Garlic Butter Turkey with Cauliflower – A rich and indulgent bowl of comfort with a healthy twist! Ground turkey is filled with the flavor of spices and herbs and cooked along deliciously crunchy cauliflower. A nutritious low-carb, keto, paleo main dish for dinner. This garlic butter turkey with cauliflower is ready in less than 30 minutes, everyone will ask for more of this keto / low-carb comfort food! Enjoy!
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Ingredients list for the Garlic Butter Ground Turkey with Cauliflower
- 1 lb (450g) ground turkey (or ground chicken)
- 1/2 head cauliflower, sliced into florets
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon onion powder
- 1/4 cup (60ml) low-sodium soy sauce (or coconut amino, for Paleo)
- 2 tablespoons hot sauce (we used Sriracha)
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
- Fresh chopped cilantro (or parsley)
- 1/4 cup (60ml) water
- Red chili pepper flakes
- Lemon slices, for garnish
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Directions
1. To make the Garlic Butter Turkey with Cauliflower: Heat a large skillet over medium-low with one tablespoon vegetable oil. Saute the pre-cooked cauliflower florets in the skillet, under slightly golden brown – make sure not to burn cauliflower. Deglaze with lemon juice, add in some fresh cilantro, salt and pepper to your taste, and toss to coat well. Remove to a shallow plate.
2. In the same skillet (rinse the skillet if cauliflower has burnt), melt butter with one tablespoon oil and cook ground turkey, breaking the meat apart with a wooden spoon. When the turkey meat is no longer pink, add garlic, the onion powder and give a quick stir. Add soy sauce, water, and hot sauce and continue cooking, stirring regularly, for a couple of minutes.
3. Push ground turkey aside and return the cauliflower to the skillet. Reheat quickly and coat cauliflower in the sauce. Add a drizzle of sesame oil, sprinkle with fresh chopped cilantro, red chili pepper flakes and garnish with lemon slices. Serve the Garlic Butter Turkey with Cauliflower immediately – enjoy!
Notes:
- To cook cauliflower quicker: Throw the cauliflower florets in a bowl and add 1/4 cup (60ml) water, cover and microwave for 4 minutes before sauteeing.
- If you want more sauce: remove the cooked ground turkey from the pan and add butter, garlic, and onion powder. Deglaze with soy sauce, hot sauce, add a few drops of water if necessary – You can use the same quantities as the ingredients list. Transfer to a small bowl and serve along with cooked ground turkey and cauliflower.
- Make sure to use low sodium soy sauce and don’t add salt to the recipe. The dish is already salty enough!
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Jennifer
2021-04-08 07:51:17
It was a nice light, quick meal. I think next time I would add ginger, and use lime instead of lemon. Maybe green onion & sesame seeds would work well too.
Margaret
2021-03-17 23:08:15
This was only my second time making something with ground turkey and I am addicted! Now I make it whenever I have a few nights to work in a row because it's so easy to reheat. Only thing I changed is I used cauliflower rice and made it into a rice bowl. It's amazing! Thanks for this recipe.
Jude
2021-02-18 18:48:38
This was very good. Cut back on the onion powder, though. Recipe kept locking up when I removed images.
Paul
2021-02-09 21:22:23
We eat a lot of ground turkey (low carbers) and it's not easy to get solid flavor out of it, but this recipe proved a tasty success. Used what I had-- Normandy blend frozen veggies with extra lemon juice. Healthy and no leftovers...
Staci
2021-01-20 21:22:54
This was really good but I made several modifications. I used only 1 tbsp of vegetable oil, butter and garlic. I used only 1 tsp of the onion powder, Siracha and sesame oil. I omitted the pepper flakes. I microwaved the cauliflower prior cooking as suggested and added snow peas to get some extra veggies. It was just the right amount of spiciness for my husband and I but we like mild so it was perfect. Will definitely make again.
Samantha
2021-01-20 00:30:04
I didn’t love this. Too much butter. It certainly is missing something to compete it as a meal. Will not be making this again.
Rachel
2021-01-16 22:26:17
This was delicious. I wish the instructions were a little more clear tho. It said to add precooked cauliflower in the pan but the recipe ingredients did not call for "precooked" cauliflower. Despite the weird wording, I will make this again.
Teresa
2021-01-15 21:23:55
Very delicious , I used coconut aminos instead of soy sauce , this will be good as lettuce wraps .
