Turkey fillet with zucchini and garlic in a frying pan

Juicy, fragrant meat dish for a family dinner. Turkey fillet with zucchini and garlic in a frying pan is characterized by simplicity and accessibility of cooking. And it doesn't take much time. Thanks to the colorful vegetables and greens, the dish turns out bright. Seasonings and vegetables give poultry meat a special taste and aroma.
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Composition / ingredients

servings:
Translation table of volumetric measures
Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 56 % 9 g
Fats 31 % 5 g
Carbohydrates 13 % 2 g
91 kcal
GI: 100 / 0 / 0

Cooking method

Cooking time: 1 h

Wash the turkey fillet, dry it, cut into small pieces.
Heat the olive oil in a frying pan, put the turkey pieces.
Fry the meat over medium heat, turning it over periodically to form a ruddy crust. Thanks to this, the pieces of meat inside will remain juicy.
Peel onions and carrots, wash. Cut the onion into small cubes. Cut carrots into medium strips.
Peel zucchini, cut into medium cubes.
Wash the pepper, remove the green part and seeds, cut into strips.
Fry the onion separately in a frying pan with the addition of olive oil for 3 minutes.
Add carrots, fry for another 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Put the prepared zucchini and pepper to the vegetables, mix, fry for 3 minutes.
Add the fried meat to the vegetables, mix everything.
Peel garlic, wash, finely chop, add to meat with vegetables.
Pour boiling water, mix, add salt.
Simmer the dish under the lid for 20 minutes.
10 minutes before cooking, add basil and herbs of Provence, mix.
Serve turkey with vegetables hot with any side dish, garnished with fresh herbs.
Bon appetit!

Turkey meat is very useful for a child's growing body, as it contains all the necessary substances and a large amount of protein for full growth and development of the musculoskeletal system. In addition, turkey meat is hypoallergenic, which allows it to be included in the kids' menu.
Turkey dishes are especially recommended for people engaged in hard physical labor, as well as athletes.
Turkey meat is easily digested, it is less fatty compared to other types of meat, so it has rightfully won the status of a dietary product. Only rabbit meat, which is out of competition, can compare with it.
For cooking turkey with vegetables, I used poultry meat from the thigh. You can take white meat from the breast, this will increase the dietary properties of the dish.
Olive oil can be replaced with any vegetable oil, and a set of vegetables and seasonings can be selected according to your taste.

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Sweet pepper - 27   kcal/100g
  • Carrots - 33   kcal/100g
  • Dried carrots - 275   kcal/100g
  • Boiled carrots - 25   kcal/100g
  • Garlic - 143   kcal/100g
  • Fresh basil - 27   kcal/100g
  • Dried basil - 251   kcal/100g
  • Parsley greens - 45   kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0   kcal/100g
  • Water - 0   kcal/100g
  • Onion - 41   kcal/100g
  • Olive oil - 913   kcal/100g
  • Herb mixture - 259   kcal/100g
  • Turkey fillet - 84   kcal/100g
  • Zucchini - 16   kcal/100g

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