Fresh Green Beans Recipe With Smoked Turkey

smoked turkey

🥗Healthier: grilled chicken

💰Cheaper: cooked turkey breast

Grilled chicken provides lean protein while being more affordable.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil has a higher smoke point and is healthier.

chicken broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water with seasoning

Vegetable broth is lower in calories and can be made from scraps.

red pepper flakes

🥗Healthier: fresh chili

💰Cheaper: black pepper

Fresh chili adds flavor without the heat of red pepper flakes.

Snap the ends off the fresh green beans and cut them into smaller pieces.

Wash the smoked turkey wing with lime juice, salt, and cold water, then pat dry with a paper towel.

Score the smoked turkey wing by cutting slits into it to help it cook faster and become tender.

Place the smoked turkey wing into a pan with water to start forming the broth.

Add a crushed garlic clove to the pan for flavor.

Chop some sweet Vidalia onion and add it to the pan for additional flavor.

Season the broth with chicken bouillon powder, salt, black pepper, onion powder, and red pepper flakes.

Cook the turkey wing on medium heat until it becomes tender, which will take some time.

While the turkey cooks, snap the green beans into smaller pieces.

Once the turkey is tender, add the snapped green beans to the broth.

Prepare Yukon Gold potatoes by leaving small ones whole and cutting larger ones down to size.

Add the potatoes to the pot when there are about 30 minutes left for the green beans to cook.

Taste the broth and adjust seasoning if necessary, adding more Accent seasoning if desired.

Remove the turkey meat from the bone, discarding the skin, and return the meat to the pot with the green beans and potatoes.

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