Filling and flavorful are two perfect words to describe this Turkey & Sweet Potato Skillet!
When I gave up eating white potatoes (with the exception of a few random meals with mashed potatoes), I thought I would miss them! But, I have a new found love for sweet potatoes. And when I say a love for them, I mean I could eat them every single meal in almost any way you’ll make them!
I’ve also been trying to cut down on the amount of red meat…not because I don’t think it’s healthy, but I want the protein content with a fraction of the calories, which has led me to ground turkey!
Development
One day, I was meal prepping and had ground turkey out and was trying to figure out what to do with it! I love me some sweet potatoes (like I mentioned) and wanted to enjoy them at work too! I thought….why can’t I combine them in a Thanksgiving sort of dish! So, that is what I developed! The fact that it’s a one-pan meal is just a bonus!
The Recipe
Turkey & Sweet Potato Skillet
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground turkey
- 2 sweet potatoes
- 1/3 cup onion chopped
- 3 T green pepper chopped
- 1/3 cup celery chopped
- 1 t ground sage
- 1.5 t dried rosemary
- 1/2 t black pepper
- 1/2 t salt
- 4 T olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees
- Begin by combining 3 tablespoons olive oil along with the onions, green pepper, & celery in a large skillet. Cook while peeling and dicing the sweet potatoes
- Add the sweet potatoes to the skillet and place in the oven for 20-25 minutes stirring occasionally
- While the vegetables are cooking, brown the ground turkey, drain, and set aside
- In a small bowl combine the sage, rosemary, salt, pepper, and 1 tablespoon olive oil
- Once the sweet potatoes are tender, add the ground turkey and seasonings to the skillet, stir thorougly and return to the oven for about 5 more minutes
Cooks Notes:
- I like to finely dice my peppers, onions, and celery as fine as I can! In fact, I use my Tupperware Chop ‘N Prep, which makes it so easy!
- If you like to bite into onions and peppers, don’t cook them on the stove top before placing in the oven! I like for them to practically disappear, but leaving the flavor
- If you don’t like larger diced sweet potatoes, you could easy shred your sweet potatoes and it would cook a lot faster too!
- If you don’t like ground turkey, you can easily use ground beef or even pork!
PIN it for Later
Whether you’re looking to cut white starches out of your diet, cut down on your consumption of red meat, or just looking for a one-pan, easy meal, this Turkey & Sweet Potato Skillet is perfect! Enjoy it and let me know what you think!
Looks delicious and great to make after work.
Yes, it mixes up so easy!