How To Make Turkey Picadillo
Make this turkey picadillo if you want a lighter alternative to the usual ground beef version. Serve with rice or use as fillings for tacos or empanadas.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1¼lbground turkey,93% lean
- 4oztomato sauce
- kosher salt
- ground pepper,fresh
- 1tspground cumin
- 2bay leaves
- 2tbspalcaparrado,capers or green olives would work too
For Sofrito:
- ½onion,large, finely chopped
- 2clovesgarlic,minced
- 1tomato,chopped
- ½bell pepper,finely chopped
- 2tbspcilantro
Instructions
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Brown the ground turkey on medium heat in large sauté pan and season with salt and pepper. Use a wooden spoon to break the meat up into small pieces.
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Meanwhile, while turkey is cooking, make the sofrito by chopping onion, garlic, pepper, tomato and cilantro.
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Add sofrito to the meat and continue cooking on a low heat.
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Add alcaparrado (or olives and capers) and about 2 tablespoon of the brine, cumin, bay leaves, and more salt if needed.
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Add tomato sauce and ¼ cup of water and mix well.
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Reduce heat to low and simmer covered for about 15 minutes.
Nutrition
- Calories: 240.01kcal
- Fat: 11.24g
- Saturated Fat: 2.93g
- Trans Fat: 0.15g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 3.85g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 3.23g
- Carbohydrates: 6.48g
- Fiber: 1.73g
- Sugar: 3.14g
- Protein: 29.09g
- Cholesterol: 97.81mg
- Sodium: 546.20mg
- Calcium: 52.36mg
- Potassium: 576.21mg
- Iron: 2.58mg
- Vitamin A: 73.99µg
- Vitamin C: 27.13mg
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