Mom's Ground Turkey and Peppers
A quick and delicious one-pan meal featuring ground turkey and peppers, perfect for a family dinner.
Equipment
- large skillet
Ingredients
- 3 to 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 cup chopped yellow onion
- chopped greens from green onions if you have any
- 1 medium bell pepper red or yellow preferred, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- Kosher salt
- 1 pound ground turkey preferably ground turkey thighs
- 1 teaspoon chipotle powder or chili powder or to taste
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley or cilantro
Instructions
Method
- Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet on medium high heat. Add the chopped onions and bell pepper and cook until onions and peppers are softened, a couple minutes.
- Add the garlic and cook 30 seconds more.
- Push the vegetables to the edge of one side of the pan and position that side of the pan so that it is off the burner, away from the heat. The empty part of the pan should be right over the burner.
- Add one or two more tablespoons of oil to coat the empty part of the pan. Put crumpled chunks of ground turkey in the pan, sprinkle with salt and chipotle or chili powder.
- Cook the turkey without stirring until it is browned on one side, then turn the pieces over to brown the other side.
- Once the turkey is just cooked through, stir in the onions and peppers, and sprinkle with more salt and chili powder to taste. Remove from heat.
- Stir in fresh chopped parsley or cilantro.
- Serve alone, or with steamed rice or noodles.
Notes
If increasing the recipe for more people, consider cooking the meat and vegetables in separate skillets.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 451kcalCarbohydrates: 9gProtein: 30gFat: 34g
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