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Low-carb Turkey Vegetable Skillet is a fantastic dish with veggies and ground turkey simmered together with lots of spices, and is topped with cheese for a yummy low-carb dinner.
You can meal prep this ground turkey skillet and store it in the fridge for simple lunch or dinner recipes during the busy week.
With the combination of fresh vegetables and seasonings, you will get great flavor throughout the whole turkey recipe.
Enjoy this skillet recipe any night of the week since it is such a simple and quick recipe to throw together and enjoy in 30 minutes or less.
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Why you’ll love this family favorite recipe!
I love making this recipe because it is a great way to enjoy a healthy meal without lacking in flavor and is plenty hearty.
This is a very versatile recipe that allows you to add or subtract ingredients to make this recipe suit what your family enjoys.
Ingredients for Low Carb Turkey Veggie Skillet:
- Fresh vegetables: I like to use diced yellow onion, sliced zucchinis, fresh green beans that have been trimmed and cut into bite-sized pieces
- Oil: Often, I will use olive oil that I have, but avocado oil will work too
- Ground meat: Depending on what I have on hand, I will use either ground turkey or ground beef
- Seasoning: Use a combination of minced garlic, kosher salt, ground black pepper, Italian seasoning, dried oregano, and paprika
- Tomatoes: Add easy flavor with a can of fire-roasted diced tomatoes
- Cooking Liquid: Incorporating chicken broth is a great way to add simple flavor and keep the lean ground turkey juicy
- Cheese: Sprinkle shredded mozzarella cheese for the best topping to this healthy dinner recipe
How to Make this Low Carb Turkey Veggie Skillet:
Brown ground turkey:
- To a large skillet over medium heat add the oil.
- Once hot, add in the diced onion and turkey. Break the turkey up with a spatula and cook it through.
Add seasonings to ground meat:
- Once the turkey is cooked, add in the minced garlic and seasonings. Stir well.
Simmer with remaining ingredients:
- Turn the heat to low and add in the diced tomatoes, green beans, zucchini, and chicken broth.
- Stir well and let simmer for about 10-15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are tender.
Top skillet dinner:
- Sprinkle the cheese on top, then cover with a lid until the cheese is melted. Enjoy!
Low Carb Turkey Vegetable Skillet
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 yellow onion, diced
- 2 medium zucchinis, sliced
- 1 lb fresh green beans, trimmed and cut into bite-sized pieces
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 lb ground turkey or ground beef
- 1 tbsp minced garlic
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1/2 tsp dried oregano
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 14 oz fire roasted diced tomatoes
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
Instructions
Brown ground turkey:
- To a large skillet over medium heat add the oil.
- Once hot, add in the diced onion and turkey. Break the turkey up with a spatula and cook it through.
Add seasonings to ground meat:
- Once the turkey is cooked, add in the minced garlic and seasonings. Stir well.
Simmer with remaining ingredients:
- Turn the heat to low and add in the diced tomatoes, green beans, zucchini, and chicken broth.
- Stir well and let simmer for about 10-15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are tender.
Top skillet dinner:
- Sprinkle the cheese on top, then cover with a lid until the cheese is melted. Enjoy!
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
How to store this ground turkey recipe:
Fridge: Place everything in an airtight container and store it for 4-5 days for another easy dinner recipe.
Tips and tricks for making an easy skillet dinner:
Protein to use:
I normally have ground turkey or ground beef on hand, so I will often use either of those. However, ground chicken could work in this recipe too!
What to serve with this turkey skillet:
To keep this a low-carb dinner recipe, serve this with cauliflower rice or with brown rice.
More veggie options:
- Broccoli
- Brussels sprouts
- Halved cherry tomatoes
- Diced bell pepper
- Sliced carrots
More tasty turkey recipes:
Stove Top
Teriyaki Turkey Rice Bowl
One Pot
Zucchini Turkey Skillet
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Turkey and Lentil Casserole
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- Cooking videos to watch
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Zucchini and green beans were delicious with seaoning and cooking method. I would enjoy more low carb and calorie recipes. Your cookbook rocks!
This was SOO GOOD!!! Thanks for posting this. I used more green beans to replace the zucchini, since we don’t really like zucchini, and it came out delicious!!!
Delicious! We will definitely make again.