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Ground Turkey Skillet Melt with Sweetpotatoes
Susan Phillips
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Topped with a gooey layer of melted cheese, I promise this simple, tasty skillet meal will be your new Fall family favorite. The cubed sweetpotatoes cook quickly and bring a mildly sweet element to the dish. It all cooks up in one skillet (cast iron works best) so serving and clean up is easy!
Serve with a fresh caesar’s salad and a slice of toasted sourdough bread for the perfect weekday meal.
I purchased a pound of Foster Farm’s ground turkey (love those convenient one pound packages!) and made quick work of this dish. It really is super simple; onions, garlic, sweet potatoes and layer of melted cheese that just takes this dish over the top!
Of course I had to top it all of with a fresh mincing of parsley that is now growing wild in my garden.
There are several different colors and varieties of sweetpotatoes… you can check them all out HERE. I used the garnet (red) sweet potato. The exterior skin is a reddish brown, but the interior flesh is a beautiful orange. They are perfect for making sweet potato fries too!
Just peel and chop up the sweetpotato into a medium dice…
Salute the onion, garlic and turkey for a few minutes and then add the sweetpotato and seasoning.
Top with a generous layer of mozzarella cheese
And broil until nice and crispy….
Sprinkle with fresh, chopped parsley and serve!
Make it tonight! Here is the recipe for ya…
- 2 T. olive oil
- 1 small yellow onion, diced small
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 lb. ground turkey
- 1 large sweetpotato, peeled and cubed
- Salt and pepper
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- Fresh, chopped parsley
- Heat olive oil in a cast iron skillet on medium heat
- Add onions and cook for a few minutes until translucent
- Season turkey with salt and pepper and add it with the garlic and stir until cooked
- Add the sweetpotatoes and cover the skillet with foil. Allow to cook for about 5 minutes, checking for doneness until tender
- Turn on broiler. Add shredded cheese to the top of the skillet and place under broiler until browned.
- Top with parsley and serve hot!