Mediterranean Turkey Skillet

This Mediterranean Turkey Skillet is the perfect one-pan meal! It combines lean ground turkey, hearty beans, briny olives, artichoke hearts, and tangy feta cheese, all brought together with a bright splash of lemon juice and balsamic vinegar.

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Mediterranean Ground Turkey Skillet Recipe

This recipe answers one of those commonly asked questions: How do I make ground turkey taste good? By mixing the ground turkey with plenty of aromatics like onions, dried herbs, garlic, lemon, and balsamic vinegar the turkey will soak up these flavors and along with flavorful add-ins like olives, artichoke, and beans this will give you an end result of a delicious and nutritious meal that won’t be bland!

With adding all the flavors to the ground turkey we also end up with a nutritious meal packed with protein, fiber, and healthy fats. This skillet meal is great on its own but also amazing when served with orzo or rice on the side!

This one-pot meal is made for busy weeknights, ready in under 30 minutes it has all the mediterranean flavor the whole family will love!

Ingredients

• Sweet or Yellow Onion – Diced and slightly softened before the turkey gets added to the skillet. The onions help give good flavor to the turkey.
• Extra Virgin Olive Oil – For cooking the onions.
• Ground Turkey – You can use whatever fat percentage for this meal, since we are adding in quite a bit of aromatics to the dish.
• Garlic – Of course to add flavor.
• Dried Oregano – More flavor for the dish.
• Black Olives – This will need to be drained and added to the skillet. If you aren’t a big fan of black olives you can use other kinds of olives, I would just try to avoid any that still have pits in them.
• Artichoke Hearts – I used the canned and quartered ones, not the marinated glass jar ones for this recipe. Although if you want to use the marinated artichokes instead you can.
• Cannellini Beans – I like the size of the white cannellini bean but you can use a smaller white bean or any other type of bean that you prefer. You can also use chickpeas/garbanzo beans or even black beans.
• Kosher Salt – If you don’t have kosher salt sea salt is the best substitute.
• Lemon Juice – This gets added towards the end for a freshness to the dish, if you really enjoy lemon you could even add some of the lemon zest to the dish.
• Balsamic Vinegar – A drizzle of balsamic at the end also adds to the favor.
• Feta Cheese – I like the little bursts of creamy saltiness mixed in with everything!
• Orzo or Rice – You don’t have to serve either of these with your meal but I think it helps make it a complete dish. I personally preferred this dish with orzo but either white rice or brown rice are also great options. 

Instructions

Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the olive oil and diced onion, cooking for about 3 minutes until softened and slightly translucent. Stir occasionally to prevent browning.

Add the ground turkey to the skillet, breaking it apart with a spatula. Stir in the minced garlic and dried oregano. Cook for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the turkey is browned and fully cooked.

Mix in the drained black olives, quartered artichoke hearts, drained cannellini beans, and kosher salt. Stir well to combine, allowing the flavors to meld together. Cook for another 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Pour in the lemon juice and balsamic vinegar, stirring to distribute the flavors evenly. Remove the skillet from heat.

Gently stir in the crumbled feta cheese. Serve immediately over orzo or rice, and garnish with extra feta if desired. Enjoy!

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