Description
A hearty and flavorful turkey stew that combines lean ground turkey with colorful vegetables and a creamy coconut milk base.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 lbs. lean ground turkey
- 1 T olive oil (divided, see notes)
- 1 small onion, chopped in pieces about 1/2 inch
- 1 large orange sweet potato (see notes)
- 1 large red bell pepper
- 1/2 cup low-sodium soy sauce (use gluten-free soy sauce if needed)
- 1/2 cup chicken broth (use low-sodium if desired)
- 1/3 cup plus 2 T Golden Monkfruit Sweetener (see notes)
- 2 T Chili Garlic Sauce (see notes)
- 2 tsp. minced ginger (see notes)
- 2 tsp. minced garlic (see notes)
- 1 can unsweetened coconut milk
- 1 cup sliced green onions + more for garnish if desired
Instructions
- Heat 2 tsp. olive oil or peanut oil in frying pan and cook the ground turkey over medium-high heat until it’s nicely browned. This will take 7-8 minutes but don’t rush it!
- While the turkey is browning, peel the sweet potato and cut into 1 inch pieces. Remove seeds and stem area from the red bell pepper and cut into 1 inch pieces.
- Spray slow cooker insert with non-stick spray or olive oil and when the ground turkey is nicely browned and all liquid has evaporated, put turkey into the slow cooker.
- Then add the other tsp. of oil to the frying pan and brown the onion. Add it to the slow cooker with the turkey.
- Add chopped sweet potatoes and red bell pepper pieces to the slow cooker.
- Mix together the soy sauce, chicken stock, Monkfruit sweetener, Chili Garlic Sauce, Minced Ginger, and Minced Garlic.
- Pour the sauce over the turkey and vegetables in the slow cooker, and stir to combine.
- Cover the slow cooker and cook on HIGH for about 2 hours, or a few minutes longer if needed, until the sweet potatoes are quite soft when you pierce one with a fork.
- While the stew is cooking wash green onions if needed and cut into short slices.
- When sweet potatoes are done add the can of coconut milk to the slow cooker, turn heat to low, and cook 30 minutes more.
- Stir in the sliced green onions and serve the Turkey Stew hot, over cauliflower rice if desired.
- I like it with more sliced green onions to garnish!
Notes
- For the olive oil, you can substitute with peanut oil if preferred.
- The sweet potato can also be substituted with regular potatoes if desired.
- Make sure to use low-sodium options for soy sauce and chicken broth to keep it healthier.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 2 hours
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 100mg