Favorite Chinese Green Beans with Ground Turkey

This Chinese Green Beans with Ground Turkey recipe is my readers’ favorite! This dinner is quick, flavorful, and healthy. I bet it will be a hit at your house!

I’ve mentioned that we live in San Francisco and are surrounded by AMAZING Asian cuisine, so we’re pretty picky about our Chinese food. When I saw a couple ground turkey stir fry recipes floating around, I thought turkey in an Asian-inspired dish seemed peculiar, but then I remembered having something similar that had ground pork instead. Pork. Turkey. What’s the difference, right?

I’m so glad I decided to try these Chinese Green Beans with Ground Turkey because this easy meal was delicious! To make it even better, it takes less than 30 minutes to prepare, making it one of my best recipes for busy days!

My oldest usually turns his nose up at green beans when I make them, but he makes an exception for Chinese green beans. I can’t understand that kid. He won’t eat gravy or spaghetti sauce, but he loves sushi and anything smothered in black bean sauce.

It’s hard to say he’s picky exactly. Maybe he just has discerning taste. He’s certainly growing up in the right city. We didn’t have a lot of Asian food options when I was a kid in Mississippi! Fortunately I’m making up for it as an adult.

This green bean stir fry was born for weeknights. If you can find Chinese long beans in your supermarket, those make the recipe taste even more authentic. If not, regular American green beans are perfect too. Just make sure they are fresh (not canned!) for a great result. If you don’t have fresh available, try frozen instead. However you make yours, I hope you love this Asian ground turkey recipe.

Chinese Green Beans with Ground Turkey

This dinner is quick, flavorful, and healthy. I bet it will be a hit at your house!

© The Weary Chef 2013-2016

Author: Andi Gleeson

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Prep Time

5 minutes

Cook Time

20 minutes

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Servings:

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Ingredients:

• 1 cup medium grain rice, uncooked
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil
• 1 small bunch green onions, sliced thin
• 2 cloves garlic, minced or crushed
• 1 pound ground turkey
• 2 tablespoons chili garlic sauce
• 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
• 1 teaspoon crushed ginger
• 1 pound washed and trimmed green beans, or Chinese long beans if available
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon seasoned rice vinegar

Instructions:

Start rice cooking in lightly salted water. When rice is about 15 minutes from done, heat large skillet over high heat. Add sesame oil, and sauté green onions and garlic for about 2 minutes. Stir in ground turkey and sauté 3-5 minutes, until meat is mostly cooked. Crumble meat as much as possible. Stir in chili garlic sauce, hoisin sauce, and ginger. Add green beans and soy sauce, and stir to coat. Continue cooking over high heat for 7-9 minutes longer, stirring frequently, until beans are slightly tender. Stir in rice vinegar, and cook one minute longer. Serve over cooked rice.

Recipe Notes:

Adapted from recipes from The Lemon Bowl and Cook Snap Savour.

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Nutrition Facts

Chinese Green Beans with Ground Turkey

Amount Per Serving

Calories 446 Calories from Fat 108

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 12g 18%

Saturated Fat 3g 15%

Polyunsaturated Fat 2g

Monounsaturated Fat 2g

Cholesterol 81mg 27%

Sodium 563mg 23%

Potassium 287mg 8%

Total Carbohydrates 53g 18%

Dietary Fiber 5g 20%

Sugars 7g

Protein 27g 54%

Vitamin A 19%

Vitamin C 35%

Calcium 9%

Iron 27%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Please note: This nutritional information is only an estimate. It can vary based on ingredient brands and is not guaranteed to be completely accurate.

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