Ground Turkey and Brussels Sprouts
Crispy pan roasted brussels sprouts with ground turkey and Thai sweet chili sauce served over rice with cucumber crunch salad.
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Servings: 4
Calories: 200kcal
Ingredients
- 12 oz Shaved Brussels Sprouts*
- 1 1/2 24g Tablespoons Olive Oil
- Pinch of Kosher Salt and Black Pepper
- 1 pound Ground Turkey Breast
- 1 Green Onion green and white separated and thinly sliced
- 2 teaspoons Minced or Crushed Ginger optional
- 1 Tablespoon Soy Sauce
- 2/3 cup 160g Sweet Chili Sauce**
For the Cucumber Salad
- 3 mini Cucumbers thinly sliced
- 8 Red Radishes thinly sliced
- 1 Green Onion thinly sliced
- 1 Tablespoon Tahini or Peanut Butter
- 1 Tablespoon Chili Crunch
- Juice of 1 Lime
- Salt to taste
For Serving
- Rice or Cauliflower Rice
- Lime Wedges
- Toasted Sesame Seeds
Instructions
- Toss the sliced cucumbers, radish, and green onion together in a mixing bowl with the lime juice, tahini, and chili crunch. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
- Heat the olive oil in a large pan over medium-high heat.
- Once hot, add the brussels sprouts and toss to coat in the oil. Add a generous pinch of salt and pepper. Cook for 2-3 minutes until the sprouts begin to slightly char in spots. Stir and cook another 2-3 minutes to pick up more color before transferring to a bowl. Set aside.
- Add the ground turkey to the pan and cook for 2-3 minutes on one side until golden brown before breaking apart to fully cook.
- Once the turkey is cooked and crumbled, add the thinly sliced white part of a green onion and ginger to the pan. Cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.
- Add the brussels sprouts back to the pan with the cooked turkey, followed by the sweet chili sauce and soy sauce. Stir everything together and cook for 30-60 seconds to warm everything through.
- Salt to taste and serve over rice with the cucumber salad. Garnish with the remaining sliced green onion, toasted sesame seeds, a squeeze of lime juice, and additional sweet chili sauce, if desired.
Notes
*If you can't find shaved brussels sprouts in your grocery store, you can make them by cutting sprouts into 3-4 thin slices with a knife. You're looking for lots of surface area to create more browning and crispy bits.
**G Hughes sweet chili sauce has 5 calories per 2 tablespoons compared to 40-80 calories per 2 tablespoons in most sweet chili sauces. There are recipes for homemade light sweet chili sauce like this one, but I've not tested any. This recipe also works with other sauces like the one in my chili crunch chicken and sprouts.
The nutrition facts are for the turkey and brussels sprouts only (with G Hughes sauce), without any rice or the cucumber salad. 1 of 4 servings of the cucumber salad has about 60 calories, 1g protein, 6g carbs, and 5g fat.
Nutrition
Calories: 200kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 31g | Fat: 6g | Fiber: 2g