Jumpin' Jack Smoky Turkey
with Collard Green Jumble
- Milk
Familiar with the Hoppin’ John? Meet its close cousin, the Jumpin’ Jack (a name we totally made up and has no relation to the exercise move or Rolling Stones song). Basically, it’s a stewy dish of white beans, tomato, and collard greens served over rice. Whereas the Hoppin’ John is typically cooked with bacon or another smoked pork, we opted to cook our JJ with ground turkey and smoked paprika to evoke that hickory-kissed flavor. So whether you’re hoppin’ or jumpin’, we bet you’ll be enjoyin’ every bite.
Ingredients
10 ounce
Ground Turkey
1 unit
Onion
1 unit
Cannellini Beans
½ cup
Jasmine Rice
2 unit
Chicken Stock Concentrate
1 teaspoon
Dried Thyme
1 clove
Garlic
5 teaspoon
Red Wine Vinegar
2 teaspoon
Smoked Paprika
1 unit
Tomato
3 ounce
Collard Greens
Not included in your delivery
1 tablespoon (tbsp)
Butter
(Contains: Milk)
2 teaspoon (tsp)
Cooking Oil
teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• In a small pot, combine rice, ¾ cup water (1½ cups for 4 servings), and a pinch of salt. Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce to a low simmer. Cook until rice is tender, 15-18 minutes. • Keep covered off heat until ready to serve.
• While rice cooks, wash and dry produce. • Halve, peel, and finely dice onion. Peel and mince or grate garlic. Dice tomato into ½-inch pieces.
• Heat a large drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add onion; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, until slightly softened, 3-4 minutes. • Add turkey* and cook, breaking up meat into pieces, until browned and cooked through, 4-6 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. • Add garlic, thyme, and paprika. Cook, stirring, until fragrant, 1 minute.
• Add beans and their liquid and tomato to pan with turkey mixture. Cook, stirring occasionally, until beans soften and tomato breaks down, 3-5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. • Add collard greens; cook, stirring, until slightly softened and bright green, 2-3 minutes.
• Stir stock concentrates, half the vinegar (all for 4 servings), and ¾ cup water (1½ cups for 4) into pan with turkey mixture. Cook, stirring constantly, until liquid begins to thicken and greens are wilted, 3-5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Remove pan from heat.
• Fluff rice with a fork; stir in 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4 servings). Season with salt to taste. • Divide rice between bowls. Spoon Jumpin’ Jack over top and serve.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Some loved the smoky taste, while others found it bland; adding hot sauce or extra seasoning boosted flavor 🌶️.
- Ease of prep: Easy to make and quick to prepare, though some found cooking times longer than stated.
- Suggestions: Consider cooking collard greens longer for tenderness; try adding cornbread, cheese, or bacon for extra flavor.
- Portions: Many wanted more rice compared to the topping; some found it hearty with ample leftovers.
- Texture: Beans were sometimes mushy; collard greens could be tough or chewy if not cooked enough.
Reviews from our home cooks
This got even better the next day! So hearty and filling we had leftovers for two for lunch. The rice was fluffy and great for soaking up the smoky sauce. We've tried ground turkey in the past and some were not fans, but this one went over very well. The greens had a lot of stems, next time I'll cut them out.
This was a dish I thought I was going to hate from the cooking process. There didn't seem to be enough rice compared to the rest of it, the collard greens wilted within about 10 seconds of adding to the pot, and the sauce took about 5 times longer to cook down than the instructions said it would. Nonetheless, it was delicious. The process was simple enough, but they really need to get the cook/prep times more accurate. I sat by the oven stewing the pot mixture for over 20 minutes.
My first time cooking collard greens! Can't say I'll add them to every meal but will say I'd try this one again in the future. I accidentally skipped putting the second packet of chicken stock in but the result was still delicious (honestly can't imagine how intense the flavor would've been had it been remembered... overall flavor was still pretty strong) Delicious!
Very good and flavorful, but I needed to simmer the greens much longer than the instructions. This is more like a chilli or red beans and rice dish (not really red beans and rice, but the texture of it).
This felt like a healthy dish with all the collard greens which I really liked, however, there was no smoky flavor and very little spice. It was a little bland.
My husband raved about the collard greens. We'll definitely be making this one again. I put the recipe card in my favorite recipes box.
Great! I suggest adding bacon to the meal to give it a traditional southern collard green flavor and of course hot sauce! Lots of leftovers
The dish was tasty, but very under seasoned. After adding more seasoning and chipotle hot sauce, it was good. Liquid smoke would've gone perfect with this dish as well.
Easy and a different type of dish than what I'd normally cook! Wish it had even more greens!
Loved the smokiness in this dish. Even though there were beans they didn't have a strong flavor! Highly recommend
