Hearty & Tasty Sweet Potato Turkey Bowl

This is a yummy sweet and savory sweet potato turkey bowl that is delicious and nutritious.

What Ingredients Go In This Sweet Potato Turkey Bowl

• Ground turkey
• Sweet potatoes
• Baby spinach
• Basmati rice
• Garlic cloves

Seasonings:

• Onion powder
• Paprika
• Oregano
• Cumin
• Salt & Pepper

How To Make Sweet Potato Turkey Bowls

• Combine 1 cup rinsed white rice, 2 cups water or broth, butter, and a pinch of salt in a rice cooker and let it begin cooking.

• While the rice is cooking, peel and dice the sweet potato.
• Then, heat ½ tablespoon olive oil in a large Dutch oven or deep skillet over medium-high heat. Add the ground turkey and cook, breaking it up with a spoon, until browned. Add the seasonings (½ tsp cumin, ½ tsp oregano, ½ tsp paprika, ½ tsp salt, ¼ tsp pepper) and constantly mix in the seasonings & cook for 5 minutes.
• Add in the garlic and mix in for 2-3 minutes.
• Once the ground turkey is fully cooked, set the ground turkey aside in a bowl.
• Add in the sweet potatoes into the same pot with ½ tbsp of oil and cook while stirring occasionally for 5-7 minutes until the sweet potatoes are soft and the exterior is slightly browned.
• Add in the rest of the seasonings.
• Add in spinach and turn down the heat to a low to medium heat and let the steam cook the spinach for 2-3 minutes.

Hearty & Tasty Sweet Potato Turkey Bowl

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 28 minutes mins

Servings 5 people

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Equipment

• 1 Rice cooker
• 1 Large pan

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon Olive oil
• 1.5 lbs Lean ground turkey
• 1 Large yellow onion diced
• 2 cloves Garlic minced
• 1 Large sweet potatoes peeled and diced into 1/2-inch cubes (or 2 medium sweet potatoes)
• 5-6 cups Baby spinach
• 1 teaspoon Smoked paprika
• 1 teaspoon Cumin
• 1 teaspoon Dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon Salt or to taste
• ½ teaspoon Black pepper or to taste

For the Rice (cook in rice cooker):

• 1 cup Uncooked white rice rinsed well
• 2 cups Water or chicken/vegetable broth
• 1 tbsp Dairy free butter
• Pinch of Salt

Instructions

• Combine 1 cup rinsed white rice, 2 cups water or broth, butter, and a pinch of salt in a rice cooker and let it begin cooking.
• While the rice is cooking, peel and dice the sweet potato.
• Then, heat ½ tablespoon olive oil in a large Dutch oven or deep skillet over medium-high heat. Add the ground turkey and cook, breaking it up with a spoon, until browned. Add the seasonings (½ tsp cumin, ½ tsp oregano, ½ tsp paprika, ½ tsp salt, ¼ tsp pepper) and constantly mix in the seasonings & cook for 5 minutes.
• Add in the garlic and mix in for 2-3 minutes.
• Once the ground turkey is fully cooked, set the ground turkey aside in a bowl.
• Add in the sweet potatoes into the same pot with ½ tbsp of oil and cook while stirring occasionally for 5-7 minutes until the sweet potatoes are soft and the exterior is slightly browned.
• Add in the rest of the seasonings.
• Add in spinach and turn down the heat to a low to medium heat and let the steam cook the spinach for 2-3 minutes.