Description
A delicious ground turkey dish cooked with sofrito and olives.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb 93% lean ground turkey
- 4 oz tomato sauce (1/2 can)
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 2 small bay leaves
- 2 tbsp green Spanish pitted olives (plus 2 tbsp brine)
- 1 medium tomato
- 1/2 medium onion (finely chopped)
- 2 cloves minced garlic
- 2 tbsp red bell pepper (finely chopped)
- 2 tbsp cilantro (optional)
Instructions
- Brown the ground turkey on medium heat in large sauté pan and season with salt and pepper. Use a wooden spoon to break the meat up into small pieces.
- Meanwhile, while turkey is cooking, make the sofrito by chopping onion, garlic, pepper, tomato and cilantro. (I quickly do it in my mini chopper)
- Add sofrito to the meat and continue cooking on a low heat.
- Add olives and about 2 tbsp of the brine, cumin, bay leaves, and more salt if needed.
- Add tomato sauce and 1/4 cup of water and mix well.
- Reduce heat to low and simmer covered about 15 to 20 minutes to let the flavors meld.
Notes
- This dish pairs well with rice or crusty bread.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Sauté
- Cuisine: Puerto Rican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 700mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 10g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 100mg