Cheesy Turkey & Sweet Potato Skillet
with Zesty-Lime Crema & Pickled Red Onion
- Milk
For this one-pan meal, we took a classic potato hash and gave it a little bit of a makeover. We kept the classic bell pepper and onion combo, but swapped in tender sweet potatoes and savory, browned turkey—then topped it all with melty mozzarella. A drizzle of lime crema and tangy pickled onions give this easy-to-love skillet a punchy finish!
Ingredients
1 unit
Sweet Potatoes
1 unit
Lime
1 ounce
Mirepoix Paste
1 tablespoon
Fry Seasoning
1 teaspoon
Chili Powder
3 tablespoon
Sour Cream
(Contains: Milk)
1 unit
Red Onion
1 unit
Bell Pepper
½ cup
Mozzarella Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
10 ounce
Ground Turkey
Not included in your delivery
Salt
Pepper
Sugar
Cooking Oil
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Wash and dry produce. • Halve, peel, and dice half the onion into 1⁄4-inch pieces; thinly slice remaining onion. Zest and quarter lime. Core, deseed, and dice bell pepper into 1⁄4-inch pieces. Dice sweet potato into 1⁄4-inch pieces.
• In a small microwave-safe bowl, combine sliced onion, 1⁄2 tsp sugar, juice from three lime wedges, and a pinch of salt (1 tsp sugar and juice from six lime wedges for 4 servings). Cover with plastic wrap and microwave for 30 seconds. • Refrigerate until ready to serve, stirring occasionally.
• Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add turkey and cook, breaking up meat into pieces, until slightly browned, 1-2 minutes.
• Reduce heat to medium. Stir in diced onion, bell pepper, sweet potato, mirepoix paste, Fry Seasoning, 1 cup water (2 cups for 4 servings), a large drizzle of oil, and as much chili powder as you like. Cover and cook until veggies are softened and turkey is cooked through, 4-6 minutes. • Uncover and continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until all but a thin layer of liquid has evaporated from pan, 3-5 minutes more. (You’ll add more to the skillet in Step 6.)
• Meanwhile, in a second small bowl, combine lime zest, sour cream, and juice from one lime wedge (two wedges for 4 servings). If necessary, add water 1 tsp at a time until mixture reaches a drizzling consistency. • Season with salt and pepper.
• Once most of the liquid in pan has evaporated, reduce heat to medium low. Evenly top turkey mixture with mozzarella. • Cover and cook until cheese melts, 1 minute. Remove from heat.
• Top skillet with lime crema and pickled onion (draining first). Serve family style directly from skillet.
Ground Poultry is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 165°.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many loved the zesty lime crema and pickled onions, which added a flavorful punch to the dish 🍋.
- Ease of prep: Quick and easy to make, though some found the cooking time for vegetables longer than stated.
- Suggestions: Consider roasting sweet potatoes first for better texture; reduce water for a less soupy consistency.
- Portions: Several found the meal light on vegetables, especially sweet potatoes; adding extra veggies improved satisfaction.
- Texture: Some desired more crunch; try adding tortilla chips or cooking vegetables separately for varied textures.
Reviews from our home cooks
This was tasty! I definitely enjoyed it. However, I do wish there was more sweet potato. Or the one I happened to get was pretty small. It's just if the dish is a sweet potato skillet, the bell pepper shouldn't outnumber the sweet potato. Also, by slicing and pickling half the red onion - it was a LOT of onion! I think slicing and pickling a quarter of the onion would have been great. Lastly, THANK YOU for listing the ingredient quantities on the recipe card again!
This meal came together crazy fast! It was delicious and filling. The lime crema and pickled red onion gave it such a zing!
This was a great meal but the portions were really small. The portion of turkey was spot on but it needed more sweet potato, bell pepper, and onion. We ended up chopping up and adding some zucchini which was really good. It was a really good meal just needed more veg.
The lime and cilantro just top it off as a great flavorful dish. More than the basic Mexican skillet meal elsewhere
Forgot my pickled onions and cream when packing my lunch but without it, it was fire! Very easy to make.
So good! Probably in my top 10 favorites! Took longer than expected to cook, cooking time was off. But all in all it was wonderful!
Not going to lie. I was iffy on this meal but let me say. It is fantastic!!! So much good flavor. Please put a bigger warning on the chili powder because it will make it hotter than you may want. But keep it up this could maybeeeee use some corn? Idk just something but great job love it.
Definitely a good recipe. I ended up using all the season provided, but it's a nice touch that there's extra that's optional for people who don't want as much. Overall a good meal. Lots of veggies and protein. Would be good over rice!
This was SO good. Definitely exceeded expectations. The pickled onions brings it together. I would eat this every day.
This was SO easy and one of my favorite hello fresh meals. Will definitely be on the lookout for this one again!!!
