Ground Turkey

Introduction

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Adding high quality protein to your meals is paramount for good health. Turkey is a excellent source of lean protein that can be a nice change from ground beef. While turkey is already healthy, this recipe comes with extra ingredients like beef tallow, apple cider vinegar and ginger/turmeric to supercharge your health.

Make a batch or two of this ground turkey on meal prep day and add it to your weekly meals whether breakfast lunch or dinner. It goes well on rice, next to potatoes or with your favorite veggies. It is also an easy dish to travel with when you need meals on the go.

Servings

• 12oz of cooked meat (2-4 servings depending on the person)

Ingredients

• 1 lb of Ground Turkey
• ½ Onion (diced)
• 1 tbsp Beef Tallow (grass fed only) or Coconut Oil
• 2 Cloves of garlic
• 1 inch piece of Turmeric and/or Ginger
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1 splash of Apple Cider Vinegar

Directions

• Using a cast iron skillet, heat up the oil until the skillet is hot but not so hot the oil is smoking.
• Cook the onions until golden in color.
• Using a ‘’Microplane’ grater, add garlic and ginger or turmeric to onions. 
• Cook the onion mixture for 30-60s (do not allow the garlic ingredients to burn).
• Add the ground turkey. Stir it enough to not burn but allow not so much that you prevent ‘browning’ of the meat. There is ‘flavor in the brown’!
• Add salt and pepper to taste.
• When meat is thoroughly cooked, turn off heat and deglaze the skillet with a splash of apple cider vinegar. 
• Stir together and then serve with your choice of rice, potatoes and or veggies.
• Tip: If using turmeric, make sure to add pepper. Pepper contains a substance that helps the absorption of curcumin (active ingredient in turmeric).
• Enjoy!

    Why These Ingredients?  

• Turkey:
• Lean protein
• B vitamins
• Precursors to serotonin (neurotransmitter)
• Beef Tallow
• Healthy fats: palmitoleic acid, palmitic acid and stearic acid, and conjugated linoleic acid. 
• Fat soluble vitamins (vitamin A, vitamin D, vitamin K, and vitamin E)
• conjugated linoleic acid can help with fat burning
• Anti-oxidant (longevity)
• Nourishes/hydrates skin
• Garlic
• Anti-inflammatory
• Boost immune system
• Reduce blood pressure
• Improve cholesterol
• Liver detoxification
• Ginger
• Anti-inflammatory
• Anti-oxidant (longevity)
• Lower blood sugar
• Digestion
• Brain health
• Turmeric
• Anti-inflammatory
• Anti-oxidant (longevity)
• Brain health
• Lower risk of heart disease
• Helps arthritis
• Apple Cider Vinegar
• Digestion (stomach acid)
• Anti-bacterial 
• Help manage blood sugar