Description
Enjoy a delicious and nutritious meal with our Healthy Ground Turkey Stir Fry! Packed with lean ground turkey and a variety of fresh vegetables, this stir fry is a perfect balance of protein and nutrients.
Recipe Inspiration: Cooking Chat’s Ground Pork Stir Fry with Collard Greens.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb Lean Ground Turkey
- 16 oz Frozen Mixed Vegetables – Normand Blend
- 8 oz Sliced Mushrooms
- 8 oz Water Chestnuts
- 6 oz Snap Peas
- 1 Bell Pepper (Diced)
- 2 tbsp Olive Oil (Divided)
Instructions
- Begin by washing and cutting all your vegetables.
- Add sliced mushrooms and 1 tbsp of olive oil to a skillet that is big enough for the whole meal. (See recommendations in notes)
- Sauté the mushrooms on medium heat for about 10 minutes. Once golden brown and tender, transfer to a bowl.
- While your mushrooms are cooking, throw your snap peas and frozen mixed vegetables in a glass bowl with 1/4 cup of water. Place the bowl in the microwave, top it with a vented lid and steam for about 10 minutes, or until slightly soft. (See notes for recommendations)
- Once your mushrooms have turned golden brown and tender, transfer to a bowl and set aside.
- In the same skilled that you cooked your mushrooms, add 1 tbsp of olive oil and your ground turkey.
- Brown your turkey on medium heat for 5 minutes and then add in your bell pepper and cook until your meat is no longer pink and most of the liquid in the pan is gone (about 10 minutes depending on the way your stove-top cooks).
- While browning your turkey, open your water chestnuts, drain in can, add 1 tsp of baking soda and water. Let soak for 10 minutes.
- Strain your water chestnuts in large strainer and rinse well. Keep in strainer.
- Into the same stainer, add your steamed mixed vegetables, snap peas and mushrooms. This will remove the excess moisture.
- Once your ground turkey is done, add your strained vegetables, water chestnut and mushrooms to the pan with your cooked turkey.
- Top with Rebecca’s homemade stir fry sauce and stir.
- Serve over rice or quinoa, top with sesame seeds and enjoy!
Notes
- When steaming the vegetables in the microwave, I like to use a silicone microwave cover.
- After steaming the vegetables, be careful when removing your lid because hot water can build up on it.
- Make sure you place your glass bowl on a pot holder when removing from the oven, as glass needs to cool down slowly.
- The pan I use for my stir fry is the T-fal Ultimate Hard Anodized Nonstick Fry Pan 12 Inch.
- Additional ingredients that you can add in: sautéed greens (collard greens, swiss chard or bok choy) and chayote.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Main
- Cuisine: Chinese
Nutrition
- Calories: 450
