Ground turkey and sweet potato skillet meal-prep bowl with spinach
20 min · 45 g protein · 361 cals / serving
Browned ground turkey, tender cubes of sweet potato, yellow pepper and onion in one skillet with smoked paprika and garlic, with a big handful of spinach wilted through at the end. A spoon of lemony yogurt cools it down. A sweet-and-smoky skillet that reheats perfectly for four days.
Ingredients
- 2 medium sweet potatoes, peeled, 1.5 cm (1/2-inch) cubes
- 2 tsp canola oil
- 1 1/3 lb ground turkey breast (99% lean), extra-lean (99%)
- 1 small onion, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tsp paprika, smoked
- 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
- 1 tsp salt, divided
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1 medium yellow bell pepper, diced
- 5 cups baby spinach
Lemon yogurt
- 3/4 cup nonfat Greek yogurt
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- 4 tsp lemon juice
- 1/3 cup fresh parsley, chopped
Steps
- Put the sweet potato cubes in a microwave-safe bowl with 2 tablespoons of water, cover, and microwave on high 4 minutes, until just starting to soften. Drain.
- Meanwhile heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the turkey and onion and cook, breaking up the turkey and then leaving it alone for a minute at a time, 7–8 minutes, until browned and no pink remains. Stir in the garlic, smoked paprika, pepper flakes, 3/4 teaspoon of the salt and the black pepper for 30 seconds.
- Add the sweet potato and yellow pepper, cover, and cook 4 minutes, stirring once, until the potato is tender; uncover for the last minute so the edges catch.
- Stir in the spinach a handful at a time until it wilts, taste for salt and divide among four containers.
- Stir the yogurt, lemon zest, lemon juice, parsley and a pinch of salt together and pack it in small pots to spoon over after reheating. The bowls keep 4 days.
Good to know
Can I use feta instead of the lemon yogurt?
Yes, a crumble of feta over the top is the other classic finish; about 1/3 cup for four bowls, salty enough that you can leave out the last pinch of salt.
Can I use 93% lean turkey?
Yes, 93% lean ground turkey is juicier and browns more readily, at about 61 instead of 75. With extra-lean turkey, keep the lid on with the potato so the steam keeps it moist, and do not skip the lemon yogurt.
Per
- Calories
- 94
- Protein
- (51%)
- 12 g
- Fat
- (17%)
- 2 g
- Carbohydrates
- (32%)
- 8 g
- of which sugar
- 3 g
- Fiber
- 2 g
- Sodium
- 185 mg
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Computed from the ingredients with our published formula, not yet kitchen-tested. General guidance, not medical advice. Talk to your prescriber. How
As written, 1445 kcal goes into the pot and 1764 g of ingredients comes out as about 1540 g of food: 94 kcal per 100 g. Cooking moves water and energy density is the score's biggest lever, so the dish is scored as cooked, not as an average of its parts. Every ingredient links to its food page, with the same data and score. The label's percentages are each macronutrient's share of the calories. The full formula.