Thai Lettuce Turkey Wraps

Sorry no picture, but they look so good, they made these on the biggest loser last night. You can find this recipe along with other healthy recipes at the Jenni O turkey website http://www.jennieo.com/

1.25 lbs Jennie-O Extra Lean ground turkey (1 package)
1 head of Boston leaf lettuce
1 carrot, peeled and minced
1 clove of garlic, chopped
1 tsp fresh ginger, minced
Juice of four limes
2 tsp Sriacha chili sauce
1/2 bunch cilantro, chopped
1 bunch green onions, chopped
Garnish:
1 red pepper, minced
1/2 cucumber, deseeded and julienned
2 tbsp roasted cashews, chopped
Cook turkey in skillet till no longer pink, then transfer to a dish and cool in refrigerator. Remove core from head of lettuce, then wash and dry leaves. Combine next 7 ingredients (carrots through green onions) in a bowl, then stir in cooked and chilled Jennie-O turkey. Arrange lettuce leaves on the outer rim of a serving plate. Spoon turkey mixture onto the center of each lettuce leaf to create wraps. Garnish with peppers, cucumber and cashews.

Thanksgiving Anyday

This is another rachel ray, if we didn't have somewhere to go for thanksgiving I would probably make this for us. But I still must try this for dinner sometime it looks so delicious!

Turkey and Stuffing Meatloaf

2 McIntosh or Gala apples, peeled and cut into small dice
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 pounds ground all-white turkey (or a mix of dark and white meat)
3 to 4 ribs of celery, finely chopped
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1 tablespoon poultry seasoning
1 large egg
Salt and ground black pepper
2 cups chicken stock
2 cups stuffing mix
1 tablespoon EVOO - Extra Virgin Olive Oil

In a large bowl, add apples and lemon juice, and toss together. Add turkey, celery, onion, poultry seasoning, egg, salt and ground black pepper.

In a medium-size bowl, add the stock and the stuffing. Toss around, letting the stuffing soak up the liquid, then add it to the bowl with the turkey. Mix everything together well, then turn it out onto a parchment-lined baking sheet and shape it into a loaf. Coat with EVOO, transfer to the oven and roast until brown and cooked through, about an hour.

Sour Cream n Chive Mashed Potatoes

3 pounds (about 6) potatoes, peeled and chopped
1 1/2 cups sour cream
6 scallions, white and green parts finely chopped
Salt and ground black pepper

In a pot of cold water, add the potatoes and bring up to a bubble over high heat.
Cook until tender, about 15 minutes.
Drain the potatoes and return them to the pot they were cooked in to dry out. Mash them up then mix in the sour cream, scallions, salt and ground black pepper.

Cider Gravy

4 tablespoons butter
4 tablespoons flour
2 cups apple cider
2 cups chicken stock
Salt and ground black pepper

In a skillet over medium-high heat, melt the butter. Stir in the flour, cook 1 minute then whisk in the cider and stock. Let thicken, season with salt and pepper, and serve.
Serve turkey and stuffing meatloaf with sour cream and onion potatoes, cider gravy and some roasted broccoli or green beans.

Baby Meatballs

1 lb. ground turkey
1/3 c. chopped onion
1 tsp. garlic minced
2 tsp. italian seasoning
1/3 c. bread crumbs
1 egg
1/3 c. grated parmesan cheese
2 tsp soy sauce
3 tbl. ketchup

Mix all ingedients together, shape into small balls, place in pan and cook at 375 for 8 min or till done. serve as is or add a sauce to it

turkey porcupines

Turkey Porcupines
this is a kind of turkey/rice meatball

1 lb. ground turkey
1/2 c. rice (I use the Organic Harvest Medley from Costco- brown, wild & red rice)
1/4 t. pepper
1/2 t. celery salt
2 T. chopped green peppers
1 T. grated onion
1 clove minced garlic
4 cups tomato juice or V-8 (I used half fresh tomatoes pureed in my blender and V-8 juice)
6 whole cloves of garlic
1 T. Worcestershire sauce
1 T. sugar
Mix together turkey, rice, salt pepper, celery salt, green pepper, onion, and garlic. Form into 18 small balls. (I use a small/medium cookie/ice cream scoop- makes it so easy) Mix tomato juice and the rest of the ingredients in large skillet. Add meatballs. Cover and simmer 1.5 hours (less if using white rice) or until rice is done. Turn meatballs halfway through if not covered by sauce.

This recipe came from Angela Atkin's blog.