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A full Taco Lunch Bowl in a glass meal prep container on a wooden table.

Taco Lunch Bowls

These turkey taco meal prep bowls make an excellent lunch for a busy week!

Course Lunch
Cuisine Tex-Mex
Keyword Lunch, Meal Prep, Salad, Taco
Prep Time 1 hour
Assembly 20 minutes
Servings 10

Ingredients

Turkey Taco Meat

  • 1 pound Ground Turkey Meat
  • 1 Onion diced
  • 1 pod Garlic diced
  • 2 teaspoon Garlic Powder
  • 2 teaspoon Cumin
  • 2 teaspoon Chili Powder
  • 2 teaspoon Paprika
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Oregano
  • 8 ounce Tomato Sauce
  • 4 ounce Water

Cilantro Lime Rice

  • 2 cups Water
  • 1 cup Rice long grain
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 1 Tablespoon Vegan Butter
  • ¼ cup Cilantro for Cilantro Lime Rice
  • 2 Tablespoon Lime Juice for Cilantro Lime Rice

Additional Toppings

  • Romaine Lettuce Chopped and Rinsed
  • 1 can Whole Corn
  • 1 can Black Beans
  • Green Onion for Garnish
  • Avocado for Garnish
  • Cilantro for Garnish
  • Red Onion for Garnish
  • Pico de Gallo Optional
  • Guacamole Optional

Instructions

Make the Turkey Taco Meat

  1. In a skillet, on medium heat, brown 1 pound ground turkey until no longer pink.

  2. Add the onion, garlic, and spices to the pan. Cook for a few minutes, until onion is tender and the seasoning has covered the meat.

  3. Add the tomato sauce and water, as needed, to the pan. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for about 10 minutes.

Make Cilantro Lime Rice

  1. To begin, measure 2 cups of water. Pour into a medium saucepan. Bring the water to boil over medium high heat.

  2. Once boiling, stir in 1 cup rice, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1 Tablespoon vegan butter. Return to a boil.

  3. Stir twice, cover and reduce heat to low. Cook for 15 minutes.

  4. Once 15 minutes are up, leave the cover on the pot and remove from heat. Let sit 5 minutes.

  5. Next stir in 1/4 cup chopped cilantro, 2 tablespoons lime juice, and a pinch of salt. Taste and adjust as needed.

  6. Begin by making the rice into cilantro lime rice. Mix ¼ c. cilantro and 2 Tbsp Lime Juice into the rice to make the cilantro lime rice.

Assemble the Taco Bowls

  1. Rinse and chop a heat of romaine and set aside.

  2. Rinse and drain 1 can of black beans and 1 can of corn. Mix together and set aside until ready to assemble.

  3. In your lunch Tupperwares, scoop about ½ c. cilantro lime rice, then scoop about ½ c. Turkey Taco Meat, then add a scoop of the black beans and corn mixture.

  4. In a reusable ziplock bag or additional Tupperware put the chopped romaine, cilantro, green onion, red onion, and avocado. If you are adding pico de gallo and guacamole you can put them in a small Tupperware to be added in with the rest of the greens.

  5. When you are ready to enjoy your lunch simply heat up the meat, rice, and corn/beans mixture then toss the greens in with it and enjoy!

Recipe Notes

All toppings and mix ins are optional, feel free to dress your bowl up how you see fit.