Grownup Hamburger Helper (with ground turkey or ground beef)
Homemade recipe by: Mike DeFuria

Ingredients:

1½ cup chopped onions
1 cup chopped sweet green peppers
½ cup chopped sweet red peppers
½ cup chopped sweet yellow peppers
½ cup chopped sweet orange peppers
5 cloves garlic
1/2 cup chopped hot chili peppers
2 chopped habanero peppers (optional)
4 tbsp olive oil
2 pounds ground turkey (99% lean)
or
2 pounds ground beef (95% lean)
2 cups green or wax beans
1 cup snow peas
1 cup shredded carrots
1 cup chopped celery
1 cup zucchini chopped, seeds removed
1 cup summer squash chopped, seeds removed
3 cups diced tomatoes

Spices:

½ tsp cayenne pepper
½ tsp chipotle chile pepper
½ tsp crushed red chile pepper
½ tsp cumin
½ tsp paprika
½ tsp black pepper
sea salt to taste

Directions:

1. Dice up all of the vegetables small – ¼ to ½ inch pieces.

2. Heat the olive oil in a 12” deep skillet over medium heat. Add the onion, garlic, sweet peppers, hot peppers, carrots, and habanero pepper; cook and stir until the onion is transparent.

3. Add the ground turkey or ground beef, cook for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until the meat is no longer pink.

4. Add the diced tomatoes, stirring into the onions, garlic, peppers, etc. Add the remaining vegetables and all the spices. Add salt and pepper to taste.

5. Simmer for about 15 minutes covered.

Notes:

1. Use all fresh vegetables
2. Nutrition below is with “no salt added” tomatoes
3. Spice to your preference
4. Salt to your preference
5. Makes 12 quarts (12 servings, 1 cup per serving)
6. Great over brown rice, whole wheat paste, or any hearty pasta

Nutrition (ground turkey):

• Calories 175
• Fat 5.6 g
• Saturated Fat 0.7 g
• Cholesterol 47 mg
• Sodium 60 mg
• Carbs 12 g
• Dietary Fiber 3.3 g
• Protein 21 g

Nutrition (ground beef):

• Calories 237
• Fat 9.9 g
• Saturated Fat 2.9 g
• Cholesterol 57 mg
• Sodium 80 g
• Carbs 15
• Dietary Fiber 3.8g
• Protein 22 g