Indian-inspired · curry

Quick Leftover Turkey Curry

Cooked turkey and peas warm in a golden tomato-coconut curry that turns leftovers into a new dinner.

Total time30 min
Hands-on18 min
Cleanuplow
Serves4
easyFamily-friendlygluten-freedairy-freenut-free
Turkey pieces and peas in a golden curry sauce with herbs
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Cook

Make dinner

  1. 01

    Heat oil in a deep skillet. Cook onion with 1/2 teaspoon salt for 6 minutes. Stir in curry powder for 30 seconds.

  2. 02

    Add tomatoes and coconut milk. Simmer for 8 minutes.

  3. 03

    Stir in turkey and peas and simmer until hot, 5 to 6 minutes.

  4. 04

    Finish with cilantro and serve with rice.

Make it work

Useful swaps

  • Use cooked chicken instead of turkey.
  • Baby spinach can replace peas.

Why this is a good weeknight call

It keeps the cleanup to one main pan. The ingredient list stays focused, and the recipe has a clear stopping point instead of extra optional projects.