Last Updated on October 17, 2023 by Kayla Berman
Ground Turkey Sweet Potato bake is the perfect healthy dinner recipe! This easy casserole is made with sweet potato, ground turkey, zucchini, parmesan cheese, and simple seasonings.
It’s a low effort, gluten free meal loaded with protein and veggies. A delicious dinner that makes you feel your best too!
Looking for more ground turkey or sweet potato recipes? Check out my Ground Turkey Teriyaki Rice Bowls and Sautéed Sweet Potatoes.
Ingredients needed for Ground Turkey Sweet Potato Bake…
This simple dinner calls for only a few healthy and minimal ingredients! It is a completely gluten free recipe loaded with protein and veggies. A delicious dinner that makes you feel your best too!
- Ground Turkey: Ground turkey is the protein source in this recipe. You’ll need 1 lb.
- Sweet Potato: Sweet potato is an absolutely delicious and satisfying addition to this dish. It works perfectly with the rest of the flavors here! Add 2 sweet potatoes.
- Zucchini: 2 zucchinis are used in this recipe. It’s a vegetable that goes with everything and this Ground Turkey Sweet Potato casserole is no exception!
- Parmesan Cheese: I am a firm believer that everything tastes better with some cheese on top! You’ll need 2/3 cup of shredded parmesan cheese here.
- Olive Oil: 5 tbsp olive oil is used throughout this healthy dish.
- Garlic Powder & Rosemary: I am all about simple when it comes to recipes, especially the seasonings & spices. So all you need here is 1 1/2 tsp garlic powder and 1 tsp rosemary. Simple, but delicious!
- Salt & Pepper: Add lots of salt & pepper to taste!
How to make this Ground Turkey and Sweet Potato Recipe…
This quick and easy recipe is super low effort! Not much active cooking is required … simply chop the veggies, brown the ground turkey, and toss in the oven to bake to perfection.
First set the oven to 400 degrees.
Start by peeling and chopping the sweet potatoes. Place in a large baking dish and toss with 2 tbsp olive oil, 1/2 tsp garlic powder, 1/2 tsp rosemary, salt, and pepper. Bake for 30 minutes.
While the sweet potatoes are in the oven, brown the ground turkey in a pan. Sauté with 1 tbsp olive oil, 1 tsp garlic powder, 1/2 tsp rosemary, salt, and pepper.
Next chop the zucchini. Cut into slices and then quarter the slices. Remove the sweet potato from the oven.
Add in the cooked ground turkey and chopped zucchini. Combine.Bake for 10 minutes.
Remove from the oven. Add in an additional 2 tbsp olive oil, combine evenly, and top with the shredded parmesan cheese.Bake for 10 minutes.
Enjoy!
Customizations & Additions to Healthy Ground Turkey Sweet Potato Dinner…
Here are some delicious customizations, additions, and swap ideas!
- Switch up the protein! Use ground beef, chicken, or sausage in place of the ground turkey.
- Add different veggies! I think broccoli and bell pepper would both be tasty additions or replacements of the zucchini in this healthy dinner recipe.
- Cheese, cheese, & more cheese! I love parmesan cheese in this recipe, but you could choose whichever cheese you’d like. And more of it of course!
- Spice it up! I kept the seasonings in this very simple because I wanted the dish to to be simple, but feel free to spice it up. Add more seasonings, spices, or even the fresh herbs of your choice!
How to best enjoy Ground Turkey Sweet Potato Casserole…
Ground Turkey Sweet Potato Casserole can be enjoyed in so many delicious ways!
You can serve simply as is – add some more cheese, salt, and pepper on top for an easy dinner. Or add some extra flavor with marinara sauce or hot sauce!
But one of my personal favorite ways to enjoy this healthy ground turkey dish is as leftovers the next morning. Just heat up some of the casserole in a pan and top with a runny egg … it’s the perfect satisfying, veggie-filled breakfast!
Storing this Ground Turkey Sweet Potato Bake…
Store this ground turkey sweet potato recipe in an airtight container in the refrigerator. It will last for about 1 week to 10 days!
Love this Healthy Dinner Recipe? Check out some more delicious ones below…
- Sheet Pan Sausage & Peppers
- Chicken Couscous Soup
- Taco Stuffed Peppers
- Healthy Taco Casserole
- Warm Couscous Brussels Sprout Salad
- Chicken Apple Sausage Sheet Pan Dinner
- Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Peppers
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Ground Turkey Sweet Potato Bake
Ground Turkey Sweet Potato bake is the perfect healthy dinner recipe! This easy casserole is made with sweet potato, ground turkey, zucchini, parmesan cheese, and simple seasonings. It’s a low effort, gluten free meal loaded with protein and veggies. A delicious dinner that makes you feel your best too!
- Prep Time: 15 Minutes
- Cook Time: 50 Minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
- Yield: 4–5 Servings 1x
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground turkey
- 2 medium sweet potatoes
- 2 small zucchini
- 2/3 cup shredded parmesan cheese
- 1 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp rosemary
- 5 tbsp olive oil
- salt & pepper
Instructions
- Set the oven to 400 degrees.
- Start by peeling and chopping the sweet potatoes. Place in a large baking dish and toss with 2 tbsp olive oil, 1/2 tsp garlic powder, 1/2 tsp rosemary, salt, and pepper.
- Bake for 30 minutes.
- While the sweet potatoes are in the oven, brown the ground turkey in a pan. Sauté with 1 tbsp olive oil, 1 tsp garlic powder, 1/2 tsp rosemary, salt, and pepper.
- Next chop the zucchini. Cut into slices and then quarter the slices.
- Remove the sweet potato from the oven. Add in the cooked ground turkey and chopped zucchini. Combine.
- Bake for 10 minutes.
- Remove from the oven. Add in an additional 2 tbsp olive oil, combine evenly, and top with the shredded parmesan cheese.
- Bake for 10 minutes.
- Enjoy!
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Love this dish so much. I have made it for at least 3 times already, healthy, filling, good for meal prep. Super delicious 🤤
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Thank you so much Natalie!! So glad you’ve enjoyed it 🙂
This was delicious! The sweet potato & zucchini pair so nice together. The sweet potato added just the perfect amount of sweetness. This will be going into the meal rotation.
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Hi, really enjoyed this dish! Perfectly balanced for sweet, savory and filling. Any suggestions for a different cheese?
We love this! On try #3 we added butternut squash. So GOOD! We’ve forwarded this recipe to so many friends and family. Perfect for fall!
Thank you so much Jill!! I’m so glad you’ve enjoyed! The butternut squash sounds delicious 🙂
Yummy. Quick n easy. Used frozen sweet potatoes added frozen onions and peppers. Drizzled with ginger dressing when served. Yum
★★★★
My husband and myself are in love with this recipe. I’ve literally made it 3 times in the last two weeks. Perfect for meal prep for work!!!
Hi Jessica! Thanks so much for the great review … I’m so glad you love it!! 🙂
Easy to make. Pretty good! I added mushrooms and next time I’ll add onions, only because we love them. The sweet potatoes really make this. Very flavorful. I will definitely make it again!
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What a wonderful healthy dinner! Next time I wouldn’t bake the ground turkey, just the zucchini! I only cooked it about 35 minutes total. We loved this!
Delicious! Curious about nutritional details for this?
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I just put this in my nutrition calculator and here’s the results for the full recipe which is 1,122.7 grams.
Calories 1940.5 kcal
Total Fat 128.1 g
Saturated Fat 34.5 g
Trans Fat 1.4 g
Cholesterol 380.4 mg
Sodium 1750.3 mg
Total Carbohydrate 67.1 g
Dietary Fiber 11.1 g
Sugars 20.1 g
Protein 132.4 g
Vitamin A 38,467.18 IU
Vitamin C 49.22 mg
Calcium 1,395.44 mg
Iron 9.2 mg
How many servings is this? Trying to figure out the calories, fat, protein, and carbs per serving.
How many servings is this?
This was amazing! My husband and I loved it. I added green bell pepper and did 1 zucchini and 1 yellow squash to add some color. I will deffinitly be making this again.
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Would you recommend this recipe for a person with a heart sten/ put in?
Menu planning. This is making the list.
Can you make this ahead of time?
I just made this for dinner tonight! Easy and delicious! Will be making this again 😁
Do you have the nutrition information for this recipe? I track macros and this would be super helpful.
I just put this in my nutrition calculator and here’s the results for the full recipe which is 1,122.7 grams.
Calories 1940.5 kcal
Total Fat 128.1 g
Saturated Fat 34.5 g
Trans Fat 1.4 g
Cholesterol 380.4 mg
Sodium 1750.3 mg
Total Carbohydrate 67.1 g
Dietary Fiber 11.1 g
Sugars 20.1 g
Protein 132.4 g
Vitamin A 38,467.18 IU
Vitamin C 49.22 mg
Calcium 1,395.44 mg
Iron 9.2 mg
This was a very tasty recipe. I had to use ground beef, and added a chopped onion while browning. I also had to substitute shredded Asiago for the Parmesan. It was so tasty, and easy to make. We’ll definitely be having it again!
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Super healthy and delicious, thank you
This looks so good! I wouldn’t have thought to put these flavors together!
Thank you! They work deliciously together 🙂
Thanks for sharing! Does it keep long?
Of course! Yes, it should keep for about 1 week in the fridge.
I must say, this was excellent. I was really worried about it being dry but it was not at all. Seasoned absolutely perfect! Thanks for sharing
Hi Kari! So glad you enjoyed!! 🙂
Great recipe! I added a can of black beans to stretch it for 2 nights. Tasted just as good, or even better than the first night!
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Thanks so much Tammy! Love the addition 🙂
Could you use frozen sweet potatoes instead?
I made this last night and it’s so simple yet absolutely amazing! My whole family enjoyed, and I will definitely be making this again. Thank you!
★★★★★
This recipe was delicious & husband approved! He had never liked sweet potatoes before and asked me to make sweet potatoes the way they are made in this recipe more often!
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We have this weekly now it’s one of our favorite recipes & it’s healthy! My husband even shared with his truck driver coworkers & they too love it! TY! 😋 it’s what’s for dinner tonight
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This recipe turned out great and I even changed it. Soccer ran late and I didn’t prepare before. I chopped the sweet potatoes and pressure cooked for 10 minutes and used a frozen microwavable bag of green and yellow zucchini. I convinced and put in the oven for 5 minutes with the cheese. SO GOOD and so helpful with my time crunch to eat and get kids to bed. Thank you!
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I’ve made this a few times now! It’s the perfect healthy family dinner for busy nights as it’s simple yet so savory!
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Delicious!
Can this be frozen for 3+ months for an easy postpartum meal?
Going on 8 months!
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Hi Emily! Yes, I believe so. I have not personally frozen it for that long, but I do think it would work.
I made this for my family last night and everyone loved it! I was anticipating a large amount of leftovers, as there are only 3 people in my family, but we ate all of it. I can’t wait to make this again. It is definitely a new family favorite. Thank you!
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Hi Sonya! I’m so glad you and your family enjoyed! 🙂
Amazing! I made this for my family last night and everyone loved it! I was anticipating a large amount of leftovers, as there are only 3 people in my family, but we ate all of it. I can’t wait to make this again. It is definitely a new family favorite. Thank you!
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Love this recipe! I doubled it and used 1 lb of ground turkey and 1 lb jimmy dean hot pork sausage! Everyone loved it!,
Really really good! You won’t regret trying this!
Love this recipe! Such an easy dinner with minimal ingredients! And healthy!!
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This is the 2nd time I’ve made this! It’s delicious, easy and so filling. Thanks for the recipe =)
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Absolutely LOVE this easy, DELICIOUS and Healthy meal! It makes great leftovers to have for a couple days of the week ahead as well !!
★★★★★
My son and I are OBSESSED with this dish! I am not great in the kitchen, and this is super easy and absolutely delicious!!
★★★★★
Delish for the whole family. I am doing baby led weaning too and my 1-year-old loves this recipe.
★★★★★
Amazing week night dinner, the whole family LOVES it!
I’ve made it several times already. Definitely in weekly rotation, great for leftovers the next day.
Perfect combination of veggies and sweet pots. Delicious!
Thank you
★★★★★
Loved this recipe! We are making it again tonight with asparagus, hopefully it turns out!
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I would love to know did the asparagus work?
Can you make this with ground beef too?
I was wondering the same as well.
Simple but tasty! Just the kind of recipe I needed.
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Hi there! Can this be made in a slow cooker or crockpot?
This is my first time EVER leaving a review on a recipe. Considering the countless times I’ve made this dish, I felt it was only right to leave my 5-star review. A wonderfully healthy, filling, and delicious meal. Thank you for sharing!!
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Oh my gosh thanks so much! I’m so glad you enjoy the recipe 🙂
Absolutely delicious! Added onion and fresh garlic to my ground Turkey when cooking. I also like to add worcestershire to the ground Turkey (makes it taste more beefy!). And I topped it with fresh cut parsley! This was a delicious dish! Wish it would let me post my pic!
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Thanks Kireen! So glad you enjoyed!
Can you tell me the severs size for meal prep?
Could you air fry the sweet potato’s instead of the oven?
I admit I was skeptical. Just looking at the ingredients, I thought it was going to fall flat. I WAS WRONG!! It totally works!! It’s a new staple on our dinner menu. Thank you for sharing!!
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Have you made this into a freezer meal before?
I have not, but I think it could work! 🙂
Any recommendations for freezing?
What size pan do you use? Does it matter in the cooking?
Thank you!
I have used multiple different sized pans! It doesn’t really matter. I have done 9X9 and 9X13 and the results have been pretty much the same! 🙂
This was delicious, thank you!
Is this meal able to be frozen?
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Made this for dinner, and SO YUMMY!! Delicious and nutritious. Definitely going to make this again.
Thanks Lisa! I’m so glad you enjoyed 🙂
I made this last night and I would say it’s 4 servings. I added onions to the turkey and also some left over chopped up mushrooms. As well, I just put the cubed sweet potatoes in skillet with a little olive oil and sauted them only because I just didn’t have the time to oven roast them. You could easily eat make this as two servings because, although it’s not saucey, it is very tasty and you know it’s good for you. Thanks for the recipe!
I’ve never been so happy to have found a recipe before until I found this one! I’ve been making this now for over a year and it’s in constant rotation at least twice a month. It combines a great mix of protein, veggie, carbs and CHEESE! My husband and I both love this dish since it doesn’t feel heavy, yet still feels hearty and healthy while still tasty. Thank you so much for sharing this recipe!
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Loved this recipe it was so flavorful and quick to make.
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My daughter and I love this recipe. I have used it topped over scrambled eggs also. 😋
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Great recipe!! I subbed Turkey for roasted chick peas and added yellow squash, mushrooms, onions, artichoke hearts, carrots, and some fresh dill. SO GOOD
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So very good! Healthy and easy to make! I did add in an onion as other reviews have stated. Definitely will make again.
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Honestly this is crazy how simple yet delicious this is! I’ve made it 4-5 times now and both my fiancé and I love it for a quick and easy meal. Thank you!!
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This was almost gone after one night! The rosemary flavor on the sweet potatoes were DIVINE. I will be making this again and again!
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