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Easy Ground Turkey Meal Prep Bowls: 4 Ways

These Easy Ground Turkey Meal Prep Bowls are the perfect healthy recipes to save time and stay on track during the week!

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It is time for the next installment of healthy meal prep bowls and I’m so excited for this one!

When it comes to lean proteins, I’d say that healthy ground turkey recipes are some of my favorite. They’re budget-friendly, super easy to make, and remind me of a lighter version of childhood favorites.

Ground turkey meal prep bowls are some of the best I’ve made so far, and they’re budget-friendly.

I was so excited when I saw that Jewel-Osco had a great deal on ground turkey this week. If you find a deal at your grocery store STOCK UP.

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All four of these healthy ground turkey recipes are super quick and easy to make, and can be customized to fit your taste.

You can easily swap out the vegetables for ones you have on hand or ones you prefer over the veggies I made.

I just love all the different flavors of these ground turkey meal prep bowls. Here’s the rundown:

Chinese Ground Turkey Lettuce Wraps – if you’ve ever been to PF Chang’s, you probably have a similar love for lettuce wraps. These are so great to take for a work lunch with a green salad or carrots on the side.

Healthy Sloppy Joes Ground Turkey Meal Prep Bowls – I think this one wins for my favorite creation yet. The sloppy joe recipe is inspired by Ambitious Kitchen, one of my favorite Chicago blogs!

I eat this one with the sweet potatoes as “buns” and add some green beans for nostalgic value (am I the only one who actually likes canned green beans?)

Korean Ground Turkey and Quinoa – inspired by my ever popular 15-Minute Korean Beef and Quinoa Bowls, this one is packed with flavor!

Ground Turkey Taco Meal Prep Bowls – You can’t go wrong with ground turkey taco meat. I added red pepper for an added veggie boost.

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How To Reheat Ground Turkey Meal Prep Bowls:

  • Meal prep bowls will stay fresh in the fridge for up to 4 days. I prefer glass food storage to keep them fresher longer.
  • When ready to eat, nuke them in the microwave for 1 – 2 minutes or more (depending on your microwave).
  • Remove the romaine lettuce before heating up the Chinese lettuce wraps.

How to Store Ground Turkey Meal Prep Bowls:

  • Meal prep bowls will stay fresh in the fridge for up to 4 days.
  • I prefer glass food storage to keep them fresher longer, plus it’s a healthier option to use in the microwave. These are my favorite, but I also like these.
  • These are the food storage containers used in these images.
  • Avocados don’t always travel the best. I recommend packing this separately or chopping it in the morning to add to the bowls.
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I hope you love these easy ground turkey meal prep bowls as much as I do!

Here’s a link to the food storage containers I use!

Easy Ground Turkey Meal Prep Bowls

Easy Ground Turkey Meal Prep Bowls

These Easy Ground Turkey Meal Prep Bowls are the perfect healthy recipes to save time and stay on track during the week!

Ingredients

Chinese Ground Turkey Lettuce Wraps:

  • 1 Tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 pound lean ground turkey
  • 3 Tablespoons hoisin sauce
  • 2 Tablespoons lower-sodium soy sauce
  • 1 Tablespoon rice vinegar
  • 2 teaspoons roasted red chili paste
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 6 romaine lettuce leaves
  • 4 green onions, sliced

Healthy Ground Turkey Sloppy Joes Meal Prep Bowl:

  • 1 Tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 garlic cloves, chopped
  • 1 small onion, finely diced
  • 1 red pepper, finely diced
  • 1 pound lean ground turkey
  • Salt and pepper, to taste
  • red pepper flakes, if desired
  • 1 cup (8 oz) tomato sauce
  • 1/2 cup bbq sauce of choice
  • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 3 Tablespoons tomato paste
  • 1 teaspoon hot sauce
  • 1 Tablespoon brown sugar, if desired
  • 1 sweet potato

Cooked green beans (canned or fresh)

  • Korean Ground Turkey and Quinoa Meal Prep Bowl:
  • 1 cup quinoa, dry but rinsed
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground ginger
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 pound lean ground turkey
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup low sodium soy sauce, divided
  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, or more if you like it spicy
  • salt and pepper, to taste
  • 2 green onions, thinly sliced
  • 2 bunches Bok Choy
  • Sesame seeds

Ground Turkey Taco Meal Prep Bowls:

  • 1 Tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 pound lean ground turkey
  • 1 small onion, finely diced
  • 1 red pepper, finely diced
  • 1 jalapeño pepper, finely diced (optional)
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons chili powder
  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon ground paprika
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1 avocado, diced
  • 1/2 red onion, finely diced
  • 1 can black beans, rinsed
  • 1 can whole kernel corn, rinsed

Instructions

Chinese Ground Turkey Lettuce Wraps:

  1. Add olive and sesame oil to a pan along with turkey, garlic and ginger. Cook until turkey is cooked through. Drain the fat.
  2. In a small bowl, mix hoisin sauce, soy sauce, rice vinegar, red chili past and salt. Pour the mixture over the turkey and toss to coat completely.
  3. Divide turkey among 3-4 food prep containers, garnish with green onion, and place with lettuce leaves in the containers.

Healthy Ground Turkey Sloppy Joes Meal Prep Bowl:

  1. Heat oil in a large pan. Add onion, garlic, red pepper and turkey to the pan and cook until turkey is cooked through. Drain the fat. Season with salt, pepper and red pepper flakes.
  2. In a small bowl, combine tomato sauce, bbq sauce, Worcestershire, chili powder, tomato paste, hot sauce and brown sugar. Add sauce to the pan and mix to coat. Continue cooking for about 5 minutes.
  3. Slice the sweet potato into even slices with a sharp knife. Place slices in the toaster on High and continue toasting until the slices are soft. Use these to create "buns" for the sloppy joes.
  4. Divide sloppy joes, sweet potato slices, and cooked green means among 3-4 food storage containers.

Korean Ground Turkey and Quinoa Meal Prep Bowl:

  1. Place the quinoa in a small stock pot and cover with 2 cups water or chicken stock. Bring to a full boil, then reduce heat to a simmer, cover, and let cook for 15 minutes.
  2. While the quinoa cooks, heat the oil in a large pan. Cook the garlic and ginger for about 1 minute, stirring constantly. Add the ground turkey and brown completely. Drain the fat.
  3. In a small bowl, combine brown sugar, 1/4 cup soy sauce, sesame oil, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper.
  4. Add the soy sauce mixture to the ground turkey and let cook for 3-5 minutes to allow the flavors to set.
  5. Once the quinoa is done, take off the heat and fluff with a fork.
  6. Divide quinoa and turkey among 3-4 meal prep bowls. Garnish with green onion.
  7. In the same pan you cooked the turkey in, add 1 Tablespoon olive oil. Cook the bok choy until soft, toss with 1/4 cup soy sauce, and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Divide among the bowls.

Ground Turkey Taco Meal Prep Bowls:

  1. Heat oil in a pan and add turkey, onion, red pepper and jalapeño. Cook until turkey is cooked through. Drain the fat.
  2. Add seasonings with a splash of water and stir to combine.
  3. Divide taco meat among 4 food storage containers. Add avocado, red onion, black beans and corn to each container. Garnish with lime and cilantro if desired.

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