Description
A hearty and healthy skillet dish featuring ground turkey and zucchini, perfect for a quick weeknight meal.
Ingredients
Scale
- 14 ounces zucchini, quartered and sliced 3/4 inch
- 1 pound 93% lean ground turkey
- 1/4 cup chopped onion
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 3/4 cups canned black beans (rinsed and drained)
- 3/4 cups corn kernels (fresh or frozen)
- 1 large diced tomato
- 1 jalapeño (diced)
- 1 clove garlic (minced)
- 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro (plus more for garnish)
- 1 1/4 teaspoons cumin
- 1 1/4 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1/4 cup water
- lime wedges (optional)
Instructions
- Spray a large skillet over high heat with oil and brown the turkey, season with 1 teaspoon salt and 1 teaspoon cumin.
- Cook breaking the meat up until the turkey is cooked through, about 5 minutes.
- Push the meat to the side, add the onion and tomato paste and cook 1 minute.
- Add the black beans, corn, tomato, jalapeño pepper, garlic, cilantro and stir with 1/4 cup water.
- Add the zucchini, remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and cumin.
- Mix and cover, cook low 4 to 5 minutes or until the zucchini is tender crisp.
- Serve with lime wedges and more cilantro if desired.
Notes
- For a spicier dish, leave the seeds in the jalapeño.
- This dish can be served over rice or in tortillas for a different presentation.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Skillet
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 8g
- Protein: 28g
- Cholesterol: 70mg