This ground turkey sweet potato skillet recipe is simple, easy, delicious, and Weight Watchers friendly! Each serving is low in myWW points, low calorie, and packed with flavor. Check out all of these Weight Watchers Ground turkey recipes!
Ground turkey is a staple on any healthy eating plan and it’s always low in Weight Watchers points.
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This recipe is always a reader’s favorite. It’s simple, straightforward, and can be customized really easily to incorporate more / less flavor depending on if you have picky eaters in the house. This is a family friendly recipe that everyone loves!
How do I find Personal Points for this recipe?
To get the Weight Watchers Personal Points information for this recipe you’ll need to calculate for yourself based on the ingredients you use.
Do you have myWW points for this recipe?
This skillet meal is quickly becoming a new family favorite. It’s packed with flavors and easy to prepare. Each serving is low in WW points.
Which WW Program are these points for?
WW has definitely changed from 2020 to now. They went from three to one plan to multiple plans and back to one plan again. So in 2023, we have just plain old “POINTS.”
- Be sure to calculate the points value of the foods and recipes you eat in the app.
- Always add ingredients and serving sizes and don’t rely on the nutrition facts in the recipe.
- Accuracy will come from the information you input on the app.
Each serving is 1 cup just about. The full recipe should be about 6 servings.
Remember that even small changes and simple things like a different brand of cheese can change the points so if you are worried about that definitely use the ww.com recipe creator tool and check it all out for yourself. I provide the points as a courtesy but we’re all human and mistakes/changes happen.
I love making recipes that are one pan, simple, and healthy. It’s a common misconception that you have to eat boring, bland, or flavorless foods while on a diet or healthy living plan. This recipe will definitely turn that idea on its head!
Making a one pan sweet potato skillet is easy!
This recipe takes about 30 minutes to prepare and it serves 6. You can double the recipe or cut it in half, whatever you need to suit your family or meal prepping needs!
I have found that this recipe does hold up pretty well in the refrigerator throughout the week so I never mind having leftovers that I can reheat for lunches. If you don’t like leftovers feel free to cut them in half and just make what you can eat in a single meal!
What do I need for this Weight Watchers ground turkey skillet?
This is the base of the ingredients we use for this simple ground turkey sweet potato skillet. I usually let everyone add spices to their own meals because not everyone in my house likes things super spicy.
If you like a bit more spice in your meals you can double up on the spices included or add some things! Chili oil would be a good addition, some sriracha would be tasty.
Whatever you add just be sure to calculate that into the points as the items listed in the recipe card at the bottom of the post are the only things we include for point values!
- sweet potatoes
- ground turkey breast
- yellow bell pepper
- onion
- mozzarella cheese
- cilantro
- olive oil
- ground cumin
- garlic
- chili powder
- salt
- pepper
Here are some kitchen essentials that I like to have on hand when making recipes like this for meal prep:
Making healthy meals is a breeze with these kitchen essentials. Keeping things like this on hand makes my life so much easier in the kitchen.
Some things that are great to have on hand when prepping meals like this is a cutting board, sharp knives, and storage containers.
You can also benefit from a good skillet, a kitchen scale, and of course some measuring cups!
What can you add to a ground turkey sweet potato skillet?
This recipe calls for salt. pepper, garlic, cumin, cilantro, bell peppers, and onion. If you want to spice things up a bit try adding some jalapenos, red pepper flakes, or smoked paprika.
To sweeten up the recipe just a tad, a few tablespoons of maple syrup or honey would do the trick.
Sometimes we switch the cilantro for dill for a change a pace.
We keep things simple and then everyone adds their own little flare with each serving but it’s easy to customize, forgiving if you need to add or subtract certain ingredients, and who doesn’t love just one pan to clean up?
What are the benefits of eating a ground turkey sweet potato skillet?
Lean ground turkey and sweet potatoes are packed full of nutrition. If you are on a Weight Watchers plan the points are low, too.
This skillet dinner contains vegetables and protein, the perfect combo for low carb eating.
Looking for more great Weight Watchers recipes?
You have come to the right place! Here at Midlife Healthy Living, I share lots of delicious WW recipes that are easy to make, healthy, and tasty enough to serve the whole family.
Ground turkey and sweet potato recipes are tasty and healthy but you’ll need some others to choose from as well, right? Here are some of my favorite Weight Watchers recipes that use ground turkey:
- Weight Watchers Ground Turkey Goulash
- Weight Watcher Turkey Burgers
- Weight Watchers Turkey Enchiladas
- Turkey Sliders with Mushrooms
That’s a great selection of recipes you can make with ground turkey. Having extra lean ground turkey on hand at all times is a must for Weight Watchers. It’s super low in points or free on most of the plans which makes it a great protein to use as a base for your favorite recipes.
Printable Recipe For A One-Pan Skillet Dinner:
Here is the printable version of this super easy Weight Watchers sweet potato skillet meal. It’s a family favorite and you can totally spice it up to your liking.
Ground Turkey Sweet Potato Skillet
This ground turkey sweet potato skillet recipe is simple, easy, delicious, and Weight Watchers friendly! Each serving is low in Weight Watchers points.
Ingredients
- 3 small or 2 large sweet potatoes, peeled and diced (about 3 cups)
- 1 pound ground turkey (99% fat free)
- 1 yellow bell pepper
- 1 cup onion, diced
- ½ cup skim mozzarella, shredded
- ½ cup water
- ¼ cup cilantro, chopped
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1.5 tablespoons ground cumin
- 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
Instructions
- In a large cast-iron skillet, heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute and then add ground turkey.
- Use a wooden spoon to break apart meat and continue cooking approximately 8 minutes until browned.
- Add cumin, chili powder, salt and pepper. Stir well to incorporate.
- Add onion and bell pepper, and cook for 3-4 minutes. Add diced sweet potato and water.
- Stir and cover with a lid for approximately 6-8 minutes until the sweet potatoes soften. Add additional water during this process if needed to keep the meat from drying out.
- Remove lid and add additional salt and pepper if needed.
- Top with shredded mozzarella and allow it to melt.
- Remove skillet from heat and garnish with fresh cilantro before serving.
Notes
Personal Points Link for Points: https://cmx.weightwatchers.com/details/MEMBERRECIPE:596647aa8bf444546f39b8d4
- Weight Watchers Purple 2
- Weight Watchers Blue 4
- Weight Watchers Green 5
6 Servings about 1 cup each
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Nutrition Information
Yield
6Serving Size
1Amount Per Serving Calories 374Total Fat 21gSaturated Fat 6gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 13gCholesterol 90mgSodium 387mgCarbohydrates 22gNet Carbohydrates 0gFiber 3gSugar 7gSugar Alcohols 0gProtein 26g
As with any of our recipes, carb counts, calorie counts, WW points and nutritional information varies greatly. As a result, your nutritional content depends on which products you choose to use when cooking this dish. The auto-calculation is just an automated estimate and should NOT be used for specific dietary needs.
This recipe is not endorsed by Weight Watchers. Points were calculated with the WW app using ingredients as a courtesy. Please do your own calculations for ensured accuracy. Calculating points using nutrition info in this post is not recommended.
Kati
Thursday 9th of March 2023
I added the ingredients in the recipe builder as well, AND followed the link, and a serving is like 10 points. This looks really good, but that just seems really high...am I doing something wrong?
Michele Brosius
Monday 13th of March 2023
Keep in mind this has not been updated for the new program. Sweet potatoes used to be much lower in points on older programs. You can lower points by using fat-free cheese and the leanest turkey possible. But the potatoes are the high point culprit. We are working on updating all recipes, but it takes time. Thanks!
AnnMarie
Tuesday 20th of December 2022
If I want to double the recipe but don’t have a big cast iron, can I put it in oven? Suggestions ?
Michele Brosius
Wednesday 21st of December 2022
I am not sure. You would definitely have to precook the ground turkey if you attempt and oven version. Sorry I couldn't be of more help. Thanks!
wtdp
Saturday 24th of September 2022
Loved it! I only had 1 tbsp of cumin left but when I make it again I'll use the whole 1.5. Otherwise I followed the recipe exactly and it didn't need a thing, not even a grain of salt. Really easy and tasty, thanks.
KimS
Tuesday 22nd of June 2021
I made this--it was amazing. My husband and I both loved it. I did only use 1 Tbl. Cumin and a small amount of smoked paprika, as well as steaming some fresh chopped kale on top at the end as another reader suggested. I served it over a small amount of brown rice.
Meagen Brosius
Thursday 14th of October 2021
Sounds great! Glad you enjoyed!
Janet
Wednesday 24th of February 2021
I switched out the ground turkey and replaced it with a plants based meat. I will make it again.