Turkey rice casserole is just delicious and easy comfort food at its best. A perfectly healthy and wholesome family dinner which you'll be making again and again!
Folks this comforting home-made turkey rice casserole is a quick healthy meal that all the family will just love!
Delicious turkey mince (or ground turkey to my U.S. friends!) flavoured with cumin, paprika and chilli.
Perfectly cooked rice, tomatoes, sweetcorn and pepper.
All cooked together and topped off with a delicious melted cheese topping!
What's not to love?
You'll get 6 servings from this budget turkey rice casserole and any leftovers are freezable too.
No matter what the weather, this ground turkey casserole is a perfect all year round family favourite.
There's really not much effort required to make this tasty dish.
And it'll be ready and on the table to serve in about an hour!
Well folks that's us back from a successful Cumbria Way walk.
We did 6 days of walking 70 miles of glorious English Lake district scenery last week.
Each night we stayed somewhere different on route from our start point of Ulverston to our destination, Carlisle.
Some amazingly tasty food was had as were some fine ales drunk too!
But do you know what?
Whilst all that was an amazing experience after a bit of time you just hanker for some good old fashioned home cooked food, dont you? So, this ground turkey rice casserole is the business!
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This is the basic pasta dish I use.
It's a great low cost but good quality baking and roasting dish.
It's perfect for lasagne, side dishes and desserts. It's dishwasher, freezer and oven safe too.
How To Make This Turkey Rice Casserole
- This easy turkey rice casserole starts off by browning the turkey mince first.
- No additional oil is needed for this as the heat from the pan will dry fry the turkey mince and release those delicious turkey juices.
- We can then also use those wonderful juices to sauté the onion, garlic and green pepper in.
- The spices, sweetcorn, tinned tomatoes, stock and rice are all then stirred in.
- Brown rice is used as those grains take the same amount of time to cook as the rest of the casserole. White rice will end up all mushy.
- Pour all of those ingredients into a casserole dish. Top with grated cheese and sit back whilst it bubbles away in your oven making your house smell amazing!
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Other Turkey Rice / Ground Turkey Recipes For You To Try
- This baked turkey meatballs recipe for four can be on the table in just one hour! Made with lean turkey mince it’s a great quick healthy meal!
- Quick healthy turkey burgers are not only tasty but they’re lower in fat and healthier than traditional beef ones. Ready in just 30 minutes they make a fantastic quick healthy meal.
- Healthy slow cooker turkey chilli is a delicious lightly spiced and easy version of the Mexican classic recipe. This tasty dish is one all the family will love!
- Shepherd's pie with turkey mince is an easy quick healthy family meal. Made with turkey mince and frozen vegetables this delicious recipe is budget friendly too!
Turkey Rice Casserole Recipe
I suggest serving a portion of this turkey rice casserole with some vegetables on the side like peas or broccoli or maybe a green salad of lettuce, cucumber and chopped spring onions.
Either complement the meal perfectly!
And if you're looking for an equally delicious and healthy chicken casserole then why not try out my oven baked chicken and brown rice casserole?
I’d love to hear what you think of my recipe in the comments below and please do rate my recipe 5* if you like it! 🙂
Turkey Rice Casserole Recipe
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Equipment
Ingredients
- 500 g lean turkey mince
- 1 large onion diced
- 1 clove garlic crushed
- 1 green pepper chopped
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon chilli powder
- 70 g frozen sweetcorn
- 1 400 g tin chopped tomatoes
- 100 ml chicken stock
- 150 g 30 minutes easy cook brown rice
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- 75 g grated low fat cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 180c Fan
- Heat a large non-stick pan over a medium heat and brown the turkey mince for about 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside leaving the turkey juices in the pan.
- Add the onion, garlic and green pepper and sauté in the turkey juices together until soft, about 5 minutes.
- Stir in the spices for 1 minute then the sweetcorn, chopped tomatoes, stock, rice and salt and pepper. Add back the browned turkey and allow to simmer for a couple of minutes.
- Lightly grease a suitably sized casserole dish and carefully spoon all the cooked ingredients into the dish. Sprinkle the cheese over the top.
- Cook in centre of oven for about 25 - 30 minutes until cheese is bubbling. Serve.
David @ Spiced
Glad to hear the walk went well for you guys! I totally know what you mean about being on vacation and just wanting to come back home to comfort food. This casserole is definitely a good comfort meal! In fact, this would be great to keep on hand for post-Thanksgiving here in the States. We always have leftover turkey, so a good casserole recipe would be much appreciated. I can't wait to see photos from the walk!
Neil
It was a great week walking in some amazing scenery David. And we were lucky too as the weather turned for the worse at the end so we had some good weather along the way. Yes I can see how this would be the perfect casserole for using up any leftover ground turkey. Hope you have a great weekend!
Ben|Havocinthekitchen
Glad to hear you had another interesting hiking vacation! I look forward to seeing the photos, please 🙂 I love this turkey casserole, too - it's easy, light, yet satisfying and delicious. P.S. Happy belated birthday!
Neil
Thanks Ben I'm just arranging time to get the photographs edited. I've started to sort them out. Glad you like the casserole, hope you are well and thanks for the birthday wishes. Ha ha! 🙂
Ron
Neil, nice casserole. I like the chili powder, paprika and cumin in the mix and using brown rice is a stroke of genius.
I'll be looking forward to your upcoming post regarding your walk in the Lake District. It's such a lovely area.
Neil
Glad you like the casserole Ron. Yes this is one of the few occasions I find you can't use white rice and only brown rice will suffice. Getting round to editing those Lake District Holiday photographs today!
Easyfoodsmith
Oh yes! That certainly has comfort written all over it
Neil
Thanks, glad you like it! 🙂
mimi rippee
I'm so jealous! The first time we traveled in England was to the Lake District, and we walked miles every day, with only a few spring lambs to converse with. If my husband and I went walking where we live, we'd eventually get surrounded by cop cars. It's just so different. In any case, ground turkey really is wonderful, and my husband loves creations such as this. I do as well, I just eat much less meat by choice. Fabulous!
Neil
I'm glad you've spent time in the Lake District Mimi and you'll know exactly how beautiful it is. We were so lucky with the weather too! And there were hundreds of spring lambs everywhere. Some of which will pop up in the photographs on the blog when I publish them.
Ground turkey is really versatile and I'm glad you like this recipe. We also eat less meat by choice. Although I must admit I did enjoy it most nights on the walk. But then again I'd burnt off the calories to be able to eat it all and enjoy it! Ha ha! 🙂
Jeff the Chef
I've been in the mood for a casserole, and this one seems perfect.
Neil
Thanks Jeff. This is definitely one that can be enjoyed all year round. Whatever the weather! 🙂
Shashi at SavorySpin
This is one hearty and tasty casserole, Neil! Perfect fare for after an epic walk as well as after an epic day! Hoping to see pictures from that Cumbria Way walk soon! Happy Monday!
Neil
We were pretty hungry at the end of each day's walk Shashi and this casserole would have been great if it had been available. But we ate out each night so that was just as nice. Yes, I was editing the vidoes this evening so I do intend to get the first set of photographs up in the next couple of weeks. All being well!
Laura
Sounds like a lovely trip you had, Neil! I’m impressed with the miles you covered. It sounds like it was beautiful, too! And, I love this casserole recipe. Especially since you used brown rice and included all the veggies! So healthy and delicious! And who can resist the cheese on top! No one in my house, for sure!
Neil
It was an amazing trip Laura and I'm already planning next years. And that's even before I've finished editing the photographs of this years. Ha ha!
Glad you like the casserole. Yes, I do agree too that this would go down really well with all in your house. As it does here, albeit it's just Lynne and I. 🙂
cathy
Neil, this was great! I have been trying to find healthy and GOOD recipes, and this hit the mark! My rice was too en dente at first tho, with still some liquid, after 33 min cook time. Was I to layer rice on bottom? Would you suggest I cook longer? at a higher tem? covered?
Next time I think Illl try your sausage and pasta!! Thanks SO much
Neil
Hi Cathy, thanks for taking the time to comment and for making my recipe. I'm glad you enjoyed it! No the rice isn't cooked on the bottom its mixed throughout the casserole. But yes it sounds as if though you just need to bake in your oven for a little longer. Try 40 minutes? Or you could simmer the rice for a little bit longer at step 4). All ovens vary with cooking time so sometimes you need to adjust recipes to suit. I wouldn't cover the recipe though as I find the cheese needs to bake in an open oven without a cover. Thanks again and I'm looking forward to hearing how you get on with the sausage and pasta!
Suzy
When I read the recipe I wasn’t sure it would work but i made it, it was excellent and I’ll be making it again! Thank you!! Ps I added a spoonful of sugar and 2 tbsp of ketchup to the recipe:
Neil
Hey Suzy thanks for taking the time to comment and rate my recipe. I'm glad you liked it and added your own changes to it too. 🙂
Margaret
I just made your casserole tonight and it was absolutely delicious! Thanks for your creation! ?
Neil
Hi Margaret. I'm glad you liked my casserole! Thanks for taking the time to make, rate and comment on my recipe. 🙂
cheryl watson
Forgot to rate... sorry.... use this one ! So pleased I found this site! looking to restart my diet without going on a diet and you've done all the hard work for me. This is all so simple, realistic, achievable and totally yummy looking. I can slowly go back to a fish only diet using your recipes. Already ditched beef, lamb and pork. Theres so many ideas to run with here. I will totally share this with all my friends.
By the way, have you tried Wolds way walk, cleveland walk and lyke wake? All beautiful ! Only done Lyke wake in full but small parts of the others. 🙂 Lovely. Thank you for your hard work on this site.
Neil
Thanks for the rating and comment Cheryl. I'm glad that you're going to find my site and recipes useful. Thanks also for sharing it with your friends too. Walk wise this year we just completed the Great Glen Way. We did have the Yorkshire Wolds Way Walk (if that's the one you mean?) booked for 2020 but it got cancelled because of you know what. Hopefully that and the others you mention will feature in the future! Thanks again. 🙂