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Korean Ground Turkey
Ready in minutes, this skillet Korean Ground Turkey recipe is a flavor-packed dish that is perfect as an easy weeknight dinner or as a meal prep for the week. It’s filling, satisfying, and so easy to throw together.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 408 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Korean
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 lb ground turkey
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1-2 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp onion powder
- ½ tsp Gochugaru or more
- 1 tbsp soy sauce low sodium preferred
- 1 tbsp dark soy sauce or low sodium soy sauce
- 1 plash mirin
Garnish
- toasted sesame seeds
- green onions
For the Rice Bowls
- 4 cups cooked rice
- 2 cucumbers sliced
- 1-2 sauteed julienne carrots
Instructions
- Add the sesame oil to a large skillet over medium heat. Add the ground turkey and cook until half cooked, breaking up the turkey as you go along.
- Add the brown sugar, garlic powder, onion powder, gochugaru, soy sauce, and mirin to the turkey.
- Continue to cook until the turkey is cooked through and most of the sauce is cooked down.
- Assemble your bowls by adding the turkey over some rice, garnish with sesame seeds and green onions, and serve it with some vegetables. Serve with a spicy sauce if you desire.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
408kcal
(20%)
Carbohydrates
54g
(18%)
Protein
33g
(66%)
Fat
6g
(9%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
Trans Fat
0.02g
Cholesterol
62mg
(21%)
Sodium
621mg
(26%)
Potassium
687mg
(20%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
6g
(12%)
Vitamin A
2758IU
(55%)
Vitamin C
6mg
(7%)
Calcium
52mg
(5%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 408
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 408kcal | 20% |
| Carbohydrates | 54g | 18% |
| Protein | 33g | 66% |
| Fat | 6g | 9% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 0.02g | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 62mg | 21% |
| Sodium | 621mg | 26% |
| Potassium | 687mg | 15% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 2758IU | 55% |
| Vitamin C | 6mg | 7% |
| Calcium | 52mg | 5% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.