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★ Why You'll Love this Recipe ★
Ready to try something new a fresh for dinner? This is just the recipe for you. Easy to prep, ready in 30-minutes, one pan. This Mediterranean turkey skillet dish might become a fast favorite.
Simple Yet Full of Flavor
You'll love the fresh, exotic taste of this Mediterranean turkey skillet dish, featuring crisp potatoes, browned ground turkey, blistered grape tomatoes, Mediterranean spices, and rich feta cheese.
Using ground turkey makes this dish refreshingly lean and healthy.
This skillet meal is made all in one pan and is ready in 30 minutes. Quick enough to make on a weeknight.
★ Ingredients You'll Need ★
This blend of main ingredients plus spices is nothing too unusual but the flavor layer together really nicely and using frozen potatoes really saves time.
Here's a look at what you'll need:
★ How to Make this Recipe ★
This dish comes together in one pan, in just a few steps.
Here's a quick look at what's involved. You can get the full recipe, further down.
- Cook potatoes.
- Cook ground turkey.
- Add tomatoes and garlic. and cook.
- Season and add lemon juice.
- Add mint and parsley.
- Top with feta cheese then serve.
Optional: Top with Tzatziki sauce and/or Greek dressing.
★ Tips & FAQs ★
This dish can be made in large, well-seasoned cast iron skillet or non-stick skillet.
If you don't already own one, a cast iron skillet is great for this type of dish. The cast iron helps hold in heat so your potatoes will cook more evenly and will get a bit more flavor than using a nonstick skillet. They even come preseason and with free shipping (important because they are heavy!).
Tip: If using a cast iron skillet, you may need to add extra oil as needed. Turkey is low in fat so you won't get that natural nonstick barrier like you would with beef.
You may even want to consider going half turkey and half beef for this reason or for a different flavor.
Leftovers can be stored in the fridge for up to 4 days. Store in an airtight container.
This dish can be frozen and reheated. Store in a microwave-safe, airtight container for up to 4 months in the freezer.
Recipe Inspired by My Hala Kitchen
This recipe is inspired from a dish I found in the My Halal Kitchen cookbook after looking for something to make with turkey, mint, and parsley which is what I had on hand.
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Mediterranean Turkey Skillet
Equipment
Ingredients
- 6 tablespoon olive oil
- 3 ½ cups frozen diced potatoes (half of a 32oz bag)
- 1 onion diced
- 1 lb ground turkey
- 10 oz grape or cherry tomatoes quartered
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon Mediterranean spice blend
- 2 tablespoon lemon juice (1 lemon)
- 2 tablespoon fresh mint chopped
- ¼ cup fresh parsley chopped
- ½ cup crumbled feta cheese
Optional Condiments (optional)
- Tzatziki sauce to taste
- Greek salad dressing to taste
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Instructions
- Cook potatoes. Add oil, potatoes and onion to a large skillet. Toss to coat potatoes and onions in oil.Heat skillet to medium-high. Cook, stirring occasionally, for about 13 minutes or until golden brown.
- Cook turkey. Push potatoes off to the side and add ground turkey.*Stir and cook turkey until lightly browned, about 5-6 minutes.
- Add tomatoes and garlic. Add in tomatoes and cook for 1 minute, then add garlic and cook for another minute.
- Season. Sprinkle in Mediterranean spice blend and lemon juice then remove from heat. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Gently fold in mint and parsley and combine all the ingredients in the skillet together.
- Add feta and serve. Serve in bowls, topped with crumbled feta cheese.Optional: Serve with Tzatziki sauce and/or Greek dressing drizzled on top for an extra flavor boost!
Twyla Moore says
I made this tonight and served it over pasta, wish I could share a picture
Angela G. says
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Angela G. says
Hey, Terri! Thanks for the feedback. I like your idea of adding the herbs earlier to meld the flavors a bit more. Good point about all the chopping. It may be mindless but it does take time. I think if you cut the potatoes small enough you could cook them in the pan. I'm just impatient and like my potatoes super mushy on the inside and crispy on the outside so I boiled them first. =) So glad you enjoyed this dish. I have a couple other ground turkey recipes and a potato recipe I thought you might like to try sometime:
Aloo Gobi Indian Style Potatoes
Turkey Manicotti
Turkey Stuffed Peppers
Terri F. says
I made this for dinner tonight, and it was amazing! Really good! I put the feta on the side for people to add if they wanted. It's good with the feta, but the flavors are so nice, I almost like it better without (the feta covers up those nice flavors a bit). I did add the chopped herbs a little earlier so they could simmer briefly--seemed to me the flavors would meld better. I would say, though, that while it is an "easy" dish, it's still time consuming. Lots of chopping, along with having to cook the potatoes two different ways in separate pans before adding. But really worth it!
Angela G. says
Hey, Terri! Thanks for the feedback. I like your idea of adding the herbs earlier to meld the flavors a bit more. Good point about all the chopping. It may be mindless but it does take time. I think if you cut the potatoes small enough you could cook them in the pan. I'm just impatient and like my potatoes super mushy on the inside and crispy on the outside so I boiled them first. =) So glad you enjoyed this dish. I have a couple other ground turkey recipes and a potato recipe I thought you might like to try sometime:
Aloo Gobi Indian Style Potatoes
Turkey Manicotti
Turkey Stuffed Peppers