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Street Cart–Style Turkey Bowls
Street Cart–Style Turkey Bowls

Street Cart–Style Turkey Bowls

Now get 50% more protein per serving in this HelloFresh classic!

Recipe Development Team
Recipe Development TeamUpdated on September 18, 2025

Want your favorite street cart foods without having to track down your fave truck? Our chefs dreamed up just the thing: these street cart–style turkey rice bowls. Each serving is packed with layers of flavor: buttery turmeric rice with crunchy almonds and scallions, shawarma-spiced ground turkey, fresh diced tomato, and not one but TWO sauces. We’re talking classic white sauce and hot sauce. And all of that’s served with warm pita bread. Now all that’s left to do is perfect your dipping technique for the optimal saucy and flavor-packed bite.

Tags:
Quick
Easy Prep
New
Kid Friendly
Allergens:
Sesame
Wheat
Tree Nuts
Milk
Eggs

The quantities provided above are averages only.

Produced in a facility that processes eggs, milk, fish, peanuts, sesame, shellfish, soy, tree nuts, and wheat.

Total Time20 minutes
Prep Time5 minutes
DifficultyEasy

Ingredients

serving amount

1 unit

Tomato

1 teaspoon

Garlic Powder

2 unit

Pitas

(Contains: Sesame, Wheat)

½ ounce

Sliced Almonds

(Contains: Tree Nuts)

1 teaspoon

Turmeric

2 unit

Scallions

3 unit

Chicken Stock Concentrate

3 tablespoon

Sour Cream

(Contains: Milk)

1 tablespoon

Shawarma Spice Blend

2 tablespoon

Mayonnaise

(Contains: Eggs)

1 unit

Lemon

2 teaspoon

Hot Sauce

15 ounce

Ground Turkey

¾ cup

Jasmine Rice

Not included in your delivery

Salt

Pepper

Cooking Oil

Butter

(Contains: Milk)

Nutrition Values

/ per serving
Calories1320 kcal
Fat66 g
Saturated Fat23 g
Carbohydrate115 g
Sugar7 g
Dietary Fiber3 g
Protein54 g
Cholesterol240 mg
Sodium2050 mg
Due to the different suppliers we purchase our products from, nutritional facts per meal can vary from the website to what is received in the delivered box, depending on your region.

Utensils

Small pot
Small Bowl
Large Pan

Instructions

Cook Rice
1

• Melt 1 TBSP butter in a small pot over medium heat. Stir in ¼ tsp turmeric (½ tsp for 4 servings) until combined. • Stir in rice, 1 ¼ cups water (2 ¼ cups for 4), and a big pinch of salt and pepper. 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 use in Step 5.

Prep
2

• While rice cooks, bring 2 TBSP butter (4 TBSP for 4 servings) to room temperature. Wash and dry produce. • Quarter lemon. Trim and thinly slice scallions, separating whites from greens. Dice tomato.

Make White Sauce
3

• In a small bowl, combine sour cream, mayonnaise, garlic powder, and a squeeze of lemon juice. Add water 1 tsp at a time until sauce reaches a drizzling consistency. Season with salt and pepper.

Cook Turkey
4

• Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add scallion whites and cook until fragrant, 30-60 seconds. • Add turkey*, Shawarma Spice Blend, ¾ tsp salt (1 ½ tsp for 4 servings), and pepper. (TIP: Not sure how much turkey to use? Reference the guide at the top left of this card for guidance!) Cook, breaking up meat into pieces, until browned and cooked through, 4-6 minutes. • Stir in stock concentrates and ¼ cup water (⅓ cup for 4), scraping up any brown bits from bottom of pan. Reduce heat to medium low and simmer until slightly thickened, 1-2 minutes more.

Finish Rice & Toast Pitas
5

• Fluff rice with a fork; stir in almonds and half the scallion greens. Season with salt and pepper to taste. • Toast pitas, then spread with softened butter. Cut each pita into four wedges.

Serve
6

• Divide rice between bowls. Top with turkey and tomato in separate sections; sprinkle tomato with a pinch of salt. Drizzle turkey with hot sauce to taste. Drizzle white sauce over bowls; garnish with remaining scallion greens. • Serve with pitas and remaining lemon wedges on the side. TIP: If you like, scoop up some of the rice, turkey, tomato, and sauces with the pita and eat it all in one bite!

Ground Poultry is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 165°.

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