Pan-Seared Turkey Breast with Apple Bacon Sauté, and Roasted Sweet Potatoes Recipe

Serves: 4

This healthy, paleo and protein-packed dinner is the full package! The turkey breast, apple bacon sauté, and sweet potatoes are all easy to prepare ahead of time for a quick, easy, and delicious next-day lunch or dinner. It’s perfect for a cold winter night. This meal is whole 30 diet compliant—no sugar, alcohol, grains, legumes, or dairy, but is still hearty and totally delicious.

Pro-tip: Cook the sweet potatoes in the oven while cooking the apple bacon sauté and turkey breasts on separate burners. Keep a lid on the sauté when the heat is off. Place the cooked turkey breasts on a plate and cover with foil until the rest of the food is ready to be served.

Pan-Seared Turkey Breast

Ingredients

4 turkey breasts

2 tablespoons coconut oil

1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary

1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika

1/4 teaspoon dried sage

1/4 teaspoon dried thyme

1/8 teaspoon garlic powder

1/8 teaspoon black pepper

1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions

1. Lay the down the turkey breasts on a clean surface. Season both sides of the meat with salt, pepper, garlic powder, smoked paprika, sage, and thyme.

2. Heat a cast iron skillet on medium-high heat. Add 1/4 teaspoon rosemary and wait about 45 seconds to 1 minute for it to begin bubbling.

3. Add two of the turkey breasts and cook for 4 minutes per side. Remove the breasts and add the other two— repeating the same process.

Apple Bacon Sauté

Ingredients

6 apples (sliced)

5 strips of bacon (crushed)

1 large yellow onion (sliced)

1 clove garlic (minced)

1 tablespoon grass-fed butter

1/8 teaspoon black pepper

1/8 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon dried thyme

Directions

1. Add your bacon to a frying pan on medium-high heat.

2. Cook for about 4-5 minutes while flipping occasionally until the bacon turns crispy. Remove it from the pan and onto a plate.

2. On a medium heat add the butter, apples and onions to the left over bacon fat.

3. Season with salt, pepper, and dried thyme.

4. Cook for 15-20 minutes stirring frequently until everything has almost cooked through.

5. Add the minced garlic and cook for 2-3 more minutes then off the heat.

Sweet Potatoes

Ingredients

2 sweet potatoes (cubed)

2 tablespoons coconut oil

1/8 teaspoon black pepper

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon smoked paprika

1/4 teaspoon dried sage

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 400°.

2. Cut the sweet potatoes into cubes and place them in a mixing bowl. Season with black pepper, salt, smoked paprika, and dried sage. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons coconut oil and stir everything together to combine.

3. Pour the sweet potato mixture out of the bowl and onto a baking tray and place into the oven once it has pre-heated.

4. Cook for about 35 minutes until soft and crispy.

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Turkey

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Sweet potatoes

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