Description
Cottage Cheese Turkey Pepper Skillet is a healthy and easy dish packed with flavor. Perfect for a quick weeknight dinner.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb ground turkey (lean, 93% preferred)
- 1 red bell pepper, sliced
- 1 green bell pepper, sliced
- 1 yellow bell pepper, optional for extra color
- 1 medium onion, sliced
- 1 cup low-fat cottage cheese
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon paprika (smoked or sweet)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- Fresh parsley, chopped (for garnish)
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat.
- Add sliced onion and cook until translucent.
- Add ground turkey and cook until browned.
- Stir in sliced bell peppers and cook until softened.
- Add chili powder, paprika, salt, and pepper. Mix well.
- Remove from heat and stir in cottage cheese.
- Garnish with fresh parsley before serving.
Notes
- This dish is great served over rice or quinoa.
- Feel free to customize with your favorite vegetables.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Skillet
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 500mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 35g
- Cholesterol: 90mg
Keywords: Cottage Cheese Turkey Pepper Skillet, healthy dinner, turkey skillet, cottage cheese recipe