Ground Turkey & Sweet Potato Skillet
Ground Turkey & Sweet Potato Skillet: cheesy, one-pan weeknight dinner with seasoned turkey, tender sweet potatoes , and melty mozzarella
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 lb ground turkey
- 1 tsp minced garlic
- 1/2 cup sweet onions (chopped)
- 1 yellow bell pepper (chopped)
- 3 sweet potatoes (diced)
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- 1/2 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp fresh thyme leaves
- 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese (shredded)
- 2 green onion (thinly sliced)
- 1 tsp crushed red pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- In a large skillet, heat olive oil over medium-high heat.
- chop the onion, yellow bell pepper and sweet potatoes.
- Add ground turkey and garlic and cook breaking up the meat with a meat chopper for about 10 minutes.
- Add onions, yellow peppers and cook until onions are golden brown.
- Add the sweet potatoes, chili powder, salt, pepper, thyme and cumin.
- Cover the skillet and cook until they are tender about 15 minutes.
- When the sweet potatoes are tender, add shredded mozzarella cheese and stick in the oven to melt the cheese.
- When the cheese is melted remove from the oven and garnish with the green onion and crushed red pepper.