Easy Mongolian Turkey and Rice Bowls Recipe – deliciously easy ground turkey and rice bowls in a spicy sweet Mongolian sauce that the whole family loves!
If you love a little bit of sweet, and a little bit of spicy – but a TON of flavor – this easy Mongolian Turkey and Rice Bowl Recipe is for you.
Ground turkey and diced vegetables tossed in a spicy sweet Mongolian sauce (which can be made not spicy, or volcanic, depending on your personal preferences)
Next day leftovers are delicious for this Mongolian turkey rice bowl recipe – simply pop in the microwave for 2-3 minutes until warm and tuck in!
I hope you love this recipe as much as I do.
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Easy Mongolian Sauce
Mongolian Turkey gets it’s rich sweet and spicy flavor from Mongolian sauce – a blend of soy sauce, hoisin sauce, sugar, and garlic – as well as some red pepper for heat!
This sauce is incredibly simple and goes perfectly with ground turkey for a healthy and filling meal your whole family will love.
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon hoisin sauce
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 2 teaspoons white sugar
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon red pepper flakes (optional)
Mix all ingredients in a small bowl and use over meats, vegetables, or seafood.
This sauce makes perfect Mongolian Beef, Chicken, and even shrimp – so be sure to write it down for later!
The Best Rice For Rice Bowls
If you’re looking for perfect fluffy, thick, and slightly sticky rice – the kind that scoops easily even with chopsticks – you’ll want to be sure to follow my tips to make the best rice for rice bowls.
-Boil salted water.
For every cup of dry rice, use 1 3/4 cups water and 1 tsp salt into the water.
Bring salted water to a boil in a pot that you have a lid that fits tightly onto.
-Add rice to boiling water.
Give a quick stir to rice after adding to water so it doesn’t stick to bottom of the pot.
-Don’t overstir rice.
If making rice to serve alongside food, you don’t want to stir the rice almost at all, since it will cause the rice to get a bit stickier.
In this recipe, we want rice to be a little sticky, but not too sticky. To do that, stir a couple times when rice is boiling to prevent clumping, and once when simmering to make sure nothing is stuck to the bottom of the pan – no more.
-Cover the pot and simmer.
Turn heat to as low as it can go, and simmer for about 19 minutes.
-Remove from heat and let steam for another 5 minutes.
Keep the heat trapped inside, don’t remove the pot lid.
-Fluff rice with a fork.
Just before you serve rice, fluff it with a fork to separate grains and help it from settling into clumps.
Other Easy Asian Inspired Recipes You’ll Love
If you love these Mongolian turkey rice bowls, you’ll love my other easy asian inspired dishes:
- The Best Easy Homemade Egg Rolls Recipe
- Keto Teriyaki Turkey Rice Bowl Recipe
- Panda Express Black Pepper Chicken Copycat Recipe
- The Best Easy Kung Pao Shrimp Recipe
- The Best Easy Thai Basil Beef Stir Fry Recipe
- One Pot 15 Minute Potsticker Soup
- Spicy Thai Beef Salad Recipe
What to Serve With Mongolian Turkey Bowls
If you’re looking for easy, delicious sides to go along with these Mongolian Ground Turkey Bowls, please check out these easy recipes:
- Garlic Chinese Style Green Beans
- The Best Ever Cauliflower Rice
- Shoyu Sesame Shabu Shabu Dipping Sauce
- 10 Minute Broccolini Recipe
- Spicy Thai Shrimp Salad Recipe
Recipe FAQ’s
You can use ground beef, chicken, or even ground pork in this recipe if you’d like to swap out the turkey.
You can store this dish in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to four days. Leftovers can also be frozen for up to four months.
Easy Mongolian Turkey and Rice Bowls Recipe
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Easy Mongolian Turkey and Rice Bowls Recipe
Easy Mongolian Turkey and Rice Bowls Recipe - deliciously easy ground turkey and rice bowls in a spicy sweet Mongolian sauce that the whole family loves!
Ingredients
- For the Turkey:
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 lb ground turkey
- 1 red bell pepper, diced finely
- 1 onion, diced finely
- 4 cloves garlic, finely diced
- For the Mongolian Sauce:
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon hoisin sauce
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 2 teaspoons white sugar
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon red pepper flakes (optional)
- For the rice:
- 1 cup rice
- 1 3/4 cup water
- 1 tsp salt
- For Garnish:
- green onions, to garnish
- 1 tbsp sesame seeds
Instructions
- For the Rice:
- Start boiling water and add salt as you begin to cook ground turkey.
- Watch for water to boil, and add rice.
- Let rice boil 2-3 minutes, stirring 1-2 times to prevent clumping.
- Reduce heat to as low as possible and cover to cook for 19 minutes.
- When rice is cooked, remove from heat and let sit covered for another 5 minutes (do not lift lid.)
- Fluff rice with fork just before serving.
- For Ground Turkey (as rice boils/simmers, cook the ground turkey):
- In a large, heavy pan, add olive oil and heat on medium high heat until shimmery.
- Add ground turkey and break apart with a spatula as turkey browns.
- Add in onion, pepper, and garlic and brown with turkey, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking and burning.
- In a small bowl, add sauce ingredients and stir.
- Add sauce to pan and toss turkey and vegetables.
- Turn heat to low and wait for rice to finish.
- When rice is done, fluff and scoop into bowls. Top with ground turkey in sauce, and garnish with seasame seeds and green onions.
Nutrition Information
Yield
6Serving Size
1Amount Per Serving Calories 334Total Fat 21gSaturated Fat 5gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 14gCholesterol 80mgSodium 1084mgCarbohydrates 16gFiber 1gSugar 4gProtein 22g
Lelan
Beautiful dish. The Thai green curry paste I used was unfortunately not as spicy as I would have liked, but it was still delicious. Intentionally recreating immediately.
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Paul Brown
I love poached fish or chicken, but I seem to do something wrong. I think I should have been starting with cold water instead of simmering. I am going to try your technique. And the leek sounds like a good idea also. ?
David
This was very tasty, easy to make and fast (under 30 min total) and will make again with a few changes. I added broccoli, carrot sticks and use Ramen noodles instead of rice. Suggest cooking onions first to get a quick caramelization.
Also, highly recommend doubling the sauce when using white meat turkey instead of turkey with dark meat mixture as the white meat ground turkey tends to really soak up the sauce and can be very dry. Toasted sesame seeds are a bonus.
Will definitely make this again.
Amosannette
Trying your recipe with ground pork since I don’t have any ground turkey or ground chicken on hand tonight. I can’t imagine it will anything but delicious.
Deb
Great recipe! I subbed carrots for red pepper & added Sambal Oelek instead of red pepper flakes so my son could add more to his liking. Both kids really liked this! It’s a keeper. Thank you!
Crissy
Super yummy! Was looking for something different to use my ground turkey with and so glad to have found this. I chopped up baby carrots to small pieces to add to this. Next time I’ll try to plan for this so I can have broccoli and mushrooms to add to it. The only thing different that I added was 1/4 tsp of ginger to the turkey.
Rich
This is a delicious recipe! I rarely have any contributions to offer, but this time I do! I dice up five-spice dry tofu (dou fu gan) into tiny cubes and add to the ground meat. It adds volume and texture to the dish.
I have also replaced SOME of the soy sauce with dark soy sauce for deeper flavor and darker color.