Ground Turkey Beef Butternut Squash -chili
Spiced Turkey and Butternut Squash Skillet with Goat Cheese is the perfect one-pot fall meal–low in calories, full of healthy ingredients, and bursting with flavor!
Anyone else ready for fall?? This is my favorite season of the year. It's still warm enough for backyard BBQ and pool time during the day, but it's starting to get cool enough for snuggly blankets and movies by the fireplace at night.
Not to mention that some of my favorite foods come into season during the fall. Apples, pears, brussels sprouts. Most importantly, fall/winter squash! Butternut and delicata are my favorites.
One of the things I absolutely love about the myWW program, especially Purple and Blue, is that I can put together a mainly 0 SP meal while splurging on things like full-fat cheese, nuts, or healthy oils. These kinds of flavorful fats make a meal much more complex and filling.
This skillet meal is a perfect example of that. There are multiple levels of flavor thanks to the warm spices and tangy goat cheese, but you're still eating lean meat and lots of veggies.
My favorite part of it all is the sweetness of the butternut squash. It mellows out the spice and compliments the cheese.
Maybe even better about this one? It's all cooked in one skillet and is finished in 30 minutes. Perfect for a quick but impressive way to switch up your menu!
Ingredients for Spiced Turkey and Butternut Squash Skillet with Goat CHeese
- 99% lean ground turkey
- butternut squash
- fresh baby spinach
- onion
- garlic
- spices: smoked paprika, cumin, cayenne, salt, and pepper
- perhaps the most important ingredient: goat cheese!
As you can see here, I've used regular paprika when I don't have smoked around. If you do that, add a couple of drops of liquid smoke to the mixture. If you use just plain paprika as it, the skillet meal won't be as complexly flavored.
I make my life a lot easier by using precut butternut squash. This makes it a lot quicker as a weeknight dinner. I truly despise peeling, seeding, and chopping butternut squash. I'll do it on the weekends when I have more time, but a shortcut like this is a lifesaver.
The spinach is my way of making this a complete meal by adding in a leafy green. You could use kale, chard, arugula, whatever you like!
And don't skimp on that goat cheese! It really is the star ingredient that brings everything together. I've even added more to make this 4 SP per serving on my plan (purple).
Although goat cheese is my favorite in this dish, feel free to play around with the spices and kinds of cheese you use. I could see an Italian spin on this using ricotta or a Mediterranean take with feta. Get creative!
Since this meal is so low in points/cals, you'll have room for a delicious fall dessert, like Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins or Apple Pie Turnovers.
I'd love to hear from you if you make this recipe! It makes my day when you share your pics on Instagram and tag me (@litecravings). Don't forget to use #litecravingsrecipes to make sure I see it. If I don't get a chance to scroll through my tags quickly enough, I won't see your post. I always make a point to look through the hashtags, though, so I'll see it there!
Spiced Turkey and Butternut Squash Skillet with Goat Cheese
Spiced Turkey and Butternut Squash Skillet with Goat Cheese is the perfect one-pot fall meal-- low in calories, full of healthy ingredients, and bursting with flavor!
Servings: 6
Calories: 210 kcal
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1.5 lbs 99% fat free ground turkey
- 5-6 cups cubed butternut squash
- 2 tsp ground cumin, divided
- 1 tsp smoked paprika, divided
- 1 tsp kosher salt, divided
- 1/4 tsp cayenne
- 1/2 cup water
- 3-4 cups baby spinach
- 1/4 cup goat cheese
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In a very large skillet (I used a 14"), sauteed onion and garlic in cooking spray until slightly browned.
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Push the veggies to the side of the skillet, add olive oil to the middle, and sear turkey on top of the oil. Season with 1 tsp cumin, 1/2 tsp paprika, and 1/2 tsp kosher salt. Break turkey into chunks as you cook it.
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Once turkey is cooked, add in butternut squash along with remaining 1 tsp cumin, 1/2 tsp paprika, 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper, and 1/2 tsp kosher salt. Add 1/2 cup water. Cover and cook on medium-low until squash is slightly soft, 10-15 minutes.
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Uncover and add spinach. Mix until wilted. Top with crumbled goat cheese.
Click hereto determine your WW PersonalPoints for this recipe (if you are logged in to your WW app, it should calculate for you automatically). Serving size is about 1 1/3 cups.
WW Green SmartPoints: 3 for 1/6 of the recipe, about 1 1/3 cups
WW Blue SmartPoints: 2 for 1/6 of the recipe, about 1 1/3 cups
WW Purple SmartPoints: 2 for 1/6 of the recipe, about 1 1/3 cups
Sugar: 1 g | Fiber: 1 g | Calories: 210 kcal | Saturated Fat: 2 g | Fat: 7 g | Protein: 31 g | Carbohydrates: 6 g
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