Ground Turkey Sweet Potato Skillet Dinner

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Ground Turkey Sweet Potato Skillet Dinner

This super simple, Ground Turkey Sweet Potato Skillet Dinner recipe is an easy way to get a hearty, veggie packed dinner on the table. Inspired by everyone's favorite: taco night! This meal is great straight from the pan, in tortillas or with tortilla chips. A perfect on-pan meal everyone will love!

Prep Time10

Cook Time30

Total Time45

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Author: Lorie Yarro

Ingredients

2 bell peppers, small diced (I use red and green)
1 onion
1 lb ground turkey
2-3 sweet potatoes about 4 cups
1 c corn
can black beans approx. 15 oz.
1 can diced green chiles (4 oz.) 4 oz.
1 can fire roasted tomatoes (14.5 oz.) 14.5 oz.
1 T chili powder
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp smoked paprika
1 tsp oregano
1 tsp garlic
1/4 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp sea salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1 - 1½ c shredded cheese cheddar, Monterey, etc.
⅓ c chopped cilantro
2-3 T olive oil

Instructions

In a skillet, heat one tablespoon olive oil over medium high heat. Add in the diced onions and peppers and sauté for several minutes until the onions start to become translucent. Move the onions and peppers to the side and add the ground turkey, breaking it into pieces, stirring occasionally until browned and no pink is visible. Remove the turkey and peppers from the pan to another dish and set aside.
Turn the heat down to medium and add another tablespoon of olive oil to the pan. Add in the sweet potatoes. Sauté the sweet potatoes for about 10 minutes, shifting them around every couple of minutes to keep them from burning. If they start sticking to the bottom of the pan, add a touch more oil. If they are getting blackened and burnt, turn the heat down slightly.
Once sweet potatoes are cooked, add in the tomatoes (juices included), beans, corn, green chiles and spices and stir to combine. Transfer the turkey and peppers back to the skillet and stir to combine.
Top with the shredded cheese and allow to melt slightly before topping with chipped cilantro. You can broil the skillet for 2 minutes on high to melt the cheese fully if desired.
Serve as is, over rice, with tortilla chips and with your favorite toppings. Store leftovers for about 3-4 days in an air tight container.

Notes

Make sure you have plenty of oil so that your sweet potatoes don't burn. Many skillet dinners with sweet potatoes simmer the potatoes in broth or tomato juices. I don't prefer my sweet potatoes that way and like them a bit more crispy and browned, so I sauté them instead in this recipe. Make sure you have plenty of oil coating your pan and don't leave it unstirred for too long to keep from burning them.
To stretch this meal, serve with rice or another addition. You can easily get about 6 servings from this ground turkey sweet potato skillet. To stretch it even more, serve over rice or with tortilla chips. Another option is to serve in warm tortillas and have more like a taco. A fried egg and sliced avocado on top is great as well!
Use an oven safe pan if you want to broil the cheese to melt. You can simply sprinkle the cheese on top a few minutes before serving and allow it to melt. However, I also like to pop the pan in the oven and broil it to get that slightly browned, melted cheese. Just make sure your pan or skillet is ok for the oven!
You could easily use ground beef in this recipe. If you do, you will want to drain any excess grease out of the pan after browning the beef with the onion and pepper. I have made this with ground sirloin and have loved it so much that way as well!

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