Ground Turkey and Kale Orzo

As I was scrambling to put stuff together for supper, I decided to go ahead and make a one pot meal. Because, let's face it, I really felt like getting into that bottle of wine and cleaning up kitchen messes...and it's Saturday, which is enough reason of it's own. Anyways, this is a really easy delicious recipe. In fact, Erik and our guest have been talking about it since we finished eating!

Ingredients:

1 lb of ground turkey

1 medium onion chopped

3 cloves of minced garlic (seriously, go for the fresh stuff)

1/2 cup of Chicken broth (I just used Trader Joe's Free Range Organic)

1/2 Water

1 14.5 oz can of diced tomatoes and their juices

1 tsp. Italian seasoning

2 Bay leaves

Salt & Pepper to taste

8 oz of dry Orzo

3-5 Cups of Chopped Kale depending on your liking

1/4 cup of chopped green onions for topping

1 Cup of mozzarella cheese for topping

Brown the ground turkey and onion together with salt and pepper.

Add garlic and sautee about 1 minute

*Because ground turkey is so lean, you won't have to worry about getting grease out of the pan!*

Add tomatoes, bay leaves, Italian seasoning, chicken broth, water, and orzo.

Bring to a boil.

Once boiling bring down to simmer and cover for about 10-15 minutes until the Orzo is cooked and the juices are gone.

Add the Kales and cover for 3 minutes.

Mix in the kale now that it is wilted.

add cheese and green onions to top.

Cover until cheese is melted and yummy!

Enjoy!

We paired this with a salad and a Cabernet. :)