Description
A quick and nutritious one-pan meal featuring ground turkey and zucchini, perfect for busy weeknights.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound ground turkey (lean)
- 2 medium zucchinis, sliced
- 1 bell pepper, diced (any color)
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 can (14.5 ounces) diced tomatoes (undrained)
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- Optional: Grated cheese (for topping)
- Optional: Fresh basil or parsley (for garnish)
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
- Add chopped onions and sauté until translucent, about 3–4 minutes.
- Include minced garlic and diced bell pepper; stir for about 2 minutes.
- Add ground turkey and break it up as it cooks, about 5–7 minutes.
- Pour in the undrained diced tomatoes, adding Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper; stir and let simmer.
- Mix in sliced zucchinis, cover, and cook for about 5–7 minutes until tender but crisp.
- Sprinkle grated cheese during the last minutes of cooking until melted (optional).
Notes
Pre-chop vegetables to save time on busy nights. Great variations include using chicken or turkey sausage.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 450mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 80mg