Ground Turkey and Spelt Skillet

Ground Turkey and Spelt Skillet is a quick and easy meal that tastes rich and delicious without all of the fat and calories. Spelt berries make this dish a great source for whole-grain fiber.

This Ground Turkey Spelt Skillet recipe is quick, easy, healthy and absolutely delicious.

A couple of years ago, I decided that I was going to expand our whole grain horizon, and tried farro in my Farro with Mushrooms recipe.

John loved it which is usually a true test for me.

I’ll eat about anything, but that’s not the case with him.

We’ve had such success Spelt Bread and Spelt Sourdough Bread. We were confident that we could use Spelt berries in other recipes where whole-grains shine.

This Ground Turkey Spelt Skillet recipe is quick, easy, healthy, and absolutely delicious.

When I was developing this dish, I originally wanted to try Freekah, which is an ancient grain made from roasting green wheat. I couldn’t find it anywhere.

If you like using whole grains, I think you’ll enjoy these recipes too

• Farro and Mushrooms
• Turmeric Chicken with Rice
• One-pot Bulgur Wheat with Sausage

What is Spelt?

Spelt is an ancient grain that’s mistaken as belonging to the wheat family, but it isn’t.

If you like farro, you’ll absolutely love spelt.

I figured if I couldn’t find it you might have trouble too. John and I just love the texture and flavor of spelt. It reminded me of farro but the flavor does differ.

I love making a recipe that looks like it’s full of cream which means it tastes good right?

I also like making a one-pot meal which means less clean up! This is an “almost” one-pot meal that you can put together in no time.

The spelt berries need to soak anywhere from 1 hour to overnight so you’ll want to plan ahead a little bit.

You can easily substitute the spelt with other grains such as barley, farro, or wild rice.

Another variation you can make is using leftover diced or shredded chicken as we did in our Turkey a la King and Turkey Casserole recipes.

Ground Turkey and Spelt Skillet

Author: Hostess At Heart

This Ground Turkey and Spelt Skillet is a quick and easy meal that tastes rich and delicious without all of the fat and calories.

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Prep Time 1 hour hr

Cook Time 30 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr 30 minutes mins

Course Main, Soup

Cuisine American

Keyword: Ground Turkey and Spelt Skilllet

Servings: 6

Ingredients

  

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• 1 cup Spelt berries
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 19.2 oz ground turkey
• 8 oz mushrooms your favorite variety
• 1/2 cup diced leek
• 1 tbsp garlic minced
• 2 tbsp tarragon chopped, plus additional for garnish
• 29 oz chicken stock
• 1/2 cup parmigiano reggiano grated
• 4 tsp arrowroot powder
• 1/2 cup sour cream reduced fat is fine
• Salt and Pepper

Instructions

 

• Soak spelt berries for 1 hour to overnight in 1 1/2 cups of water or more if needed to cover berries. Heat spelt and soaking water in a saucepan. Bring to a boil and then turn to simmer. Cook covered for 45 minutes or until tender. Drain.
• In a large skillet, brown turkey, leek and mushrooms. Add garlic and cook 1 more minute.
• Add chicken stock. Bring to a simmer.
• In a small dish mix arrowroot with 1/4 cup of water. Stir or whisk to combine until smooth. Add to turkey and turn down heat to simmer for 5 minutes. Stir in cheese, sour cream and spelt berries.  Ingredients will thicken as they sit.
• Garnish with additional tarragon if desired.
• Keep leftovers refrigerated.

Nutrition

Calories: 344kcalCarbohydrates: 31gProtein: 33gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 69mgSodium: 400mgPotassium: 710mgFiber: 3gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 355IUVitamin C: 2.8mgCalcium: 150mgIron: 2.9mg

Nutritional Disclaimer

This recipe was calculated using the exact brands and measurements I used to make this recipe. If you are following a strict diet please note changing anything will cause the nutritional info to change. My calculations are intended as a guide only.

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This is a wholesome delicious dish that tastes like some of my favorite creamy dishes. Here are a few more dishes that are full of whole grains that we love!

• Fettuccine with Sausage and Mushroom
• Turmeric Chicken with Wild Rice
• Easy Healthy Chicken Wild Rice Soup