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Eating in season makes for a smaller grocery bill and fresher flavors. This tasty recipe is an ideal use of some of our favorite Winter ingredients, sweet potatoes and apples. It can be served as the main course for brunch or for dinner with a simple side salad. It is also an ideal way to transform leftover turkey into a brand new meal. This version brings together traditional holiday flavors in a satisfying new dish. Don’t forget to Call The Kids into the kitchen to help – we have some suggestions for what they can do at the bottom of the recipe. Enjoy!

Turkey-Sweet Potato Hash

2 sweet potatoes, medium, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1 apple, medium, washed, cored and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1/2 cup sour cream, reduced-fat
1 tsp lemon juice
1 Tbs oil, canola
1 onion, medium chopped
3 cups turkey or chicken, skinless, cooked, diced
1 Tbs thyme, fresh, chopped (or 1 teaspoon dried)
1/2 tsp salt, or to taste
Pepper, freshly ground

1. Place sweet potatoes in a medium saucepan, cover with lightly salted water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium, cover and cook for 3 minutes. Add apple and cook until everything is just tender, but not mushy, 2 to 3 minutes longer. Drain.
2. Transfer 1 cup of the mixture to a large bowl; mash. Stir in sour cream and lemon juice. Add the remaining un-mashed mixture and stir gently to mix. Set aside.
3. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and cook, stirring often, until softened, 2 to 3 minutes. Add turkey (or chicken), thyme, salt and pepper; cook, stirring occasionally, until heated through, about 2 minutes.
4. Add the reserved sweet potato mixture to the skillet; stir to mix. Press on the hash with a wide metal spatula; cook until the bottom is lightly browned, about 3 minutes. Cut the hash into several rough sections; flip and cook until the undersides are browned, about 3 minutes longer. Serve immediately.

Servings: 6

CALL THE KIDS:

• Wash apple
• Measure sour cream, herbs and canola oil
• Juice lemon
• Tear or dice turkey with a child safe knive
• Measure turkey
• Mash 1 cup apple mixture with a potato masher or if cooled, with clean hands