Firecracker Ground Turkey

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4.96 from 21 votes

Firecracker Ground Turkey

This light Firecracker Ground Turkey is the perfect combo of sweet and spicy. And it comes together in just 15 minutes!

Cook Time15

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American, Asian

Servings:

Calories: 230kcal

Author: Geri

Ingredients

1.25 lbs 99% fat free ground turkey
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/4 tsp kosher salt
fresh ground pepper, to taste
1 small bunch green onions, chopped (about green onions)
(optional) 2 cups frozen or fresh veggies of choice

FOR THE SAUCE

1/3 cup buffalo sauce, like Frank's Red Hot
1/2 cup unsweetened apple sauce
1/4 cup brown sugar or coconut sugar
1 tbsp apple cider vinegar or rice wine vinegar
1 tsp cornstarch
(optional) add in 1/4-1/2 tsp of red pepper flakes if you want some extra spice!

Instructions

Heat cooking spray in a large skillet over medium, high heat.
Mix meat around with your hands, forming small pieces. Place those pieces in your skillet. Season meat with garlic powder, ginger powder, salt, and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until browned and no longer pink in the middle, about 5-7 minutes.
While meat is cooking, mix together sauce ingredients and chop green onions. Set aside.
When meat is no longer pink, add in sauce and half of the green onions. Bring to a boil, then simmer until sauce has thickened and coated the meat, about 5 minutes. Add in a splash or two of water if the sauce gets too thick.
In the last few minutes of cooking, add in your frozen veggies and cook until just defrosted, about 3-4 minutes. If using fresh veggies, you may need to add them in earlier in the process to ensure that they cook through.
Garnish with remaining green onions.

Notes

Click here to determine your WW PersonalPoints for this recipe (if you are logged in to your WW app, it should calculate for you automatically). The recipe is calculated for meat and sauce only. Adding veggies may alter your points slightly.

WW Green SmartPoints: 4 for 1/4 of the recipe.

WW Blue SmartPoints: 2 for 1/4 of the recipe.

WW Purple SmartPoints: 2 for 1/4 of the recipe.

**The actual size of your serving will depend on if you add veggies, and what kind you use. My serving with 2 cups of broccoli added in was 1 1/4 cups.

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