Szechuan Turkey & Green Bean Stir-Fry
with Toasted Cashews & Quinoa
- Sesame
- Soy
- Wheat
- Tree Nuts
Forget takeout: The path to sweet-spicy-savory dinner bliss is as simple as breaking out a frying pan! In this recipe, ground turkey and green beans are coated in tantalizing Szechuan sauce and cashews are toasted to create the perfect crunchy topping. Everything comes together over a bed of steamy white quinoa mixed with warm, sizzly ginger—in only 30 minutes! The results? A symphony of flavors and textures that are so delicious, you might just lick the plate.
Ingredients
6 ounce
Green Beans
½ cup
Quinoa
10 ounce
Ground Turkey
4 tablespoon
Sweet Soy Glaze
(Contains: Sesame, Soy, Wheat)
2 tablespoon
Szechuan Paste
(Contains: Sesame, Soy, Wheat)
2 unit
Scallions
½ ounce
Cashews
(Contains: Tree Nuts)
1 thumb
Ginger
Not included in your delivery
2 teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper
1 tablespoon (tbsp)
Cooking Oil
1 teaspoon (tsp)
Sugar
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Wash and dry all produce. • Peel and mince or grate ginger. Trim green beans if necessary; cut crosswise into 2-inch pieces. Trim and thinly slice scallions, separating whites from greens.
• Heat a drizzle of oil in a small pot over medium-high heat. Add half the ginger; cook, stirring, until fragrant, 1 minute. • Stir in 1 cup water and ½ tsp salt (2 cups water and 1 tsp salt for 4 servings). Bring to a boil, then add quinoa, cover, and reduce to a low simmer. Cook until quinoa is tender and water has evaporated, 15-20 minutes. TIP: Drain any excess water if necessary. • Keep covered off heat until ready to serve.
• While quinoa cooks, add green beans and a splash of water to a medium microwave-safe bowl; cover with plastic wrap. Microwave until tender, 1-2 minutes. Drain. • Heat a large, preferably nonstick, pan over medium-high heat. Add cashews; cook, stirring, until browned and lightly toasted, 3-5 minutes. • Turn off heat; transfer to a small bowl. Wipe out pan.
• Heat a large drizzle of oil in pan used for cashews over medium-high heat. Add turkey* and cook, breaking up meat into pieces, until browned, 4-6 minutes (it’ll finish cooking in the next step).
• Stir green beans, scallion whites, remaining ginger, and 1 tsp sugar (2 tsp for 4 servings) into pan with turkey. Cook, scraping up any browned bits from bottom of pan, until ginger is fragrant and turkey is cooked through, 1-2 minutes. • Stir in sweet soy glaze, half the Szechuan paste, and ¼ cup water (all the Szechuan paste and 1⁄3 cup water for 4). Cook, stirring, until everything is thoroughly coated, 1-2 minutes more. Turn off heat.
• Fluff quinoa with a fork and season with salt and pepper. Divide between bowls. • Taste and season turkey stir-fry with salt and pepper; spoon over rice. Sprinkle with scallion greens and cashews. Serve.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many enjoyed the spicy-sweet Szechuan sauce, though some found it too salty; adjust seasoning to taste 🌶️.
- Ease of prep: Quick and simple to make, with several praising it as an easy weeknight meal that feels like takeout.
- Suggestions: Consider swapping quinoa for rice; add more veggies like broccoli or peppers for variety and texture.
- Portions: Some wanted more cashews and vegetables; a few found the meal light on protein.
- Texture: Ground turkey and quinoa textures were too similar for some; chicken or pork might provide better contrast.
Reviews from our home cooks
Quick, fairly easy to prepare and very tasty. We did use about half of the Szechuan Paste to lessen the heat some. Prefer the more pearl-like quinoa we have had in other recipes, but this was still a good recipe after mixing the meat/veggies into it rather than serving it just on top as the quinoa needed the extra flavor. Think I would have preferred this type of quinoa to be toasted a little in the pan with the ginger and perhaps some minced garlic or onion to enhanced the quinoa before adding the water. Would get again though as my husband really liked it.
When spooning the turkey & beans onto the quinoa, use a slotted spoon to strain out the excess sauce from the pan, I poured it all over the couscous and it was way too salty once I got to the bottom of the bowl. Half of the szechuan paste was not spicy at all, would add more if I made this dish again. Very delicious!
This was delicious, but we didn't find it spicy at all. We used all of the Szechuan spice packet and it was not spicy. We enjoy spicy food so I was looking forward to it, but the recipe was still great. Would get again!
Hit with entire family! I enjoyed ginger flavor of quinoa combined with the stir fry. My son loved converting his to a Sloppy Joe on a bun with the string beans on the side. My daughter loved it both ways!
Not fond of the quinoa here. Rice would have been better. Had to use the whole szechuan sauce pack to get even a hint of spice. Wish recipes had a tag for microwave like some say no oven. Tired of finding alternate ways to cook things like these green beans.
The amounts of quinoa and turkey were perfectly portioned. I will have extra cashews on hand next time since that was everyone's favorite part.
Loved the quinoa with this dish! Healthier than white rice and tastier, too! The sauce was really tasty and added a lot of flavor to the turkey.
I didn't think this recipe was spicy. It was flavorful & delicious but I'd like it even more with broccoli instead of green beans.
Loved that it didn't need an oven since it's summer and it helps to not heat the house up. Very good szechuan spice
Szechuan paste is a little spicy, so use less if you're feeding kids. Adults loved the taste.
