A healthy, delicate dish with a lot of flavor and texture, served on a small bed of whole grain spaghetti. If you like turkey, this recipe of Turkey Tenderloins with Apricot Pepper Sauce will surely become a dinner favorite.
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time10 minutesmins
Total Time20 minutesmins
Servings: 2people
Author: Marinka
Ingredients
2ounceswhole grain spaghetti
8ouncesturkey tenderloin
2tablespoonsall-purpose flour
1tablespoonvegetable oil
1/2bell pepper
1smallshallot
1teaspoonfresh ginger
2tablespoonsapricot preserve
3dried apricotschopped
1/4cupchicken stock
2teaspoonsbrown sugar
2teaspoonsbalsamic vinegar
Instructions
Boil water and salt in a saucepan. Add the spaghetti and cook according to directions.
In the meantime prepare the turkey tenderloins and the apricot pepper sauce.
Cut the tenderloins in strips, sprinkle with salt and pepper and dust with all-purpose flour.
Heat 1/2 tablespoon of oil in a skillet and add the turkey and cook for 2-3 minutes, until brown. Remove turkey from the skillet and keep warm.
Clean the bell pepper and cut in strips, mince the shallot and the ginger*.
Add the remaining oil to the skillet and cook the bell pepper, shallot and ginger for 1-2 minutes. Add the apricot preserve, the chicken stock, the chopped dried apricots, brown sugar and balsamic vinegar.
Cook over medium heat for a few minutes, until it starts to thicken. Add the turkey and warm up. Add salt and/or pepper if needed.
Drain the spaghetti. Divide over 2 plates and top spaghetti with turkey and apricot pepper sauce.
Notes
*instead of freshly minced ginger, you can use Gourmet Garden ginger paste.