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Need a quick and easy meal for your family? This is one pan dirty rice with ground turkey recipe is a family favorite.

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I know that feeling of wanting to make better meal choices when it comes to food. You want to cut back on your favorite foods, but sometimes, it’s just so hard.

The delicious comfort foods that we enjoy so much, we just don’t want to let them go. One thing I discovered that makes eating better easier is making simple swaps to recipes your family already enjoys.

This has been the easiest way that I have found that makes our family’s favorite recipes lighter and better for us. There are so many reasons why we need to make simple swaps. I don’t know if you are aware, but September is National Cholesterol Awareness Month.

This is one of the reasons why a simple swap is so important. For example, instead of using butter, I’ll use Mazola® Corn Oil. I recently discovered a clinical study showed Mazola Corn Oil reduces cholesterol 2x more than extra virgin olive oil. To learn more about this claim, see Mazola.com.

That is crazy, right? This is one reason I try my best to make smart, heart-healthy choices for my family, which is why I use corn oil as my all-purpose cooking oil.

Mazola Corn Oil is an all-purpose, cholesterol-free cooking oil that is a smart heart-healthy* choice for your family. *See Mazola.com for more information on the relationship between corn oil and heart health.

It’s great for you to use and swap within a variety of recipes like baking, grilling, sautéing, stir-frying, or mixing up a marinade or dressing! So many different ways to use this corn oil! No need to worry about the smoke point because Mazola Corn Oil has a smoke point higher than most cooking oils at 450°F.

DIRTY RICE WITH GROUND TURKEY RECIPE

To make this recipe lighter, I swapped the ground beef for ground turkey, butter for corn oil, white rice to brown rice, and I added a ton of veggies, so it’s still flavorful.

These simple adjustments made this recipe a winner for dinner! My family never even noticed the swaps!

DIRTY RICE WITH GROUND TURKEY INGREDIENTS:

  • Mazola® Corn Oil

  • Ground turkey

  • Yellow onions

  • Green peppers

  • Red peppers

  • Garlic

  • Salt

  • Pepper

  • Garlic powder

  • Onion powder

  • Oregano

  • Chicken Bouillon

  • Brown Rice

HOW TO MAKE DIRTY RICE WITH GROUND TURKEY:

  1. Heat Mazola® Corn Oil in a large sauté pan over medium heat and add ground turkey. Sauté until brown, about 5-7 minutes.

  2. Add the onions, peppers, garlic and sauté for about 5-7minutes. Add the seasonings and stir. Allow the mixture to cook for about 5 minutes.

  3. Add the brown rice and stir. Add the water and stir. Cook until liquid is absorbed, about 10 minutes. Enjoy!

HELPFUL TOOLS TO MAKE THIS DIRTY RICE WITH GROUND TURKEY:

Cast Iron Skillet– A great skillet to use to cook this recipe.

Chicken Bouillon– This is the seasoning I used! I love this stuff!

Brown Rice– You can use this to cut the time of this recipe!

MORE DELICIOUS RECIPES LIKE THIS:

Vegan Dirty Rice

Easy Jambalaya

Vegan Dirty Rice

How do you make simple swaps to your family recipes? Let me know in the comments below.

dirty rice with ground turkey

Dirty Rice With Ground Turkey

Need a quick and easy meal for your family? This is one pan dirty rice with ground turkey recipe is a family favorite.
5 from 10 votes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tablespoons Mazola Corn Oil
  • 1 pound ground turkey
  • ½ cup fine diced yellow onions
  • ½ cup finely diced green peppers
  • ½ cup finely diced red peppers
  • 4 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ¼ teaspoon onion powder
  • ¼ teaspoon oregano
  • ¼ teaspoon of chicken bouillon
  • ¼ cup water
  • 2 cups cooked brown rice

Instructions
 

  • Heat Mazola Corn Oil in a large sauté pan over medium heat and add ground turkey.
  • Sauté until brown about 5-7 minutes.
  • Add the onions, peppers, garlic, and sauté for about 5-7minutes.
  • Add the seasonings and stir.
  • Allow the mixture to cook for about 5 minutes.
  • Add the brown rice and stir.
  • Add the water and stir.
  • Cook until liquid is absorbed, about 10 minutes.
  • Enjoy!
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23 Comments

  • Reply Beth 2019/11/19 at 7:58 pm

    I made this for dinner tonight, and it was amazing! Thanks for sharing.

    • Reply Dionne 2020/04/23 at 9:01 pm

      You’re welcome. I’m glad you enjoyed it!

  • Reply Allysia 2020/04/16 at 2:26 pm

    I don’t know if I’ve got a bad link or what but there are no measurements on this site. Others like the recipe so I assume they were here. But not anymore! I see the list of ingredients but not how much of each. Measurements?

    • Reply Dionne 2020/04/23 at 8:53 pm

      Thanks for pointing this out. I have fixed the error you should be able to see them now. Thank you for stopping by!

  • Reply Katherine 2020/11/10 at 8:02 am

    5 stars
    There are so many great flavors in this dirty rice! Great idea to add turkey.

  • Reply Jess 2020/11/10 at 9:36 am

    5 stars
    I love the easy swaps of a few ingredients to make this favorite dish a bit healthier for my family. Thanks for sharing!

  • Reply Jacqueline Meldrum 2020/11/10 at 9:46 am

    5 stars
    I have never heard of dirty rice but now I want some.

    • Reply Dionne 2020/11/17 at 6:28 am

      It’s really good! Definitely give it a try you won’t regret it.

  • Reply Beth 2020/11/10 at 9:51 am

    5 stars
    My husband is going to love this recipe! I can’t wait to give this a try!

  • Reply Andrea 2021/03/22 at 3:11 pm

    5 stars
    I love that you used ground turkey in this. It’s a fabulous meal for the whole family to enjoy.

  • Reply Lima Ekram 2021/03/22 at 3:14 pm

    5 stars
    Had no idea that mazola oil was healthy! Lots of great tips and an awesome recipe! Thanks

  • Reply Nathan 2021/03/22 at 3:45 pm

    5 stars
    This looks delicious! I’ve never made dirty rice before but it’s hard to argue with all of these flavors and ingredients. Can’t wait to try it for myself!

    • Reply Dionne 2021/05/29 at 4:51 pm

      You should try it. I know you would enjoy it.

  • Reply Kathryn 2021/03/22 at 3:50 pm

    5 stars
    This looks amazing — and super easy to pull together for a weeknight meal. Can’t wait to try this ASAP!

    • Reply Dionne 2021/05/29 at 4:52 pm

      Thank you. Let me know when you do.

  • Reply Michelle 2021/03/22 at 4:44 pm

    5 stars
    We loved this recipe! We made it for dinner last night and it came out perfectly

    • Reply Dionne 2021/05/29 at 4:52 pm

      I’m so happy to hear that it turned out great for your family.

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