Turkey and Squash Stew

  • Level: Easy
  • Yield: 4 servings
  • Total: 40 min
  • Prep: 15 min
  • Cook: 25 min
Turkey gets cooked in a brothy stew with potatoes, butternut squash and zucchini. Mexican essentials like salsa verde and tostadas deepen the flavors and thicken the broth.
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Ingredients

1 1/2 pounds skinless, boneless turkey breast

2 teaspoons ground cumin

Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper 

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

8 large sprigs thyme or 1 teaspoon dried thyme

1 large onion, chopped

1/2 pound small red-skinned potatoes, thinly sliced

1 pound cubed peeled butternut squash

2 small yellow squash or zucchini (about 1/2 pound), cut into thick half-moons

3/4 cup prepared salsa verde

1 cup crumbled corn tostadas or tortilla chips, plus more for serving

Directions

  1. Cut the turkey into 1 1/2-inch pieces. Sprinkle with the cumin, and salt and pepper to taste. Heat the olive oil in a Dutch oven or large pot over high heat. Add the thyme, then add the turkey and cook until browned on one side, about 3 minutes. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 4 minutes.
  2. Stir in 5 cups hot water, the potatoes, butternut squash, zucchini, salsa and tostadas (the tostadas will dissolve and help thicken the broth). Cover and bring to a boil, then uncover and reduce to a simmer. Cook until the vegetables are tender and the turkey is just cooked through, about 15 minutes. Serve with more tostadas.

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Jboy71

You definitely need to be careful with the size you cut your veggies in or your squash will be too mushy. Increasing the cumin coupled with using El Ranchero Mild Hot chips as well as 5 cups of chicken stock, actually gave it the spice I was looking for. This also doesnt reheat very well.

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