Ground Turkey Skillet with Spinach and Rice
Quick-cooked seasoned ground turkey with wilted spinach and fluffy rice delivers comfort food in under 30 minutes.
- Per serving
- $0.80
- Serves
- 4
- Time
- 25 min
- Whole dinner
- $3.20
Ingredients
1 lb Ground turkey
On sale at Publix: Jennie-O Ground Turkey, 93% Lean, 16-oz pkg.
$3.50$6.994 oz Fresh spinach
On sale at Publix: Publix Spinach, Fresh & Tender, 9-oz pkg.
$2.00$3.091.5 cups cooked Long-grain white rice
pantry0.5 medium Onion
about $0.502 cloves Garlic
about $0.251 tbsp Olive oil
pantry0.75 tsp Salt
pantry0.5 tsp Black pepper
pantry0.5 tsp Garlic powder
On sale at Publix: Badia Garlic Powder Value Pack, 8 oz (226.8 g)
$2.49$5.19
Prices are from Publix the week of October 18, 2026. Sale prices change every week and differ by store.
Steps
- Start rice according to package directions.
- While rice cooks, heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Dice onion and mince garlic.
- Add onion to skillet and cook 2 to 3 minutes until softened. Add ground turkey and garlic, breaking turkey into small pieces, and cook 5 to 6 minutes until turkey is no longer pink.
- Season with salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Add spinach a handful at a time, stirring until wilted, about 3 minutes total.
- Fluff rice and divide among bowls, top with turkey and spinach mixture, and serve.
Why it’s cheap
3 of the 9 ingredients were on sale at Publix the week of October 18, 2026, led by ground turkey at $3.50 instead of $6.99.
The sale items rang up $7.28 under their regular prices.
Penny Meals prices a dinner by the share of each package you actually cook, adds an estimated shelf price for anything that wasn’t on sale, and counts pantry staples like oil and salt as free. That came to $0.80 a serving, or $3.20 for 4 servings.
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