Ground Turkey Sweet Potato Skillet (2024)

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This Ground Turkey Sweet Potato Skillet is a healthy, flavourful gluten-free meal that can be made in one pot for your whole family to enjoy!

You don’t have to eat bland boring food to eat healthy and this Ground Turkey Sweet Potato Skillet is proof enough of that!

It’s a simple but delicious combination of healthy ingredients that will fuel your family and have them asking you to make it again.

Try These Sweet Potato Hash Variations:

Use ground chicken, extra lean ground beef, fresh turkey, or hot Italian sausage.
Swap out the sweet potatoes for yukon gold and add some sweet bell peppers.
Try adding different veggies; halved grape tomatoes, spinach, brussel sprouts, mushrooms or corn would make great additions to the base recipe.
Use different types of cheese; cheddar, gouda, Monterey Jack and swiss would all work great among others.
Add more spices from your pantry to make this sweet potato hash recipe even more flavourful. Try curry, paprika, sage, thyme, rosemary, or even just hot sauce.
Make it creamy; try stirring in sour cream or yogurt for a change of flavour and texture.

Tips for Making the Best Potato Skillet

Notes for Cooking the Sweet Potatoes

To avoid burning your food, you need to ensure your skillet isn’t too full with sweet potatoes.

If your cast iron skillet is 9-10 inches, the ideal amount of diced sweet potato is about 2-3 cups.

If you are going to double the recipe, cook the sweet potatoes in batches.

Some readers have also mentioned that they boil the sweet potato until tender then add to the hash. That works too!

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How to Make a Ground Turkey Sweet Potato Skillet

Yields: 6 Servings | Prep time: 5 minutes | Cook time: 25 minutes

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon garlic, minced
1 pound ground turkey
1.5 tablespoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon chili powder
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper
1 cup onion, diced
1 yellow bell pepper
3 small or 2 large sweet potatoes, peeled and diced (about 3 cups)
½ cup water
½ cup mozzarella, shredded
¼ cup fresh cilantro, chopped

Directions:

Heat a large cast iron skillet over medium-high heat. Add oil, then the garlic and cook for 1 minute before adding the ground turkey. Use a wooden spoon to break apart meat and continue cooking approximately 8 minutes until browned.

Add cumin, chili powder, salt and pepper. Stir well to incorporate.

Add onion and bell pepper, and cook for 3-4 minutes.

Add diced sweet potato and water. Stir and cover with a lid for approximately 6-8 minutes until the sweet potatoes soften. Add additional water during this process if needed to keep the meat from drying out.

Remove lid and add additional salt and pepper if needed. Top with shredded mozzarella and allow it to melt. Remove skillet from heat and garnish with fresh cilantro before serving.

Yield: 6 servings

Ground Turkey Sweet Potato Skillet

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon garlic, minced
1 pound ground turkey
1.5 tablespoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon chili powder
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper
1 cup onion, diced
1 yellow bell pepper
3 small or 2 large sweet potatoes, peeled and diced (about 3 cups)
½ cup water
½ cup mozzarella, shredded
¼ cup fresh cilantro, chopped

Instructions

Heat a large cast iron skillet over medium-high heat. Add oil, then the garlic and cook for 1 minute before adding the ground turkey. Use a wooden spoon to break apart meat and continue cooking approximately 8 minutes until browned.
Add cumin, chili powder, salt and pepper. Stir well to incorporate.
Add onion and bell pepper, and cook for 3-4 minutes. Add diced sweet potato and water. Stir and cover with a lid for approximately 6-8 minutes until the sweet potatoes soften. Add additional water during this process if needed to keep the meat from drying out.
Remove lid and add additional salt and pepper if needed. Top with shredded mozzarella and allow it to melt. Remove skillet from heat and garnish with fresh cilantro before serving.