Butternut Squash Peanut Turkey Curry
Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 35 minutes Total Time: 45 minutes Servings: 4
A Thai style curry with turkey and butternut squash!
ingredients
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 pound ground turkey (or chicken)
- 1 onion, diced
- 1 bell pepper, diced
- 1 tablespoon garlic, grated/minced
- 1 tablespoon ginger, grated/minced
- 2 tablespoons red curry paste (link)
- 1 tablespoon curry powder
- 1 (14 ounce) can coconut milk
- 1/4 cup peanut butter
- 1 tablespoons lime juice
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce (gluten-free for gluten-free)
- 2 tablespoons palm sugar (or brown sugar, or maple syrup)
- 4 cups butternut squashed, cut into 1 inch cubes
- 4 cups baby spinach
- 2 tablespoons cilantro, chopped
- 1/4 cup roasted peanuts, coarsely chopped
directions
- Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat, add the turkey, onion, and bell pepper, and cook, breaking apart teh ground turkey as it cooks.
- Add the garlic, ginger, red curry paste, and curry powder, mix well and cook until fragrant, about a minute.
- Add the coconut milk, peanut butter, lime juice, fish sauce, sugar, and butternut squash, mix, bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer, covered, until the squash is tender, about 15-20 minutes.
- Add the baby spinach, mix it in, and let it wilt.
- Mix in the cilantro and peanuts and enjoy!
Option: Use 1 pound diced turkey or chicken instead of ground.
Option: Add 1/2 cup pumpkin puree.
Option: Add 1 (14.5 ounce) can chickpeas, rinsed and drained.
Option: Add 1/2 cup peas (fresh or frozen) near the end.
Option: Add 1/4 pepitas as garnish.