One-Pot Turkey & Red Lentil Skillet
Cook time: 40 min
A hearty one-pot turkey skillet with red lentils and gold potatoes simmered in chicken bone broth with carrots and peppers. The lentils melt into a thick, stew-like sauce and the potatoes carry the carbs — no rice needed. Protein-forward and macro-friendly for a cut.
Ingredients
- 28 oz (793g) 93/7 ground turkey (Butterball)
- 1.5 cups dry red lentils (288g), rinsed
- 4 cups Kirkland organic chicken bone broth (plus water as needed)
- 1.5 lb gold potatoes (680g), diced medium
- 2 medium carrots (150g), diced
- 1 red capsicum (150g), diced
- 1 large yellow onion (200g), diced
- 4 cloves garlic (12g), minced
- Cooking spray
- 2 tsp cumin
- 2 tsp smoked paprika
- 1.25 tsp salt (adjust to broth)
- 0.5 tsp black pepper
Instructions
- Coat a large Dutch oven or deep skillet with cooking spray and heat over medium-high. Add onion, carrot, and potato; sauté 7–8 min until onion softens and potatoes start to color.
- Add garlic, cumin, and smoked paprika; stir 30 seconds until fragrant.
- Push veg aside, add ground turkey. Break up and brown 6–8 min until no longer pink. It will render enough fat to brown without added oil.
- Stir in red lentils, bone broth, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer.
- Cover and simmer 22–25 min, stirring occasionally, until lentils and potatoes are tender and the sauce thickens. If it gets too thick before everything is tender, add a splash of water. Add capsicum in the last 8 min so it keeps some bite.
- Taste, adjust salt. Rest 5 min, then portion into 5 containers.
Macros
Whole Dish
| Field | Amount |
|---|---|
| Calories | 3,088 |
| Protein | 284 g |
| Fat | 65 g |
| Carbs | 348 g |
| Fiber | 57 g |
Per Serving
618 cal / 57g protein / 13g fat / 70g carbs / 11g fiber
Per Ingredient Whole Dish
- Ground turkey (793g): 1,120 cal / 154p / 56f / 0c / 0fiber
- Red lentils dry (288g): 1,031 cal / 74p / 3f / 181c / 29fiber
- Gold potatoes (680g): 524 cal / 14p / 1f / 119c / 15fiber
- Bone broth (4 cups): 180 cal / 36p / 2f / 0c / 0fiber
- Carrots (150g): 62 cal / 1p / 0f / 14c / 4fiber
- Red capsicum (150g): 46 cal / 2p / 0f / 9c / 3fiber
- Onion (200g): 80 cal / 2p / 0f / 19c / 3fiber
- Cooking spray: ~10 cal / 0p / 1f / 0c / 0fiber
- Garlic (12g) + spices (~6g): 35 cal / 2p / 1f / 6c / 2fiber
- Total: 3,088 cal / 284p / 65f / 348c / 57fiber