You know those meals you make where you aren’t sure whether you are supposed to eat them on a plate or in a bowl and use a fork or a spoon? This is one of those meals.
When meals like this pop up, I am almost always on team bowl and spoon. Meals in a bowl somehow seem cozier and simply more satisfying to me than plated meals. Ryan thinks I’m crazy and is totally team plate and fork. I’ll let you decide for yourself, but either way I think one thing we can all agree on is the fact that meals that can be made in one pan are the best. The less dishes to do after dinner the better, right?
This is another one-skillet meal and most of the prep work can be done ahead of time. I like to chop the veggies on a Sunday afternoon so I can throw everything together quickly on a weeknight for a fast and healthy evening meal.
It’s a meal that has a light broth base and I love it on its own, but if you’re looking to stretch it out a bit to feed more people or enjoy it in a new way as leftovers, it can be served over spaghetti squash, pasta or fresh spinach as well!
Simple Turkey and Kale Skillet
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: dinner, recipes
Description
This simple turkey and kale skillet is a filling dish that is high in protein and overflowing with fresh vegetables. Made with wholesome ingredients and also gluten-free and Paleo-friendly, this one-pan meal can be served alone or on top of spaghetti squash, pasta or fresh spinach.
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon coconut oil
- 1 onion, diced
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 pint portobello mushrooms, chopped
- 1 pound lean ground turkey
- 1 1/2 cup broccoli florets, chopped
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon dried sage
- 1/2 teaspoon dried ginger (more to taste)
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 1 cup light coconut milk
- 4 cups fresh chopped kale
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Heat coconut oil over medium heat. Add onion, garlic and mushrooms. Cook until onion is translucent, about 3-4 minutes.
- Add ground turkey, broccoli, thyme, sage, ginger salt and pepper. Stir continuously to break up turkey and brown the meat.
- Pour chicken broth over turkey and allow to simmer for a couple of minutes as turkey cooks through.
- Add coconut milk, kale and additional salt and pepper to taste. Cook until kale is slightly wilted, approximately 5 minutes.
- Serve in bowls or over pasta, spaghetti squash or fresh spinach!
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Love me some turkey mince!!! Actually turkey in general, some people get their chocolate fix, I’m all about the turkey!
Is this what you were making yesterday on Snapchat?? This looks soooo good! 🙂 I love skillet recipes. Also, Chase’s smiling face and adorable laughter makes my DAY. <3
Aw, thank you!! I can’t help but share way too many pics and videos of him. <3 And yesterday I was actually making my one pot chicken cabbage bowl! --> https://www.pbfingers.com/2016/03/08/one-pot-chicken-cabbage-bowl-with-sesame-ginger-broth/
Love one skillet meals AND I’m totally team bowl and fork! If that’s a thing…
Yum this looks great. I’m also on team bowl! It makes it taste better 😀
I will always be team bowl and spoon. There is just something better about it! Love this recipe and how simple and wholesome it is.
I’m 100% a bowl person.
I can’t deal with salads on plates as the toppings always fall over the sides … whereas a bowl has walls 🙂
same!!! that’s my biggest complaint! i always hate it when restaurants bring big salads on a PLATE. gimme a bowl all the way.
looks delicious Julie! can’t wait to make this!
I’m a plate and fork person. Makes the meal look like more spread out on a plate. I eat food in a bowl too fast and it doesn’t look like enough. Plus for some reason, a plate and fork feel like a real meal, where something in a bowl just doesn’t feel like it’s really a meal, it’s just the appetizer.
Looks really good, I’ll have to try it!
You are inspiring me to cook more healthy!! Your cauliflower fried rice is on my menu this week and I’m adding this to next week! Thank you!!
Nothing better than using one skillet and doing the prep work ahead. My type of meal. This dish looks so good, healthy and easy to prepare. Thank you for sharing.
I just made a kale stir fry last night! I added quinoa, but I’ll have to try this out. Looks fantastic! Thanks for sharing.
Love the kale in this! Pretty pictures too.
My Husband and I both had the same exact dinner the other night. I put mine in a bowl with a spoon, and he put his on a plate and used a fork. Too funny!
My kind of meal!!!!!!
I made almost the same thing last night with ground chicken! Yum! I’m team bowl, but with a fork for something like this.
I think I’m half with each of you – I’m team bowl and fork, all the way. I eat most things out of bowls if at all possible, but with a fork because it seems more meal-like that way!
This looks delicious and super easy to make! I never really cook with coconut oil, but I think I need to give it a try! I think the Greek in me always sticks to olive oil! Ha 🙂
xo, Kristina
This looks so yummy! Are you going to post the recipe for the peanut butter bake I saw you made on snapchat??? That looked so so so good!
yes!! it was SO good that i’m planning to make it again soon and measure everything so i can share it. 🙂
Interesting… you’ve been on a turkey kick lately, and I need to jump on board! I’m loving the simple meals that you can make in one pan. Though, sadly/happily, mine have frequently turned into taco nights where I use all the dishes. But hey, fresh ingredients and tasty meals – no complaints here, ha!
Thanks for sharing!
XO, Jessica
yum!! love using kale whenever I can!
Omg this looks amazing – making it this weekend so I have it for dinners next week! Thanks, Julie 🙂 also love how it is totally adaptable depending on what is in the fridge!
Hmm.. I bet this would be good in a sweet potato…
Hi Julie! I noticed you’ve been cooking a lot more with coconut oil, is there a reason? (I.e. a health benefit versus olive oil). Thanks!
Oh you could definitely use olive oil if you prefer! I just like the taste of coconut oil in dishes with ginger or sweeter dishes with cinnamon, etc.
Cool, thanks!
One pot/pan meals are the best!
This looks super healthy and super good and simple enough that I think I can handle it haha!
I’m all about the one-pot meals and one-skillet meals! I don’t cook with ground turkey OR kale enough. I should change that with this! 🙂
One pan stir-fries are the best for quick late-night dinners! I love turkey and kale–actually had a frittata with turkey, mushrooms, peas and spinach last night too!
One pan meals – definite yes! And spoon and bowl all the way. Bowls contain the food whereas you have to control everything in a plate. And that’s just way too much responsibility at meal time…
I love this recipe, I’m wondering how to make a middle-eastern version…Probably just changing a few things and adding something like cumin and the like, Sure looks awesome.
Gotta stop looking at these recipes, I’m getting more inspiration than stomach size allows
I am with you on the comforting bowl preference! This sounds awesome- my husband and I are currently doing Whole30 and I can’t wait to make this.
I made this last week: http://www.skinnytaste.com/one-pot-cheesy-turkey-taco-chili-mac/ and it was AMAZING. My favorite one pot meal of all time. I was definitely on team bowl and fork (ha) for dinner and when I had it for leftovers.
Hi Julie, really loved this recipe, made it tonight and it was so tasty. Would you mind if I shared it with the folk in my Scottish Slimmers class? Team bowl and spoon. Had to use a plate tonight and it just didn’t work out ?
Of course!! Feel free!
I made this with a few little changes to suit what I had in the fridge – and it was great! I actually used quite a lot of coconut milk and let it cook down for a few minutes so it wasn’t too runny, and then ate it in a gluten-free wrap – I had a few that needed eating up. The rest for meals over the next few days.
Made this tonight….it was surprisingly delicious – comfort food for sure! i didn’t have broccoli so opened a can of green beans instead. Added the green beans after the ground turkey breast has pretty much fully cooked. Also added a tad more chicken stock and cooked a tad longer to help blend the flavors. Also added sirachi — not a lot, just enough. Was delicious! I made rice fettucini noodles and mixed everything together and had a huge bowl of it for dinner… delicious and will have it for another 2-3 days. Great recipe!!! LOVED IT!!!!