ingredients through your preferred online nutritional calculator. Calories and other nutritional values can vary depending on which brands were used.
It was perfect. Sauce was amazing. Hubby gave it a 10 out of 10!
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Amazing! Have made this several times and my family devours it
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Love this recipe! Added chopped water chestnuts and zucchini! It’s a keeper! The sauce is wonderful and it’s easy to put together!
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Awesome recipe! Loved it:). Turned out great☺️
Thank you Noel! Nice!
Delicious recipe! I made this for dinner and it turned out great. Love the homemade sauce for it!
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The homemade sauce is absolutely delicious, I wouldn’t change a thing. Hands down the best!
Thank you Crystal! Awesome comment.
Very good written post. It will be supportive to anybody who usess it, including me. Keep doing what you are doing – for sure i will check out more posts.
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This is a regular at our house – we love it!! So tasty and easy and healthy 😋 Thanks!
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Kudos to the person who put this recipe together- it was awesome!! I just want to thank you for being able to find something that I feel is not only healthy but so delicious- thank you!!!
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Loved it. Added diced home grown zucchini and shredded cabbage. Served with slices cucumbers and hard (soft-ish) boiled eggs, scallions and Cilantro would be nice.
This recipe will be on regular rotation in my house! Flavor is amazing! I added fresh mushrooms but only because I had to use them up.
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This was sooo delicious! Other than using a gluten free “soy” sauce and adding a bit more of the veggies, I followed it as is. I had nothing left. My son went back for 3rds. Thank you. This is a keeper.
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Wow! Your recipe is incredible. This will definitely be added to our dinner rotation. Thank you for sharing this!
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This is now one of our go to meals during the week 🙂 Tonight I added zucchini and squash bits too. I typically don’t add the full sugar amount. Thanks for this!
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Do the nutrition facts include rice, or just the turkey and sauce?
All of that information is included in the recipe card.
Delish. Simple receipe. Taste good! Thank you
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Can I use rive wine vinegar in place of red wine vinegar? I am excited to try this recipe. Thanks for posting.
Yes, that should work fine.
Can you use store bought Teriyaki Sauce instead of making from scratch? If so, how much of the store bought would you use. Thank you!
Yes you can use a store bought teriyaki. You can use as much or as little as you like.
I’m so glad I came across this recipe on Pinterest! I tripled the recipe to have more leftovers and it was delicious! I forgot to add the granulated sugar and it still came out great.
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I love this recipe I didn’t have broccoli so I added bell peppers. I made this 3 times already in 2 weeks. Very good health meal full of protein. Thanks this is my go to.
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Why wouldn’t you use rice vinegar instead of red wine vinegar. Also you do not need to cook the sauce separately you can just put it all together and then it will cook in the pan with the turkey. Just a suggestion.
Let me know when you’ve posted your recipe online so I can come check it out.
Loved the recipe. So much flavor, easy week night dinner, and healthy too! Big win!
Thank you Inge!
So easy and delish perfect for a weeknight dinner! Love that it’s healthy too! Was hit with the family tonight and
only change I made was chopped a little jarred organic sliced sushi ginger as I was out of ground ginger and reduced the garlic a little. Served over jasmine rice.
Teen approved! “Mom this def needs to go into the rotation!”
Thank you for the Mom win!
You are so welcome Heather! Mom for the WIN!
Loved this recipe! Easy and tasty. I was running low on soy sauce so I had to cut the teriakyi sauce in half and it was still delicious! Added some peanuts for a bit of crunch. I’ll be making this again.
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Made it twice this week! Yummy!!
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We love this recipe! It’s easy and delicious and makes great leftovers too. I usually use ground beef since that’s what we usually have on hand and I always add more carrots and broccoli because I like them. Thanks for the recipe!
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So good! We absolutely loved this recipe!
Thank you Ashleigh!
Can you use organic lean ground beef instead of turkey?
Sure, any ground meat will work.
This stir fry has such a delicious flavour and satisfies all of your taste buds. A favourite we enjoy again and again!
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LOVE this recipe! The teriyaki sauce was amazing, although I didn’t have ginger. I also switched my veggies for zucchini and bell peppers! Did the rice in the instant pot, turkey in a cast iron and everything was just… excellent. Thank you for this!!
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Made this a while ago and it turned out amazing. The younger people in my family aren’t a huge fan of ground turkey (we make tacos with it the majority of the time) but they loved this recipe. I will definitely make it again in the future!
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Fantastic dish! Family loved it and I even doubled it. I’d cut back on the sugar but only to 2 1/2 TBS of the sugars.
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This recipe is a weekly staple in our house for me and my husband. I have even started to use the sauce recipe in chicken stir fry and it is perfection! Such a yummy, easy recipe that is nutritious and filling
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I made this last night and it was very good. The sweetness of the sugar doesn’t come out until you start cooking the sauce, so start with 1 tablespoon each of the white and brown sugar and taste as you go. Added eggplant and zucchini to give it more variety. Would keep this as a staple!
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Excellent recipe! Will add to my regular rotation. Blanched broccoli beforehand, halved sugar for sauce (as I looked at the reviews), added cabbage and put on top of brown rice. Will do on top of vermicelli noodles next time. Delicious 😋 recipe! Hubby super happy with it too! Thank you!
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Delish, I replaced the ground turkey with chicken breast that I cut into strips. Definitely a new favorite, my family said it tasted like I went to a Chinese restaurant and got it lol. Thank you so much for this recipe, love it!
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This was a fan favorite! Love the sauce and will use for my next meals.
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So good! I wanted to make something different with my turkey meat and it was a major hit for my kiddos. I diced additional veggies and even my 2 year old couldn’t get enough!
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I was surprised by how delicious these were! I had to supplement based on what I had on hand (I was out of brown sugar) and added a splash of chili oil for some heat. So good! They will definitely be in the weekly rotation.
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Absolutely delish! Used coconut aminos and coconut sugar in addition to arrowroot for the cornstarch. All healthier swaps and couldn’t have tasted better 🙂
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This is a family favorite in my house. It is SO good!!! Everything about it is perfect and it is an easy recipe!
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So yummy!
Thank you Olivia!
This recipe was delicious. I have never made homemade teriyaki sauce and it turned out perfect. I will be adding this to the dinner rotation for sure. Thank you for sharing!
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Very tasty recipe. I used a mixture of vegetables and we had them with lettuce wraps to keep it low carb. The flavor is great and I think next time I will add alittle spice to it. It will be on rotation!
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This recipe is one of my family’s favorite FAST dinners. It’s on rotation in my house. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
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I have made this recipe now 4x and my whole family loves it. It’s a great, quick, weeknight dinner and I love the amount of veggies in it. I also add in shelled edamame.
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Looking forward to trying this! Do you think it’d easily adapt to making in crockpot? With two little kids I’m always trying to use my slow cooker 🙂
You can I suppose, but it only takes 20 minutes and you’d still have to cook the meat separately.
I don’t normally comment; but this is freaking amazing!!!!!!
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So easy to make & the whole family loved it!!
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Delicious! I used 1 tbsp of white sugar and 1 tbsp of brown sugar and it was perfect! Thank you for the recipe! I will definitely be making this again soon!
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Oh my dear sweet jeebus, this was FABULOUS. It honestly reminded me of the beef bowls I use to get when I lived in Japan. That teriyaki sauce is the perfect thickness and coats every grain of rice. And the flavor is next level. We added kimchi on top, and the acidity cut through the richness of the sauce perfectly. Thank you so much for posting this. It’s on permanent meal prep rotation for us now.
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This was the best teriyaki sauce recipe I have tried so far! It was so good! My daughter gave it a A+++++!
This recipe was SOOOO GOOD! The whole family loved it! Thank you.
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This was excellent!!! I only changed the broccoli to mushrooms. Amazing!!
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This was DELICIOUS! My 8 year old adventurous eating daughter also really liked it! It wasn’t overly sweet or saucy either. Added extra broccoli and matchstick carrots right at the very end so they stayed crispy… and they were! So so good.
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Delicious and Simple reciepe I love it soo much
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This is one fantastic meal! I substituted the broccoli with asparagus and it still tasty 😋😋
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Thanks, tried more by design. Looking for a turkey and rice dish I decided to make this. I like Teriyaki sauce. One day I will get a chance to make, maybe.
Made this for the first time this evening. Not bad. I added chopped red bell pepper to the carrots and broccoli for more color and cut the sugars to 1T each. Tastes like something I would get from the frozen food section and microwave. Not sure I’ll make it again.
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This was SO GOOD. My best friend sent it to me and told me to make it immediately. She was right! Hubby asked me to double it next time so that we have more leftovers 😍 I ended up using thawed frozen veggies that we had in the freezer as opposed to the broccoli, but everything else was the same. Absolutely amazing recipe!
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Family favorite!!!! Everyone will eat it! Absolutely love this recipe! I add other veggies and the kids don’t really notice them.
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This was sooo yummy and will become a staple in our house for sure! We did one cup broccoli and one cup cut green beans for veggies. We also did 1.5 tbls of each sugar- perfect sweetness!!
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Delicious!! I followed recipe except for subbing 1tbl rice vinegar + 1 tbl Mirin for red wine vinegar cuz its what I had. It came out so good & I ate so much. Thank you for this great recipe!!
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Delicious! I only used half the sugar. I added hot pepper flakes.
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My husband has to be on low sodium diet. I would love to make this however it says this contains 994mg sodium. Is this with using the sodium soy sauce?
Yes, it is. Soy sauce is basically salt. Even though the bottle says “less sodium” or “low sodium” and about 40% less sodium than regular, it still has quite a bit.
This was delicious!!!!! I added a little less sugar as suggested in your notes. Thanks for sharing!
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This has become a family staple and is requested regularly by my kids and husband.
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Just started WW and thought this recipe sounded good and on the healthier side. I only made changes that I felt were beneficial for me, and I loved it. First time using ground turkey. I’ll definitely be making this again.
Such a delicious and easy meal!! Can you freeze this?
Yes you can freeze it. The meat should be fine, however the veggies may experience a slight change in texture upon thawing.
This has become a favorite in our house. It’s so flavorful and super easy to make.
My entire family loved this recipe, plus the little cousins, which included a 2, 4, and 5yr old! Saving this one to add into our rotation – I substituted snap peas for the broccoli and carrots.
We make this regularly and it’s so delicious. We try to avoid a lot of sugar, so I use 1 tablespoon of brown sugar and 1 tablespoon of monk fruit. I also added chopped cauliflower because I had some on hand. This recipe is always a hit!
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This recipe is a winner and a keeper! Such a hit with my crew! Served over Chinese noodles.
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Loved this recipe!
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Made this last night for dinner and we loved it, will be making again, thanks
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Love this recipe! In my monthly rotation- I usually add chopped zucchini, shitake mushrooms and shallot in place of onion!. I like served in lettuce wraps or over modifies and my daughter and husband love with rice. You can really make it with whatever veggies you have etc.
Can I use ground chicken instead of ground turkey? Or would it change the flavor too much. I’m excited to try this. Thank you.
Ground turkey and chicken have similar flavors and could easily be swapped. Enjoy!
Made this at the recommendation of a friend – so yummy! Cut sugar in half and I think it’s perfect. Added some zucchini also just because I had it. Will definitely make again!
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Loved this recipe! I only had apple cider vinegar available and it still turned out great! A little tangy, but delicious
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Loved this! I added broccoli, shiitake mushrooms, zucchini and substituted the sugars for coconut sugar. It was delish!
Thank you Christina!
Can’t wait to try! Can I use rice vinegar instead of red wine?
Yes, of course. Enjoy!
It was amazing! I loved it! I added double the veggies. Thanks for an amazing recipe
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If using store bought teriyaki sauce how much should be used?
You’ll add it at the end after all your veggies and the turkey, so you can use however much you like.
This has been in our dinner rotation for a couple years now so I had to leave a comment. It’s so easy, healthy and delicious! Will make for years to come.
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Great recipe, even my picky 3 y/o loved it. I used a frozen “riced” broccoli/cauliflower/carrot mix and it turned out great and no one could even tell there was veggies in it 😂
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This was such an easy meal and more importantly my children ate it without one complaint. This was super yummy and definitely going to be my go to meal when I’m tired and short on time. Thanks!
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This recipe is better than take out and healthier. Truly 5 Stars you won’t be disappointed. Yummy.
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you think this would this freeze well?
It will – the veggies might get a little mushy when they defrost and you should freeze the rice separately but it will otherwise do well.
Great recipe! Delicious flavor and super easy. Thank you for sharing it and thanks to those that made comments. I used monk fruit instead of sugar, but that was the only change. A couple additions I made to the onions, garlic, carrots and broccoli was adding some green cabbage and water chestnuts like some recommended. Lastly, I had it on palmini rice for lower carbs.
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This has been a family staple for years now! It’s quick, easy, and most importantly flavorful. When my daughters went off to college they asked that I send them the recipe so they could make it to impress their friends. I have found that I need to double the sauce recipe because I add a lot more veggies to it than the recipe calls for, and my girls like to spoon it on their rice.
Yum! Made this last night and I loved it! I added half the amount of brown and white sugar and it was perfectly balanced for my taste. I don’t like broccoli so added red peppers and water chestnuts instead. Otherwise kept the recipe exactly as is. It was delicious! I’ll make this again.
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Delicious! I am definitely going to add this into our meal rotation. Thank you!
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Great recipe! In my husbands words, “This is delicious.”
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Absolutely delicious! I cut out the white sugar after reading the reviews. Husband and I ate ours over cauliflower rice. Kids thought it was great. Thank you!
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This was very good! Will definitely make it again!
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Instant family favorite!
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Way too salty. No need for white sugar either. 2tbsp of brown sugar is more than enough! I think chicken might make it more flavourful. I’ll try it again!
Thank you for your feedback Katherine!
This recipe doesn’t miss. The first attempt I followed the recipe exactly, but used 3 T of brown sugar & no white sugar at all. It was delicious. Tonight I substituted with carrots, brussel sprouts and red pepper that I put through the food processor. At the end, I hit it with a bit of sriracha to balance the sweet. I love that we’re getting all that veg in this dish.
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Mmmmm this was so delicious! I followed the suggestion to use half the sugar and was glad I did as the sweetness was perfect with a total of 2 tbsp of sugars. I finely chopped some cauliflower as well and mixed it all into rice. Will be on my regular rotation. Thank you!
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Found the recipe somewhat tasteless. Don’t think I will make again
Is the nutrition facts including the calories of the rice?
As stated in the notes of the recipe, yes the nutritional information includes the turkey and sauce served over rice.
For the nutrition facts.. what’s the portion size for those facts?
From the recipe notes – A note about SERVING SIZE: A serving is approximately ¾ cup of rice and one cup of the meat/veggies.
This is one of my go-to recipes! I always seem to have the ingredients in the house, and I love knowing exactly what’s in my teriyaki sauce. Ever since I had to go gluten free, finding Asian foods I can eat safely has been hard, so this is an easy and delicious alternative! I sometimes add some Sriracha and/or red pepper flakes to add a hint of heat.
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I have a question about the nutritional values—is that including the rice?
Yes, it includes the rice.
SO good. Easy to do GF, nothing too complicated, and I almost always have everything on hand. Thanks for sharing this!
Delicious! I made it tonight with ground chicken. I also food processed the carrots and broccoli because my partner won’t eat them otherwise! Topped with Sriracha and green onions. Everyone loved it! I loved how easy and fresh it was!
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I always come back to this recipe! It’s one of my favorites. It freezes and reheats super well, so I try to make a big batch every time. I also usually double the veggies 🙂 Yum! I’m doing this in a butter lettuce wrap tonight which I’m excited about.
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Made tonight and me, husband, and baby (no sauce) LOVED!! I did 3 tbsp light brown sugar and added a little siracha to the sauce and it is excellent! Also topped with avocado! Definitely adding to the dinner ideas list!
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Delish! Used 3 tbs of brown sugar and 1 tbs of granulated sugar. We loved it!
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I love this recipe. It’ easy, versatile and always delicious. I never get tired of eating this.
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This was delicious and a hit with the whole family. Each of my kids (11,10,8) asked for seconds. We will be adding this to the rotation! Thank you!!
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I made this for my bf and I tonight & let me just say this is a very good recipe. At first I hadn’t added enough brown sugar, but I added more and it came out delicious. I meal prepped it in containers for lunch, thank you so much for this recipe 🙂
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I just found your site tonight when looking for ground turkey recipes, and I’m so glad I did! I didn’t have carrots so I used diced red and yellow bell peppers, then served it over brown rice for my husband and riced cauliflower for me. The only other change I made was to use only 2 tbsp of coconut sugar for the sweetener. It was perfect and definitely will make again!
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Delicious! I added mushrooms, snap peas, and edamame and omitted the carrots. I used 3 tablespoons of brown sugar and no white sugar. Served over brown rice; it was amazing.
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Haven’t made this yet but I make rice bowls as meal prep for work. With Thanksgiving around the corner, I’m going to try this using chopped up leftover turkey. I would think if you sautéed the vegetables then toss with the turkey to warm them add the sauce it should work similar. Thanks for a great idea!
I think that would be great!
This was so easy to make a super delicious. My partner is a bit picky about what he eats and just loved it. I had some basmati brown rice that I cooked in a pressure cooker with chicken broth. The combination was perfect. This will now be a “go-to” in my recipe repertoire. Thanks so much.
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Oh my gosh, so good!!! The teriyaki sauce is addictive – I cut the sugar by half and it was delicious. I used thinly sliced brussel sprouts instead of broccoli and added wide lo mein noodles at the end. So good, thank you!
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Can you say comfort food?? This dish was absolutely fantastic. The substitutions I made was using coconut aminos instead of soy sauce and of course I didn’t have broccoli so I used cauliflower and holy smokes! I’ve never doubled a recipe I’ve never made before but something told me to do it on this one. So glad I did!
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This is a bomb recipe! So tasty 😋 A family favorite!
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This is definitely my go to, I double the recipe and family has as leftovers for a few days, it doesn’t last long! Thank you. Excellent instructions too!
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This recipe was FANTASTIC! My 3 1/2 year old (that is super picky) LOVED it and so did my 17-month-old. I would love to feature this recipe on my parenting E-Newsletter! <3 Thanks! – Kelli @ohbabyihadnoidea
Great recipe. Super easy. Tasty. 5 Stars for the recipe but 2 stars for this webpage which is very cumbersome, really slowing down my computer. Thanks for the recipe.
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Followed the recipe except used San-J Teriyaki sauce to taste and it turned out great!
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Loved it! It was a huge hit with all 4 of my boys! I did add heat with red pepper flakes & a few dashes of hot sauce! I substituted a bag of broccoli slaw (contains cabbage, carrots & broccoli) & a bag of snow peas! So yummy!!! Thank you!
Very salty.
Too much sauce and too salty for my taste, however I like the ingredients – may need to adjust for next time!
Recipes are definitely subjective. You can use as much or as little soy sauce as you like, or even reduce the sauce a bit. I hope you give it another try with those alterations!
This is absolutely delicious. I followed the instructions exactly and then added a few tablespoons of crushed cashews for some crunch. This would be amazing as a lettuce wrap as well!. Thank you for sharing!
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So flip’n Delicious! This is a winner with my fam! Thank you for giving me another recipe to put in the weekly rotation!!!!
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Made this last Night, Used zucchini, sriracha and wrapped in lettuce leaves. Delish! Thank you!
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This recipe is simple and tasty! It also reheats good! I did add the red pepper flakes to the sauce for a little kick and it was perfect! Can’t wait to try other recipes from your site!
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How much Teriyaki sauce already bought would be?
Hi Mayra, if you’re using bottled sauce, you can use as much or as little as you want. I’d say probably 1/4-1/2 cup would suffice.
We all loved this recipe…do you think I could use frozen broccoli?
Sure, just steam it first.
Delish! I substituted cauliflower instead of broccoli. Definitely will make again.
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This was a delicious and flavorful dish. Definitely keeping it in my meal rotation, and sharing the site with family and friends. Thank you.
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My IBS kiddo FLIPPED over this. I made turkey meatballs to give a bit more protein and roasted them in the oven (so I wouldn’t mess up stove – I’m lazy) with some different spices, made your sauce, and he ate it at dinner for 3 days running!
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One of the best ground Turkey recipes I’ve ever made, or ate. Thanks!!
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About how may cups would you say 2 grated carrots would be? I am looking forward to making this but want to buy the pre grated carrots cause I’m lazy, lol!
I would say add about 1/2 cup of the pre grated carrots. You can always add more – this is a very forgiving recipe.
Made this for the first time tonight and my husband and I loved it. Pretty easy to follow along. I will definitely be adding to our meal planning rotation. Thank you 🙂
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Hi there! I’m wondering if there is any substitutions you suggest for red wine vinegar? Thank you! Excited to try.
Hi, you could use rice wine vinegar or apple cider vinegar.
Made this tonight for my family! It was so delicious!! Added red pepper to the veggie mixture. My 18 month old had two helpings, toddler and husband approved!!
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I just made it for the first time, and I am definitely going to keep this recipe in my book!! I didn’t have ground ginger but did have fresh ginger (oddly enough lol) and it was delicious!
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This was very good. I’d like a little more spice/heat. What would you suggest adding?
Red chile flakes or some sriracha.
This is so delicious!!! Second time making it.
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This is delicious and so easy to make! The second time I made it I added a 1/2 cup finely diced red bell pepper for a bit more colour and about an extra 1/2 cup broccoli as I needed to use up what I had. So good! Thank you for sharing this recipe.
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Very good we served it in lettuce cups, the flavour is fantastic.
Thanks for the idea
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Fantastic recipe! My entire family loved it, including my six-year-old and picky three-year-old. We’ll be making this again. Thank you!
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Delicious!!!! My husband and I both loved this meal
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This was SO good, with a few additions. In the sauce, fresh grated ginger instead of powdered, and I added 1 T each of sesame oil and oyster sauce. In the stir fry itself, I used shredded cabbage and carrot (bagged coleslaw) instead of just the carrot. This turned out so good! Especially with scallions and sriracha on top. 🙂
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Super easy to make when you don’t want to fire up the oven. I subed the broccoli for peas. Turkey is usually half the price of ground beef in my area, so I appreciate alternatives.
P.S. I enjoy this website, but the pop up ads are so out of control. Makes for a bad user experience
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This was absolutely delicious! My 6 and 4 year old helped me make it and they kept on commenting “oh my gosh it smells so good!”
Everything was simple and straightforward, dinner was on the table in 25 min. I have been trying to incorporate more ground turkey into the routine and this was the best way to do it. This will be a repeat offender in our household for sure. Thank you so much!
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Would this be considered “healthy”?
I guess that depends on your definition of “healthy.” As written, and with the serving sizes used, it’s approximately 380 calories per serving.
My husband loved it! It was a hit!
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I keep coming back to this teriyaki recipe over & over. I actually use it for many different things. So good!
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Excellent and easy recipe. My husband actually liked it and he never likes anything I make.
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Made this for lunches this week and it is amazing. I made two changes. The first was to use Lakanto for the sweeteners because that’s what I had on hand. The second was to use a rice and cauliflower rice mixture to cut the carbs a bit. Delicious! Will be adding this to our rotation.
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Do you think this would work with ground turkey sausage?
Sausage will be greasier but you could give it a try.
Oh my, this was fantastic! I did not have the ingredients for the sauce so used a teriyaki that I had in the fridge and even then it was so good. I cannot wait to try it with the homemade teriyaki. Another thing that I absolutely loved was how quickly this can be made.
I am going to share this, and your website, with my daughter. Thank you!!
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This was so good! I do think next time I will cut back on the sugar just a bit, but we all loved it! I’m always trying to find recipes with ground turkey that aren’t bland and this does not disappoint! I added water chestnuts and a red pepper. Served it with some mini wontons. Delicious dinner!
This was delicious! My husband and I loved it. I cut the carrots in 1/8 slices and cooked them with the onion. I left the broccoli chunky, tossing it in near the end just after I added the sauce. I did add some cumin to the ground turkey while it was cooking and also pinch of cayenne pepper. I’m definitely making this again and may try it with finely sliced chicken. I did not alter the sauce and found it excellent as is, not too sweet at all. Thanks!!
This was delicious! I added pickled peppers with Serrano peppers and garlic that I had canned, Sriracha sauce, jalapeños diced, and fresh tomatoes with everything else for the ground turkey, and I added fish sauce and honey to the sauce with fresh ginger! I used jasmine rice! The best thing about cooking is there is no rules to flavor! So yummy!
This was so good. It surprised me as a budget friendly recipe. I used shredded squash instead of broccoli and added some Asian staples I had on hand such as sweet chili sauce and toasted sesame oil. Thanks for the inspiration!
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This was awesome! I googled ground turkey with rice and this recipe popped up! Very tasty. I added green peas to it and less sugar and it was amazingly good! Thanks for sharing! This will definitely become a favorite in my house!
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Made this recipe and, despite the addition of Sriracha, I found it to be quite bland. I toned down the amount of sweet to half of what was suggested. I used an orange bell pepper and baby bellas along with the carrots. Maybe it needs to be served with/over something other than rice. Might try it again, not too sure.
Hi Deb, Anytime you cut down or alter the ingredients it’s going to change the taste. Sorry you didn’t like it – I guess everyone’s taste is different.
This was so amazing. The flavors were a perfect blend with the ginger and garlic. I had a pound of ground Turkey and usually make a meat loaf, googled this and it’s now my go to for ground turkey. Loved Loved Loved it.
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First time I made it was too salty due to the fact I didn’t use low sodium soy sauce.
Tonight I did use low sodium and it was perfect. Hubby ate two servings!
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Delicious! Didn’t follow recipe exactly but it doesn’t matter. The star of the recipe is the teriyaki sauce. Yum! This could go with so many dishes. I added some cole slaw shredded cabbage mix and it was terrific. This will be on repeat
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Made this recipe for dinner tonight. It was a huge hit. The homemade teriyaki sauce was delicious.
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I am making this for probably the 10th or 11th time today. This is the perfect meal prep for me, and everyone at work always says it smells so good. I love how easy it is to make, and it’s so filling! Great way to get my veggies in, and I always add a red bell pepper to it.
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Super recipe and a home run in our house! Added red pepper, mushrooms and zucchini and cut back a bit on the sugar. Thanks for sharing.
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Eating as I leave a comment as well. Absolutely DELICIOUS. My hubby loved it too. Definitely will be making this again. The flavors are so so good!
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All three of my picky eaters loved this recipe. There were no left overs to be had. Definitely a keeper.
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Thank you so much for this incredible recipe. It is so good, healthy and easy that I have made it numerous times. It’s definitely one of my go to’s! I add red pepper flakes for sure ☺️
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Trying to use more ground turkey and less beef this was very good and easy to make my husband loved it will be making again and trying a few different veggies
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Eating this as I leave a comment. I normally don’t leave comments, but I have to say this is the best Teriyaki ground turkey recipe I’ve ever tried and I’ve tried lot! Followed the recipe exactly as written, adding a little less sugar and throwing in a red pepper that needed to be used. Not only is the finished recipe beautiful to look at but also beautiful to eat! I love that it feels healthy and that it’s so versatile, thanks for a great recipe!
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