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- 1
Brown the turkey
Preheat oven to 350°F. In a large cast-iron or other ovenproof skillet, cook the ground turkey over medium heat until no longer pink, breaking it up as it cooks. Drain and set the turkey aside.
- 2
Saute the vegetables
In the same skillet, heat the canola oil and saute the chopped zucchini and chopped red bell pepper until crisp-tender, about 2 minutes.
- 3
Combine and bake
Stir in the turkey, cooked rice, drained black beans, stewed tomatoes, tomato sauce, cumin, salt and pepper. Cover and bake for 30 minutes.
- 4
Finish and serve
Sprinkle with the shredded Mexican cheese blend and let stand 5 minutes before serving. Top with chopped avocado if you want a little healthy fat.
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High-Protein Mexican Turkey Skillet
Created by: MacroMeals
Ingredients
- 1 lb lean ground turkey
- 1 cup zucchini
- 1/2 cup red bell pepper
- 2 tsp canola oil
- 2 cup rice
- 15 oz black beans
- 14 1/2 oz Mexican stewed tomatoes
- 8 oz tomato sauce
- 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1 cup reduced-fat Mexican cheese blend
- avocado
Instructions
- Brown the turkeyPreheat oven to 350°F. In a large cast-iron or other ovenproof skillet, cook the ground turkey over medium heat until no longer pink, breaking it up as it cooks. Drain and set the turkey aside.
- Saute the vegetablesIn the same skillet, heat the canola oil and saute the chopped zucchini and chopped red bell pepper until crisp-tender, about 2 minutes.
- Combine and bakeStir in the turkey, cooked rice, drained black beans, stewed tomatoes, tomato sauce, cumin, salt and pepper. Cover and bake for 30 minutes.
- Finish and serveSprinkle with the shredded Mexican cheese blend and let stand 5 minutes before serving. Top with chopped avocado if you want a little healthy fat.