Zesty Ground Turkey in Tomato Sauce
A delicious, easy-to-make, healthy meal option
Ingredients
Spices
- 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon chilli powder
- ½ teaspoon ground coriander
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
Other Ingredients
- 1 lb ground turkey
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- sea salt and ground black pepper to taste
- spice blend see above,
- 1 1/2 cup diced shallot
- 2- inch 1 piece fresh ginger about 1" long peeled and minced
- 3 cloves garlic peeled and minced
- 1 cup crushed tomatoes from a can!
- 1 cup coconut milk Full fat makes a richer sauce. Reduced fat makes an acceptable sauce with lower calories.
- 3 cups vegetable stock
- 1 tablespoon lime juice plus extra for serving (optional)
Instructions
- Measure and mix your spices.
- Saute the shallots in the oil in a frying pan over medium heat, stirring to keep the shallots from burning, about 5.
- Add the spice blend, ginger and garlic. Continue to stir about a minute. Break up the ground turkey and add to the pan. Stir to brown (it doesn't have to cook all of the way through, that will happen later.)
- Add the crushed tomatoes, coconut milk, and stock to the pan. Bring to a simmer.
- Continue cooking at a simmer for a minimum of 12 minutes (to thoroughly cook the turkey).
- Continue cooking until the liquid thickens. Add the lime juice, if using.
- Serve over rice or noodles.