Description
Hearty ground turkey sweet potato bake delivers comfort and nutrition in one delightful dish. Balanced flavors and simple ingredients make this meal a perfect weeknight solution for hungry families seeking a wholesome dinner.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Protein:
- 1 pound (454 grams) ground turkey
Vegetables:
- 2 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and diced
- 2 small zucchini, sliced
Seasonings and Cheese:
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon rosemary
- 2/3 cup shredded parmesan cheese
- Salt, to taste
- Black pepper, to taste
Cooking Oil:
- 5 tablespoons olive oil
Instructions
- Prepare the oven at 400F (200C) to create an optimal roasting environment for the vegetables and turkey.
- Combine diced sweet potatoes and zucchini with olive oil, seasoning them with garlic powder, rosemary, salt, and pepper, then distribute uniformly across a baking sheet.
- Roast the vegetable medley for 20-25 minutes, ensuring tenderness by rotating halfway through the cooking process.
- Simultaneously, heat olive oil in a skillet over medium temperature and cook ground turkey, fragmenting the meat until it achieves a rich golden-brown color and complete doneness.
- Extract the roasted vegetables from the oven and integrate the cooked ground turkey, mixing thoroughly to distribute flavors evenly.
- Generously scatter parmesan cheese across the turkey-vegetable mixture, then return to the oven for an additional 5-7 minutes to create a melted, golden-brown cheese topping.
- Transfer the completed dish to serving plates immediately, presenting a warm, aromatic meal ready to be savored.
Notes
- Customize spice levels by adjusting garlic powder and rosemary to match personal taste preferences.
- Ensure ground turkey is thoroughly cooked to 165°F internal temperature for food safety.
- For low-carb variation, replace sweet potatoes with cauliflower or turnips to reduce overall carbohydrate content.
- Consider using lean ground turkey (93/7) to minimize fat while maintaining protein-rich meal profile.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 32-42 minutes
- Category: Lunch, Dinner, Snacks
- Method: Roasting
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 470 kcal
- Sugar: 5 g
- Sodium: 320 mg
- Fat: 28 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 20 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 22 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 35 g
- Cholesterol: 80 mg