Heart Healthy-ish Bulgogi Bowls
If you’re craving a rich, saucy meal exploding with ginger and garlic, you’re sure to enjoy these Ground Turkey Bulgogi Bowls! This spicy meat sauce over Jasmine rice is a hot-and-cold delight paired with toasted sesame carrot sticks and a chilled, flash-pickled, cucumber ribbon slaw. This crave-worthy dish provides mouthwatering and savory goodness in every bite — without capping your sodium intake for the day.
Beef will always have a special place in the kitchen, but for the heart-healthy, weekday version of this Korean classic, ground turkey does the trick. When I’m home cooking for my parents, it’s all about the sodium levels! Each serving of these beefless bowls caps at 464 mg of sodium, just 20% of the CDC recommended daily value; which means that for heart patients, this meal hits the jackpot.
Low-sodium soy sauce provides a necessary saltiness while heaps of ground ginger, rice vinegar and sriracha sauce kick up the excitement. Shallots and ground garlic add an irresistible savory element to the bulgogi sauce and the marinated cucumber ribbons are a refreshing surprise. Pair this fresh and spicy combo with toasted sesame carrot sticks, bringing together all of the flavors that make this Korean BBQ dish work so deliciously.