Ground Turkey Jambalaya

Somehow we always end up with either a surplus or deficit of ground meat in the freezer.  Right now, there's definitely a surplus.  Particularly of ground turkey, although there is also a bit of ground beef.  I was hunting for for recipes to use said ground turkey when I stumbled upon this one, yes, on Pinterest.  I was pretty excited about it because I also had some wonderful red bell peppers that needed to be put to use.  It turned out REALLY tasty.  It was also REALLY easy to make, which is a huge bonus.  Not as exciting in the picture, but the peppers were very pretty in real life.  Trust me!

Ground Turkey Jambalaya

(taken from Playing House)

Ingredients:

1  lb ground turkey breast

1  tbsp EVOO

1  large onion, diced

1  medium red bell pepper, seeded and diced

1  medium orange bell pepper, seeded and diced

2  cloves garlic, minced

1/2  tsp salt

1/4  tsp ground black pepper

1  tsp paprika

1/2  tsp dried oregano

1/2  tsp dried thyme 

1  bay leaf

1/4  tsp cayenne pepper

2 1/2  c low sodium chicken broth

1  14.5oz can diced tomatoes (no salt added)

1  c long-grain rice, uncooked (I used brown) 

Hot pepper sauce...if you fancy

Directions: 

Brown the turkey in a frying pan, set aside.  Heat the oil in a large dutch oven (or similar) over medium heat.  Add the onion, bell peppers, and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until onions are translucent.  Add in everything else (including turkey...but not the rice or hot pepper sauce) and bring to a boil.  Stir in the rice, cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer until the rice is cooked and most of the liquid is absorbed.  Serve it up hot!