Picadillo is a super simple dish that will quickly become a staple in your home. It's quick and versatile. Make a big batch at the beginning of the week, portion it out and accessorize each day to suit your mood. One day it might be super simple with just a sprinkle of cheese, later it might top a bed of romaine lettuce for a healthy taco salad, or even wrapped in a whole wheat tortilla topped with enchilada sauce. Mix it up, have fun with it! How many combinations can your family dream up?
Turkey PIcadillo Recipe
Ingredients:
- 1 package ground turkey (approximately 1 to 1.5 lbs)
- 1 large white onion
- 4 bell peppers
- 2 tbsp chili powder
- 1 tbsp cumin
Instructions:
- In a large pot, brown ground turkey
- Dice onions and bell pepper.
- Add in chili powder and cumin
- Stir in diced onion
- Stir in diced bell pepper
- Cook until bell pepper are just slightly tender, about 5 - 7 minutes
Serves: 8, Serving Size: 1 cup
Calories: 120.5, Protein: 11g, Carbohydrates: 8.5g, Fiber: 2g, Fat: 4.8g, Saturated Fat: 1.3, Sodium: 57 mg
Cost Per Serving: $1.07
Alternate Ingredients Ideas: Tomatoes, Tomatillos, Mushrooms, Cilantro, Celery, Corn, Cayenne Pepper, Jalapenos, Salsa, Salsa Verde, Low-fat sour cream, Chipotle Peppers in adobo sauce, Green chili, Brown Rice, Beans – Kidney, Black, Refried.
Keeping this dish inexpensive and other tips:
- Use the ground turkey you can afford. Purchasing ground turkey at your local Warehouse Super Store can save you a few dollars per package. It isn't 99% fat free, but you can drain off the fat before adding spices and other ingredients.
- Purchase produce at the farmers market or healthier markets. Not only are farmers markets less expensive but they also carry locally grown produce. Locally grown produce is often organic but the farmers have not yet achieved or paid the steep costs to gain organic certification.
- Can't afford all organic? Why not try mixing half organic and half conventionally grown produce to reduce the pesticides. Don't forget to wash all produce with produce wash to get off any remaining residue.
- How do you determine if your produce selection is organically or conventionally grown? All produce has a sticker with a number on it. A four digit number identifies the item as conventionally grown, a five digit number indicates the item as organic. Bonus: recently it has been required produce be labeled with it's origin. If produce is grown locally it is fresher and requires less chemicals to keep it from going bad in transit.
- Use the spices you have in your cupboard first. Don't have cumin? Who cares! Try adding that packet of taco seasoning that's about to expire.
Tabatha Juestel - I'm just like every other woman in America - watching my budget, my waistline and the clock. In the past I ate mainly healthy, organic ...
