Thai Slow Cooker Ground Turkey

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Thai Slow Cooker Ground Turkey

This Thai slow cooker ground turkey recipe is an easy & nutritious dinner that only takes 10 minutes to prepare. It can be served in many ways including over rice or noodles.

Prep Time10

Cook Time3

Total Time3 10

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American, asian

Diet: Gluten Free

Servings: Servings

Author: Laura

Cost: $7

Equipment

Ingredients

Sauce

15 ounces coconut milk
½ cup soy sauce
¼ cup hoisin sauce
2 Tablespoons brown sugar or coconut sugar
2 Tablespoons sweet chili sauce
1 tsp sesame oil
¼ tsp powdered ginger

Turkey & Vegetables

20 ounces ground turkey
1 Tablespoon minced garlic
1 Tablespoon sesame oil
½ cup finely diced onion
1 bell pepper any color, diced
½ cup edamame shelled
1 Tablespoon cornstarch or arrowroot powder
1 Tablespoon water

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Instructions

Add coconut milk, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, brown sugar, chili sauce, sesame oil and powdered ginger to the container of a slow cooker. Whisk together until smooth. Set slow cooker off to the side.
In a large skillet, heat 1 Tablespoon sesame oil. Add ground turkey, minced garlic and onion and cook until turkey is browned (about 10 minutes), stirring often.
Add the cooked turkey mixture to the crock pot and stir until it's evenly distributed in the sauce.
Add diced bell peppers (or any color of your choosing) and edamame to the crockpot and stir.
Cook on high for 2 hours, or low for 4 hours, until the veggies are cooked to your liking.
To thicken the sauce: Mix together cornstarch and water, add to crock pot and cook on high for 30-60 minutes, with the lid slightly ajar.
Once veggies are cooked to your liking and sauce is thick, serve over rice or noodles.

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Notes

Ingredient Substitutions

Ground turkey. Ground chicken or beef work well in this recipe.
Soy sauce. For a paleo version use coconut aminos.
Brown sugar. honey or coconut sugar are great substitutes for browns sugar.
Powdered ginger. use fresh minced ginger instead of powdered, if desired.
Bell Peppers & Edamame. use your favorite vegetables. Sometimes I even put sweet potatoes in the dish.
Cornstarch. arrowroot or tapioca starch are good substitutes.

Store/Freeze

Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 5-7 days or in the freezer for up to 2 months.

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