Quick and Healthy | A 15-minute Dinner

Quick and Healthy: Music to my ears!

So as a mother of three very active boys I am always looking for quick and healthy go-to meals, and man have I found one!  

This is not my personal recipe, though, I played with it a bit for my family’s likes and dislikes, but I did get it from The Primal Mom on Facebook.  If you have not checked her stuff out yet you really should.  

The first time I did one of her 30 day Challenges, not only did my waistline benefit, but my skin and hair, and my family benefited!  BONUS!  So you really should check her out if you are looking to transform your eating habits.  I still cannot say we are strictly primal, but I can say we are much healthier, thanks in part to Primal Mom!

This recipe is perfect for those nights when you are so sick of the crockpot that you could bury it!

I don't know how I live without my crockpot, but their are days where I just want to kick that thing!  Yesterday was one of those days!  We had dance, acting, soccer, flag football and homework.  So i pulled out this recipe and started cooking around 6:30 and was done by 6:45 and everyone got a health meal! So take a look at the recipe and see if it is something your family might enjoy.  But like my mama always said:

"You won't know till you try it!"

Paleo Turkey Squash Recipe

Ingredients

1lb Ground Turkey

2-4 yellow squash (I usually do one zucchini and one squash, her recipe calls for 4 squash),

1 lb of bacon (Can I get an amen! Love me some Bacon)

8 Mushrooms (your choice)

2 small onions

2 celery stalks

2 teaspoons dried parsley

2 teaspoons coriander

2 teaspoons ground cumin

2 teaspoons garlic powder

2 teaspoons dried cilantro

2 limes

Prep

Slice squash into thin medallions, chop bacon into small pieces, chop mushrooms, chop onion, chop celery (SECRET, you can buy your onion and celery already chopped and if you have an HEB near you they have them chopped and packaged together in the deli!)

Cooking Instructions

In a large skillet or large pot, cook bacon pieces.  When done, remove bacon from the pan and set aside. (try not to eat it all!  That is always our problem!) LEAVE THE BACON GREASE IN THE PAN.  

Next using the same pan, on medium heat, add the squash slices, onion and celery (I add mushrooms here because my family is not crazy about mushrooms and if add them early they cook down and are smaller so harder to see :)  

Saute 5 minutes.  Remove from pan and set aside with the bacon.  

Using the same pan, add ground turkey and cook 5-7 minutes, until no longer pink.  

Once turkey is cooked, add mushrooms if you have not already, plus parsley, coriander, cumin, garlic powder and cilantro.  Mix well.  

Add squash and bacon mixture that you have set aside and mix well.  Cover the pan and turn down heat to simmer for 5 minutes.  

Plate turkey squash.  Squeeze lime over the dish.  Done!  (Now with the lime, Will, Trey and I get the lime.  JP and Graeme do not....you have to do what is best for your families tastebuds.)

Hope you enjoy this dish as much as my family does.