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Smoky Turkey Bean Rice with Lime and Spring Onion

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A one-pan turkey mince and rice dinner with black beans, sweetcorn, red pepper, cheddar, lime, and spring onions.

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40 min610 kcal4 base servingsOne PanFamily FriendlyBatch Friendly
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Focus ingredients: turkey mince, rice, black beans

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Serving tip: Add the lime at the end so the rice tastes bright without making the smoky tomato base sharp.

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Ingredients

What you need

  • 500g turkey mince
  • 280g rice
  • 1 tin black beans
  • 1 tin sweetcorn
  • 1 red pepper
  • 1 bunch spring onions
  • 80g cheddar
  • 1 lime
  • 500ml passata
  • 2 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1 tbsp olive oil

You'll also need

wide lidded pan, sieve, wooden spoon

Method

Step by step

Up to 8 clear steps
  1. Smoky Turkey Bean Rice cooking step 1: Prep the veg and tins.
    Step 1

    Prep the veg and tins

    Boil a kettle. Dice the red pepper, slice the spring onions, keeping the green tops separate, drain and rinse the black beans, and drain the sweetcorn.

    8 min

    Keeping the green spring onion tops back gives the finished bowls a fresher taste.

  2. Smoky Turkey Bean Rice cooking step 2: Brown the turkey.
    Step 2

    Brown the turkey

    Heat 1 tbsp oil in a wide lidded pan over a medium-high heat if you have it. Add the turkey mince and cook for 6 to 8 minutes, breaking it up with a spoon, until browned and no pink patches remain.

    8 min
  3. Smoky Turkey Bean Rice cooking step 3: Build the smoky base.
    Step 3

    Build the smoky base

    Add the red pepper and pale spring onion slices to the turkey. Cook for 3 minutes until the pepper starts to soften, then stir in the smoked paprika for 1 minute until fragrant.

    4 min
  4. Smoky Turkey Bean Rice cooking step 4: Add the rice and sauce.
    Step 4

    Add the rice and sauce

    Stir in the rice so it is coated in the smoky turkey mixture. Pour in the passata and 500ml boiling water, add a small pinch of salt and black pepper, then bring to a steady simmer. Add a small pinch of sugar only if the tomatoes taste sharp.

    3 min
  5. Smoky Turkey Bean Rice cooking step 5: Simmer until tender.
    Step 5

    Simmer until tender

    Cover, reduce the heat to medium-low, and cook for 14 to 16 minutes, stirring once, until the rice is nearly tender and the sauce is mostly absorbed. Add a splash more hot water if it starts to catch.

    16 min
  6. Smoky Turkey Bean Rice cooking step 6: Finish and serve.
    Step 6

    Finish and serve

    Stir in the black beans and sweetcorn. Cook uncovered for 4 to 5 minutes until everything is piping hot, the rice is tender, and the mixture looks glossy rather than soupy. Squeeze in half the lime, scatter over the cheddar, cover for 2 minutes until melted, then serve with the reserved green spring onion tops and lime wedges.

    7 min