Crock Pot Tijuana Turkey

Name: Crock Pot Tijuana Turkey
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 4 h
Total time: 4 h 20 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 lb turkey breast, cut into 3/4 inch cubes; 1 small green bell pepper, finely chopped; 1 small onion, minced; 1 garlic clove, minced; 1 tablespoon brown sugar; 1 tablespoon chili powder; 2 tablespoons cornmeal; 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 1 teaspoon dried oregano leaves, crushed; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper; 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce; 1 1/2 cups water; 1 1/2 tablespoons smooth peanut butter; 3 cups hot cooked rice; 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro

Submitted by Olha7397

"The cocoa in this dish imparts a richness and mysterious nuance. Peanut butter replaces the usual ground nuts."

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Ready In:: 4hrs 20mins
Ingredients:: 18
Serves:: 4

ingredients

1 lb turkey breast, cut into 3/4 inch cubes
1 small green bell pepper, finely chopped
1 small onion, minced
1 garlic clove, minced
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 tablespoon chili powder
2 tablespoons cornmeal
3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon dried oregano leaves, crushed
¹⁄₂ teaspoon salt
¹⁄₄ teaspoon ground cinnamon
¹⁄₈ teaspoon ground red pepper
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 ¹⁄₂ cups water
1 ¹⁄₂ tablespoons smooth peanut butter
3 cups hot cooked rice
¹⁄₄ cup chopped fresh cilantro

directions

Combine turkey, bell pepper, onion, and garlic in a 3 1/2 quart slow cooker.
In a small bowl, mix brown sugar, chili powder, cornmeal, cocoa powder, cumin, oregano, salt, cinnamon, and red pepper. Stir into turkey mixture.
Whisk tomato sauce with water and peanut butter; pour over turkey mixture, mixing well.
Cover and cook on LOW 4 to 5 hours. Serves 4.
Serve over hot cooked rice. Sprinkle with cilantro.
Healthy Crockery Cookery Mable Hoffman.

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Reviews

This was very good. I made it pretty much as listed except that I added more red pepper, because we like things spicier. It did get a bit thick at the end, so next time I might add more water or tomato sauce, but everyone liked it, and it is definitely going on my list of go-to healthy meals.

ClarkeCC