Name: Slow Cooker Turkey Keema
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 8 h
Total time: 8 h 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Curry
Ingredients: 1 tbs sunflower oil; 2 cloves of garlic - finely chopped; 1 red chilli finely sliced; Thumb sized piece of ginger - peeled and grated; 1 onion - finely chopped; 500g turkey mince; 2 dessert spoons of mild curry powder; 400g tin chopped tomatoes; 150g spinach - roughly chopped; 200g frozen peas; salt and black pepper

homemade slow cooker turkey keema curry served with plain boiled rice, scattered with chopped coriander and sliced red chillies, lime wedge alongside. Curry served on a white plate sat on a grey table.

A super easy ground turkey recipe – our healthy slow cooker turkey keema curry is a healthy dinner idea all the family will love.

Our slow cooker turkey keema is deliciously light and healthy. This easy slow cooker turkey recipe will quickly become a favourite.

Using ground turkey instead of the traditional lamb mince really lightens up this curry and gives it a fresh, healthy, lighter taste.

If you’ve made keema curry with lamb mince, you’ll know it can be quite heavy and greasy well switching to ground turkey really cuts back on the fat content without loosing too much of the flavour.

I use a slow cooker with removable pan so it’s super easy to start things off on the hob and then just pop it into the slow cooker to simmer along all day.

Slow Cooker Turkey Keema Ingredients

ingredients for slow cooker turkey keema - wooden board with joseph jospeh red meat board on top with 500g ground turkey mince, alongside brown onion, thumb size pieces of ginger, red chilli and two garlic cloves. White dish with 2 dessertspoons of miild curry powder in it. Joseph Jospeh green colander filled with raw spinach and smaller Joseph Joseph dark green colander filled with frozen peas.

Splash of sunflower oil
2 cloves of garlic – finely chopped
1 red chilli – finely sliced
Thumb sized piece of ginger – peeled and finely grated
1 onion – finely chopped
500g turkey mince
2 dessert spoonfuls of mild curry powder
1 tin chopped tomatoes
4 handfuls of spinach roughly chopped
2 handfuls of frozen peas
salt and black pepper

If you prefer your curry hot and spicy then choose a hotter curry powder and really spice things up.

Instructions for making slow cooker turkey keema

Chop the onions and chop the chillies. Peel the ginger and garlic and grate on the fine side of the grater.

wooden chopping board with pile of chopped onions, small blue saucer with chopped red chillies and small blue patterned dish with grated ginger and garlic

Add a splash of sunflower oil to the pan, throw in the chopped onions, garlic, ginger and chillies and briskly stir fry for a couple of minutes to soften slightly.

wooden board with slow cooker pan on top - inside the slow cooker is chopped onions, red chillies, grated garlic and grated ginger and turkey mince that have been gently sautéed

Add the turkey mince and fry for a couple more minutes.

wooden board with slow cooker pan on top - inside the slow cooker is chopped onions, red chillies, grated garlic and grated ginger that have been gently sautéed

Tip in a tin of chopped tomatoes, the curry powder and season with salt and black pepper. Bring the curry to the boil then transfer to the slow cooker.
I cook this on low for around 7-8 hours because I just leave it simmering whilst I get on with my day.

wooden board with slow cooker pan on top - inside the slow cooker is chopped onions, red chillies, grated garlic, grated ginger, turkey mince, curry powder and tinned tomatoes that have been gently sautéed

Once the turkey keema is cooked through it should look lovely and dark and smell deliciously aromatic and spicy.

wooden board with slow cooker pan on it - pan filled with slow cooker turkey keema curry that's cooked through ready to add the spinach and frozen peas

I remove the turkey keema from the slow cooker and finish it off on the hob whilst I cook the rice.
Add in the frozen peas

wooden board with slow cooker pan on it - pan filled with slow cooker turkey keema curry that's cooked through - 2 handfuls of frozen peas have just been added

Stir the peas into the keema curry.

Then stir in the chopped spinach.

wooden board with slow cooker pan on it - pan filled with slow cooker turkey keema curry that's cooked through - 2 handfuls of frozen peas stirred through, 4 handfuls of spinach have just been added

I simmer this on the hob for around 10 minutes so the frozen peas cook through and spinach wilts.

black crockpot pan stood on wooden chopping board, pan filled with homemade slow cooker turkey keema curry with turkey mince, peas and spinach.

Make our healthy turkey mince curry your way…

Go Thai with the flavours and use thai curry paste
Add some extra heat and use a hot curry powder and extra chillies
Add extra veggies and stir through a tin of chick peas, mushrooms or lentils.

What to serve with Turkey Keema

This turkey keema is delicious served with plain boiled rice, scatter the curry with chopped coriander, finely chopped chillies or spring onions and a wedge of lime.

We also love this curry with a side of Thai crackers and sweet chilli dipping sauce.

For a different meal twist try using the turkey keema to….

fill burritos – just add some fresh salad
top nachos – just add chillies and coriander
use the keema mince to make little pasties or filo parcels

Yield: Serves 4

Slow Cooker Turkey Keema

Super easy, heatlhy turkey curry recipe you can cook in the slow cooker.

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 8 hours

Total Time 8 hours 20 minutes

Ingredients

1 tbs sunflower oil
2 cloves of garlic - finely chopped
1 red chilli finely sliced
Thumb sized piece of ginger - peeled and grated
1 onion - finely chopped
500g turkey mince
2 dessert spoons of mild curry powder
400g tin chopped tomatoes
150g spinach - roughly chopped
200g frozen peas
salt and black pepper

Instructions

Add a splash of sunflower oil to the slow cooker pan and gently fry the garlic, ginger, chillies and onions.
Add turkey mince and fry for a couple of minutes
Add curry powder, tinned tomatoes and salt and black pepper
Bring the curry to the boil, transfer to the slow cooker and cook on low for around 7-8 hours.
Once the curry is cooked, transfer back to the hob, add the frozen peas and spinach, bring the curry back to the boil and simmer for around 10 minutes to cook the peas and wilt the spinach.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 583Total Fat: 35gSaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 20gCholesterol: 158mgSodium: 817mgCarbohydrates: 25gFiber: 6gSugar: 8gProtein: 46g

Nutritional content will vary depending on the exact ingredients you use and how careful you are with measuring - this nutritional information is given as a general guide only.

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