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Ground Turkey Sweet Potato Skillet

This Ground Turkey Sweet Potato Skillet is a healthy, flavourful gluten-free meal that can be made in one pot for your whole family to enjoy! 

This Ground Turkey Sweet Potato Skillet is a healthy, flavourful gluten-free meal that can be made in one pot for your whole family to enjoy!

You don’t have to eat bland boring food to eat healthy and this Ground Turkey Sweet Potato Skillet is proof enough of that!

It’s a simple but delicious combination of healthy ingredients that will fuel your family and have them asking you to make it again.

Try These Sweet Potato Hash Variations:

  • Use ground chicken, extra lean ground beef, fresh turkey,  or hot Italian sausage.
  • Swap out the sweet potatoes for yukon gold and add some sweet bell peppers.
  • Try adding different veggies; halved grape tomatoes, spinach, brussel sprouts, mushrooms or corn would make great additions to the base recipe.
  • Use different types of cheese; cheddar, gouda, Monterey Jack and swiss would all work great among others.
  • Add more spices from your pantry to make this sweet potato hash recipe even more flavourful. Try curry, paprika, sage, thyme, rosemary, or even just hot sauce.
  • Make it creamy; try stirring in sour cream or yogurt for a change of flavour and texture.
Ingredients for Sweet Potato hash.

Tips for Making the Best Potato Skillet

Notes for Cooking the Sweet Potatoes

To avoid burning your food, you need to ensure your skillet isn’t too full with sweet potatoes.

If your cast iron skillet is 9-10 inches, the ideal amount of diced sweet potato is about 2-3 cups.

If you are going to double the recipe, cook the sweet potatoes in batches.

Some readers have also mentioned that they boil the sweet potato until tender then add to the hash. That works too!

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How to Make a Ground Turkey Sweet Potato Skillet

Yields:  6 Servings  | Prep time: 5 minutes | Cook time: 25 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
  • 1 pound ground turkey
  • 1.5 tablespoons ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon pepper
  • 1 cup onion, diced
  • 1 yellow bell pepper
  • 3 small or 2 large sweet potatoes, peeled and diced (about 3 cups)
  • ½ cup water
  • ½ cup mozzarella, shredded
  • ¼ cup fresh cilantro, chopped

Directions:

Heat a large cast iron skillet over medium-high heat. Add oil, then the garlic and cook for 1 minute before adding the ground turkey. Use a wooden spoon to break apart meat and continue cooking approximately 8 minutes until browned.

Add cumin, chili powder, salt and pepper. Stir well to incorporate.

Cooking the turkey, onion, and bell peppers in a skillet.

Add onion and bell pepper, and cook for 3-4 minutes.

Sweet potatoes added to the skillet.

Add diced sweet potato and water. Stir and cover with a lid for approximately 6-8 minutes until the sweet potatoes soften. Add additional water during this process if needed to keep the meat from drying out.

Remove lid and add additional salt and pepper if needed. Top with shredded mozzarella and allow it to melt. Remove skillet from heat and garnish with fresh cilantro before serving.

Ground Turkey Sweet Potato Skillet
Yield: 6 servings

Ground Turkey Sweet Potato Skillet

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes

This Ground Turkey Sweet Potato Skillet is a healthy, flavourful gluten-free meal that can be made in one pot for your whole family to enjoy!

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
  • 1 pound ground turkey
  • 1.5 tablespoons ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon pepper
  • 1 cup onion, diced
  • 1 yellow bell pepper
  • 3 small or 2 large sweet potatoes, peeled and diced (about 3 cups)
  • ½ cup water
  • ½ cup mozzarella, shredded
  • ¼ cup fresh cilantro, chopped

Instructions

  1. Heat a large cast iron skillet over medium-high heat. Add oil, then the garlic and cook for 1 minute before adding the ground turkey. Use a wooden spoon to break apart meat and continue cooking approximately 8 minutes until browned.
  2. Add cumin, chili powder, salt and pepper. Stir well to incorporate.
  3. Add onion and bell pepper, and cook for 3-4 minutes. Add diced sweet potato and water. Stir and cover with a lid for approximately 6-8 minutes until the sweet potatoes soften. Add additional water during this process if needed to keep the meat from drying out.
  4. Remove lid and add additional salt and pepper if needed. Top with shredded mozzarella and allow it to melt. Remove skillet from heat and garnish with fresh cilantro before serving.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

6

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 345Total Fat: 20gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 13gCholesterol: 85mgSodium: 330mgCarbohydrates: 20gFiber: 3gSugar: 6gProtein: 23g

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Kim

Wednesday 16th of October 2024

I am trying to eat healthier so I tried this. I did add spinach and sour cream. I thought it was very good but if I make it again I would add cut up apples! Sweet potatoes and apples pair so well together.

Kendra

Wednesday 21st of August 2024

I love this recipe. We love mushrooms so I added mushrooms which was perfect. This is such a quick, easy, and healthy dinner.

Lizzie

Thursday 13th of June 2024

Made this for me and my boyfriend this evening and unfortunately this dish was too bland for us. I followed the recipe minus the onion (my boyfriend doesn't like them) but for some reason even with all the spices and cheese there was hardly any flavor. Not sure I will make this again.

Liz Lampman

Friday 14th of June 2024

Sorry to hear that! Unfortunately the onions are an essential flavour building component of this dish.

Meri Schroeder

Tuesday 9th of April 2024

Thanks for the recipe - so versatile. I made a few tweaks based on our taste and what I had on hand: added a chopped jalapeno pepper, 1 can of diced tomatoes, about 1/2 cup to a cup of frozen corn, a can of black beans. I also left on the peel on the potatoes since it does't take anything away from the taste + adds some nutritional value (and less work!!). I added a little shake of oregano along with the other spices. I did have to add more salt with my additions. I also sauteed the garlic, and then turkey in aqua faba to help reduce fat, and since I had some to use. No cheese or cilantro since I didn't have any. I added the juice of a lime once it was cooked. Topping options were chopped red onion, greek yogurt and avocado. YUM!

Sharon

Tuesday 5th of March 2024

I’ve made this recipe many times in the last few years. My family and friends always enjoy it.

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