Plus, it's a great way to eat your veggies. After evaluating my diet recently, I realized I was eating too much meat, and not enough fruits and veggies... So I love recipes like this one because they are PERFECT one-dish-wonders of yumminess that also provide the additional veggies that my body needs.
So without further ado, here's how I made my Tex-Mex turkey with peppers and onions:
Start by heating olive oil over medium-high heat in a large pan, then add chopped onions and stir, cook for several minutes...
...then add diced peppers, stir, and allow to cook for several more minutes...
...to hurry the process along, cover the pan for a few minutes. Next, move the cooked veggies to the side of the pan, and then add the ground turkey in, breaking it up and allowing it to cook...
...once it's cooked enough, and you've broken the meat down into little chunks, stir the veggies in, and finish cooking the meat...
... next, add the spices (in this image I cheated and used a taco seasoning packet that I had in my cabinet... don't do that. Too much sodium, plus I give you the best taco seasoning recipe below!)...
...stir, coating all the meat and veggies in the yummy spice mixture until well mixed.
Voila. Pretty darn easy, huh?
You can top this with fresh cilantro, avocado, salsa or sour cream (if you're not strict Paleo), but honestly it doesn't need it since you have all that great flavor from the spices.
(Sorry I don't have a pretty after photo of the finished recipe - I ate it too quickly!)
Here's the full recipe:
Kimmy's Tex-Mex turkey with peppers and onions
Serves 3-4, prep time: 5 minutes, cook time: 10 minutes
Ingredients:
1 T EV olive oil
1 medium red onion, diced
1 red bell pepper, seeded and diced
1 green bell pepper, seeded and diced
1 lb lean (93%) ground turkey
2 T chili powder
1 t garlic powder
1 t onion powder
1 t crushed red pepper flakes
1 t dried oregano
1 t paprika
1 t ground cumin
1 t salt
1 t pepper
Directions:
1. Heat olive oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. When heated, add onion and saute for 3-5 minutes until starting to turn translucent.
2. Add peppers, stir, and cook for one minute. Place lid over pan and cook for 2-3 more minutes until peppers start to cook.
3. Stir the peppers and move them to one side of the pan. Add ground turkey, breaking it up and start cooking. Stir turkey around after 2-3 minutes, continuing to break it down into little pieces.
4. Once ground turkey is starting to cook, mix in peppers, and continue until the meat is cooked all the way through.
5. Add all the spices in - I like a LOT of flavor, so I doubled the spices - if that's too much for you, half it.
6. Stir to combine, letting the juices from the meat and veggies coat the ingredients well.
7. Scoop a bunch onto a plate. You can feel free to add salsa, sour cream (if not going Paleo) and/or guacamole. ENJOY!!!
Also... Now taking applications for a better name for this fabulous dish!!!
