Turkey and Rice Breakfast Lettuce Cups
A savory morning start: seasoned ground turkey with jasmine rice and tender sliced carrots, spooned into crisp lettuce leaves.

Total
30 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
20 min
Serves
4
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Recipe serves 4
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground turkey
- 1 cup jasmine rice
- 2 cups water
- 2 tablespoons taco seasoning mix
- 1 cup sliced carrots
- 1 tablespoon avocado oil
- 12 large leaves romaine lettuce leaves
- 1/2 cup petite diced tomatoes(optional)
- 1 lime
Instructions
- 1
Rinse the jasmine rice, then combine with 2 cups water in a pot. Bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer 15 minutes. Fluff with a fork.
- 2
Meanwhile, heat avocado oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the sliced carrots and cook 4 minutes until slightly softened.
- 3
Add the ground turkey to the skillet and cook, breaking it up, until no longer pink, about 6 minutes.
- 4
Stir in the taco seasoning mix and 1/4 cup water; simmer 3 minutes until the turkey is coated and the sauce thickens.
- 5
Spoon rice into the lettuce leaves, top with the turkey and carrot mixture, and finish with diced tomatoes and a squeeze of lime.
- 6
Serve immediately while warm.
Nutrition per serving
Calories
340
17% of a 2,000 kcal day
| Protein | 27 g |
| Carbohydrate | 32 g |
| Fat | 11 g |
| Fiber | 4 g |
| Sugar | 4 g |
| Sodium | 520 mg |
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