Recipe

Turkey Picadillo Recipe

	Chilehigh / All my dishes 1 year, 8 months ago This recipe immediately became a keeper in our house. It does require a lot of easy prep work ... chopping and all, but is well worth the effort. We enjoy it over rice. Prep:20m Cook:45m Servings:4	Chilehigh
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Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil (15 ml)

1 large onion (about 8 oz./230 g), diced

1 large red bell pepper,(about 8 oz./230 g), seeded and chopped

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 small fresh jalapeno chile, seeded and minced

1 pound ground turkey

1 can diced tomatoes, (about 14 1/2 oz./415 g)

3/4 cup fat-free reduced-sodium chicken broth,(180 ml)

1/2 cup golden raisins, (70 g)

1/4 cup pimento-stuffed green olives, (35 g) sliced

2 tablespoons drained capers

1 dried bay leaf, (optional)

1/2 teaspoon ground cumin

1 small fresh hot green chile, (optional)

Lime wedges

Salt

Pepper

Directions

Preheat a 3- or 5-quart saute pan or 10- or 12-inch omelette pan over medium-high heat until rim of pan is hot-to-the-touch. Add oil and wait for about 1 more minute. Add onion, bell pepper, garlic, and minced jalapeno chile; cook, stirring often, until onion begins to soften (about 8 minutes).

Add turkey and cook until lightly browned (about 8 minutes), stirring with a wide spatula to break up meat. Add tomatoes, broth, raisins, olives, capers, bay leaf (if desired), and cumin. Bring to a boil; then reduce heat, cover, and simmer until flavors are blended (about 30 minutes). Garnish with whole chile (if desired) and lime. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Serve this lean, spicy-sweet dish with plain white rice, black beans, and ginger beer or iced herbal tea. For a dessert in keeping with the Caribbean theme, choose Key lime pie or bowls of sliced bananas with sweetened sour cream and coconut.

Per serving: 317 calories, 13 g total fat, 3 g saturated fat, 83 mg cholesterol, 699 mg sodium, 28 g carbohydrates, 4 g fiber, 23 g protein, 77 mg calcium, 3 mg iron

Cooking tips: Using canned diced tomatoes instead of fresh ones saves you the trouble of coring and chopping. If you prefer to substitute fresh tomatoes in a recipe calling for the canned variety, use 2 or 3 medium-size tomatoes, chopped, for each 14 1/2-ounce (415 g) can.

Recipe above is from "CALPHALON COOKS WEEKNIGHTS Uncomplicated Dishes for Busy People", p. 63

* AS MADE, my changes: I modified a few ingredients to suit our taste, such as omitting the bell pepper, and increasing garlic and jalapeno. I also had more than a pound of ground turkey, so I slightly increased most of the ingredients proportionately, especially the broth. It always turns out great, despite the tinkering.

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