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Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1/3 cup finely diced white onion
- 1/4 cup finely diced celery
- 1/4 cup finely diced carrot
- 1 ear corn, shucked and kernels removed or 1 cup frozen corn, thawed
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 jalapenos, stemmed and deveined
- 1 pound ground turkey
- 1 1/2 cups tomato puree
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 sprigs fresh thyme, leaves removed and chopped
- 2 springs fresh oregano, leaves removed and chopped
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 6 hamburger buns
- Serving suggestion: Pickled jalapenos and avocado slices
Directions
In a large saucepan, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add the onion and celery and cook until translucent. Add the carrot, corn kernels, garlic, and jalapeno. Cook for 5 minutes. Add the ground turkey and saute until cooked through. Stir in the tomato puree, bay leaf, thyme, oregano and salt and pepper, to taste. Reduce the heat to medium, cover the pan and cook for 10 minutes. Discard the bay leaf.
Put about 1/4 cup of the picadillo into each hamburger bun. Serve warm with pickled jalapenos and avocado slices.
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By Atlanta Alex
Atlanta, GA
on April 06, 2013
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Our family thinks these are terrific. For an easy, but very tasty meal, this is a good standby for us!
By Yaravit
on August 09, 2012
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Very Tasty! Love Your Recipes, Keep it Up.
By patty724
on March 25, 2012
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Very tasty, my husband even liked it and he usually only likes the same old sloppy Joe recipe. I added the pickled jalapenos and guacamole slices to mine and loved it.
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