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Ground Turkey with Potatoes and Spring Peas

Ground Turkey with Potatoes and Spring Peas, cumin and cilantro makes a quick and comforting weeknight dish.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 5
Cuisine: Chinese
Calories: 120
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Main Ingredients
  • 1 medium tomato
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 0.25 cup fresh cilantro
  • 20 oz 93% lean ground turkey
  • 4 medium scallions chopped
  • 1 cup fresh peas
  • 1 large potato peeled and diced into 0.5 inch cubes
  • 8 oz tomato sauce can
  • 0.75 cup water
  • 1 tsp cumin or to taste
  • 1 tsp kosher salt plus more to taste
  • 1 leaf bay leaf

Method
 

Preparation Steps
  1. In a mini food processor or you can chop by hand finely chop tomato, garlic and cilantro.
  2. In a large skillet, brown turkey and season with salt and cumin to taste.
  3. When meat is browned and cooked through add scallions, chopped tomato mixture, peas, potato, tomato sauce, water, cumin, salt and bay leaf.
  4. Cover and simmer over medium-low heat until potatoes are cooked through, about 25 minutes stirring occasionally.
  5. Add more water if needed. Remove bay leaf and serve over rice if desired.

Notes

Spring peas, ground turkey, cumin, cilantro and potatoes come together to create this quick comforting weeknight dish.