Southwest Turkey & Cauliflower Rice
with Poblano & Smoky Red Pepper Crema
- Milk
Cauliflower rice is one of those ingredients that makes you feel healthy, while also being incredibly delicious. Our chefs took cauliflower rice for tonight’s Southwest-inspired meal and layered it with Tex-Mex-seasoned ground turkey. They tossed in sautéed poblano and onion for good measure (and even more veggies). With a drizzle of smoky red crema and a sprinkle of cilantro all over, this “rice” is extra nice.
Ingredients
10 ounce
Ground Turkey
1 unit
Onion
2 tablespoon
Smoky Red Pepper Crema
(Contains: Milk)
1 unit
Long Green Pepper
12 ounce
Cauliflower Rice
1 unit
Lime
1 unit
Tex-Mex Paste
1 tablespoon
Southwest Spice Blend
¼ ounce
Cilantro
Not included in your delivery
1 teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
1 tablespoon (tbsp)
Cooking Oil
2 tablespoon (tbsp)
Butter
(Contains: Milk)
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Wash and dry produce. Halve, peel, and thinly slice onion. Halve, deseed, and thinly slice poblano into strips. Zest and quarter lime. Pick cilantro leaves from stems; roughly chop leaves.
• Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add onion and poblano; season with half the Southwest Spice, salt, and pepper. (You’ll use the remaining Southwest Spice later.) Cook, stirring occasionally, until browned and softened, 7-9 minutes. TIP: If seasoning begins to burn before veggies are softened, add a splash of water. • Transfer to a medium bowl; cover to keep warm. Wipe out pan.
• Heat a drizzle of oil in pan used for veggies over medium-high heat. Add turkey*; using a spatula, press into an even layer. Cook, without stirring, until browned on bottom, 3-4 minutes (it’ll finish cooking in the next step).
• Once turkey is browned on bottom, break up meat into pieces. Stir in Tex- Mex paste, remaining Southwest Spice, and ¼ cup water. Bring to a simmer and cook until sauce has thickened and turkey is cooked through, 2-3 minutes more. • Remove from heat; stir in 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4 servings) until melted. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Heat a drizzle of oil in a medium pan over medium heat. Add cauliflower rice; season with ¼ tsp salt (½ tsp for 4 servings) and a pinch of pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until cauliflower is slightly softened, 4-5 minutes. • Remove from heat. Stir in lime zest, half the cilantro, 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4), and a squeeze of lime juice.
• Divide cauliflower rice between bowls. Top with turkey and veggies. Drizzle with smoky red pepper crema. Garnish with remaining cilantro. Serve with remaining lime wedges on the side.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many loved the bold, spicy flavors, though some found it too salty or bland; the smoky red pepper crema was a hit 🌶️.
- Ease of prep: Customers praised the quick and simple preparation, with several noting it was perfect for weeknight cooking.
- Suggestions: Consider adding fresh toppings like avocado, cheese, or pico de gallo for extra flavor and texture.
- Leftovers: Several mentioned it reheated well for lunch the next day, though a few found it less appealing as leftovers.
- Cauliflower rice: Many were pleasantly surprised by the cauliflower rice, while others preferred regular rice for texture and flavor.
Reviews from our home cooks
Recipe itself a 5 star for being healthy and tasty. Bit timid with cauliflower rice but happy it worked out well. Downside is the cauliflower rice was a bit slimy and watery, either starting to decompose or was frozen and now thawed. Rinsed it and able to use it without a problem but was concerned I would have to throw it out.
Quite a bit spicier than I am happy with even though we forgot to add the smoky red crema. Cauliflower rice was very good.
Even leaving out the poblano, this was too spicy. The heat level needed something to balance it. Probably would have been better with sour cream instead of the spicier crema. Chopped tomatoes in it or on top and/or cheese would also have improved it. Otherwise, the basic recipe was good but needed some adjustments to be 4 star.
Cauliflower rice was new to us and surprising how similar to actual rice. More moist than normal rice, but less flavor. Turkey was not spicy, tasted like water. Overall meal was good and would likely choose it again, but would add more spice.
This was MUCH better than I anticipated. I mainly ordered to try the cauliflower rice. It was good but turkey and veggies with sauces were delicious. The TexMex paste is too spicy for our taste but I happened to have a little good quality pizza sauce leftover so I substituted it in. It made the dish for us!
Surprisingly delicious. I wasn't sure what to expect, but the blend of flavors was wonderful. I hope you will do more meals with cauliflower rice.
I've tried cauliflower rice before at home but it didn't come out right. This was excellent - we didn't even taste that it was cauliflower and not rice. Please do more cauliflower rice recipes!!!!!
We have become huge fans of the cauliflower rice. It has the same texture as regular rice without the carbs. Great substitute. And this meal is quite filling. The portions are good too. We had some leftovers.
Excellent. I would love to see you do more dishes with cauliflower rice for those of us watching our carbs
So tasty and easy to make. First time using cauliflower rice, loved it.
