I don't mind ground turkey how about you?

I hope you enjoy these recipes and find something you like

Happy cooking from our home to yours

Blessings sisterbrenda

ground turkey recipes..

25 Ground Turkey Recipes To Tempt You

This week’s Recipe Hit List is a collection of tempting recipes for ground turkey that I’ve found online. Substituting ground turkey for ground beef is a popular trick for dieters since it’s an easy way to shave fat from your diet (and you won’t even notice a difference in taste for many dishes). Altering recipes for ground turkey can be a bit tricky (so the dishes aren’t too dry), but I’ve found plenty of recipes that claim success and look so tempting and delicious: meat balls, meat loaves, lasagna, soup, burgers and plenty more ideas. Enjoy!

Ground Turkey Recipes

*Note: Descriptions below are quotes from the recipe sites

Moist and Tender Extra-Lean Turkey Meatballs Recipe By danispies.com

1. Moist and Tender Extra-Lean Turkey Meatballs: (as seen in picture) When opting to use all white meat in this recipe, my fear was that the extra lean turkey meat could have the tendency of drying out. So the challenge was to find a way to keep these babies moist and tender. And guys, I am proud to say, “Mission Accomplished”! o today I share with you my, “How-To-Keep-Your-Lean-Meatballs-Moist-and-Tender” Tips. Recipe & tips from Dani Spies.
2. Asian Meatballs With Sesame Lime Dipping Sauce: This was a very enjoyable meal and I will make it again. The meatballs were very easy to assemble. I used a 1/4 cup to measure the amount for each meatball. Then they baked in a very hot oven for just 15 minutes, emerging juicy and full of flavor. The tangy lime, sesame seed, and soy dipping sauce elevated the flavor–and added a fun factor. I love dipping sauces. Recipe from What Did You Eat?
3. Turkey Meatballs: Thank goodness for ground turkey. I just get a pound of it, season it with lots of fennel, red pepper, rosemary, and garlic, and form it into little balls. I usually brown the meatballs then simmer them gently in sauce to finish cooking. This whole meal takes less than an hour to make and eat, which is perfect for the middle of a workweek. Recipe from Where I’m Cooking From.
4. Curried Turkey Meatballs: Adapted from Indian Food Made Easy, by Anjum Ananad, this recipe originally called for lamb and cilantro, but I had turkey and parsley in the refrigerator and the turkey made for a much lighter dish. The meatballs and gravey were delicious as is, but you can serve them over basmati rice or noodles, or stuffed into a pita sandwich. Serves 4. Recipe from The Perfect Pantry.
5. Spaghetti With Turkey Meatballs And Sundried Tomatoes: This recipe was simple to make and great fun to eat. The meatballs were juicy and full of flavor, due to the chopped sundried tomatoes mixed into them. Meatballs freeze beautifully and I like to have them on reserve, to pull out a few to eat when I’m feeling a little hypoglysemic. And they’re handy for when I don’t feel like cooking. I served these with pasta, but they’re wonderful with rice or (my favorite) a big chunk of crusty bread. Recipe from What Did You Eat?
6. Chiptole Turkey Burgers: Do you have recipes that have you convinced that the dish is healthy, virtuous, practically spa-worthy because it involves a certain ingredient? Because I’ve got tons of them. Come summer, the turkey burger is at the top of that list. Swap out the ground sirloin for ground turkey and, voila, you’re on a diet! Never mind the fact that the generous canopy of cheese, the giant bun and the smears of condiments remain. It’s a turkey burger: eat it with reckless abandon. From The Kitchen Sink Recipes.
7. Grilled Cheese-Stuffed Turkey Burgers: Take a break from traditional burgers. Lots of spicy chiles, Monterey Jack cheese and salsa mix with ground turkey breast for burgers to serve to a crowd. Recipe from Betty Crocker.
8. Thai Turkey Burgers: They were quick to come together and had all of the great Thai flavors that my husband and I love so very much. All of the flavors worked perfectly together which resulted in a very flavorful burger. I topped the burger with a Cilantro Lime Aioli which lent itself perfectly to the flavors of the burger. Honestly, this is one of the best burgers I’ve personally had; I absolutely loved it. Recipe found at Le Petit Pierogi.
9. Mediterranean Turkey Burger Pitas: The burgers themselves are filled with feta cheese, onion, garlic and pesto, which smells so good when it grills you’ll be glad you made them before you even take a bite. Recipe from Culinerapy.
10. Turkey Meat Loaf: Today’s recipe is Turkey and Roasted Red Pepper Meat Loaf. I originally found this recipe in Real Simple and I was surprised. As much as I love the magazine, I usually find their recipes a little bland and they leave a little to be desired. But this one made the cut and I wanted to share it with you. Recipe from Christa Wagner.
11. Turkey Meatloaf: When I saw this recipe for turkey meatloaf I was intrigued. It is certainly healthier than the version I usually make using ground sirloin, and it is an Ina recipe – she’s never let me down before, so I gave it a shot. Good thing I did because we both agreed this is even better than my old meatloaf. The flavor was fantastic and I honestly didn’t really notice a difference in taste due to the turkey. It was also a lighter meal so I didn’t feel overly full after dinner which I appreciate. I guess we can kiss the old recipe goodbye! Recipe found at Annie’s Eats.
12. Autumn Turkey Loaf: What I love about this dish is that it incorporates pretty much everything I’d like for a turkey dinner all into one easy loaf. And it actually comes out tasting like all of those things at once, too! Recipe from The Red Kitchen Project.
13. Turkey Pasta Soup: This quick soup has such a great flavor that everyone I’ve shared it with has added the recipe to her list of favorites. It also simmers up well in a slow cooker. Recipe from Taste Of Home.
14. Black Bean and Turkey Chili: The awesome thing about chili is that you can do whatever you want to make it your own. Recipe from We Are Not Martha.
15. Quick Quinoa & Turkey Taco Stew: Recipe from GreenLiteBites.
16. Grown Up Sloppy Joes with Ground Turkey and Avocado: I swapped out ground beef for ground turkey to lighten things up, added a little kick of Tabsaco, and topped it all off with some avocado. I was pretty pleased with my new rendition and decided to throw them to the wolves when my lady friends came over last night. Judging by the empty tray at the end of the evening, they were too. Recipe from Feast On The Cheap.
17. Ground Turkey Tacos: I have cooked with ground turkey before… and the result was not the greatest, but I’m happy to report that this turned out well! I was also a little afraid they would be too spicy for my husband, but they tasted almost exactly like the store bought packet of taco seasoning minus all the extra sodium! Recipe from Oh, My Restless Soul.
18. Turkey Tacos with Cinnamon and Cumin: I saw this recipe several years ago on one of those fat-guy-learning-to-exercise-and-eat-right shows… I don’t remember what show it was. But my mouth was watering as they were making this so-simple meal, and the next day I got some taco shells so I could do it too. Not only is it low-fat and full of flavor, but it’s super-easy and quick to make, too! Recipe from Joyful Abode.
19. Turkey Spinach Lasagna: Recipe from The Cottage Loft.
20. Ground Turkey Stroganoff: Yes; it does have Cream of Mushroom Soup in it. But I’m no food snob, and I am short on time, and I happen to have a husband who adores the stuff. While I know there are recipes out there to make the soup from scratch, and believe me I have plans to try doing so, this meal hits the spot when you have a bit of time, a hungry family, and a huge to-do list. It’s in our meal rotation because like I said Brad loves it. Plus it can be made with ground turkey, which I often use in recipes that call for ground beef because it’s less fatty and better for us. And the best part? When all is said and done you can’t tell the difference in this dish. Recipe from Confabulation In The Kitchen.
21. Ground Turkey Shepherd’s Pie: I started working on this shepherd’s pie recipe after ordering an amazing plate of it in a nearby pub and vowing to recreate it. Half a dozen tries later, and I think I’m pretty happy with the final product, which is mostly a mix of a Joy of Cooking recipe (the best cook book for simple base recipes) and a Rachel Ray recipe I caught the last half of on TV. Recipe from Brood.
22. Unstuffed Cabbage with Ground Turkey: My mom and I really enjoy this recipe — I have made it with beef in the past, but it works just as nicely with the ground turkey. It is an easy way to use up a cabbage, something I get a lot of from our CSA. There’s only so much coleslaw a person can eat. Recipe from Chick In The Kitchen.
23. Stuffed Artichoke Bottoms with Ground Turkey and Nuts: I saved the artichoke bottoms because I wanted to try this artichoke recipe from the book The New Book of Middle Eastern Food by Claudia Roden. Called Mahshi Kharshouf, Roden claims this dish is an old classic in the Arab world. It was good! Instead of ground beef, veal or lamb, I used ground turkey meat. I also added crushed chili pepper for my husband who likes dishes spicier. Recipe from Cafe Nilson.
24. Asian Turkey Lettuce Wraps: It’s like a copy-cat version of the lettuce wraps from PF Changs, it looks like a chinese taco to me. I served this along with brown rice, and some steamed potstickers. It’s a light and refreshing and super easy meal to make and it also helped that I had fresh mint available growing in my garden to use. Be sure to have your napkins ready, you will get messy! Recipe found at Mrs. Regueiro’s Plate.
25. My Fried Turkey Dumpling/Potsticker/Guotie Recipe: Making potstickers/dumplings involves a special frying technique that is a combo of frying and steaming. I’m not one who gets picky about exact amounts. Turns out that dumplings are pretty forgiving. Recipe from The Fortune Cookie Chronicles.

Well I don't use hamburger helper all that often unless I'm in a pinch for a quick meal...

I would like to share with you

Blessings sisterbrenda

hamburger helper

Today, a recipe: Make your own Hamburger Helper. It's so easy, and you'll be kicking yourself for spending $2-3 on those little boxes of chemicals all these years! You can also make this gluten free by using chinese rice noodles and cornstarch.

We can't eat MSG or food dyes, and we would be a 3 box family by now, so this really saves money and health.

Hamburger Helper is basically meat, sauce, and noodles. The sauce usually comes in a powdered form, and is highly processed so that all you have to do is add water. I use egg noodles (plain, yolk free, whole wheat - whatever floats your boat) or no bake lasagna noodles, broken up, work well too. Now you know what to do with those crushed pieces in the bottom of the box! You can scale this up or down: the ratios are roughly 1 lb. ground meat, 8 oz. egg noodles, 16 oz. of sauce (that's two cups). But since YOU are in charge here, not Betty Crocker, you can make it noodlier, saucier, or meatier. Allow 1-1/2 oz. noodles for each adult portion and 4 oz. of uncooked meat.

Basic recipe
Brown the meat (sometimes I get sassy and use ground sausage. I always use ground turkey or turkey sausage, it's cheaper, healthier, and once you throw all the other stuff in you can't tell the difference). Add some chopped up onions if you've got them. Drain it to reduce fat (dump meat in colander, rinse with hot water, dump back in pan.)

I usually use half an onion in a recipe, but I'm lazy, too, so I sometimes chop the entire thing and save half in a sandwich baggie so I only have to wash the knife and cutting board once. Save money on soap, too!

Now, add sauce:
For Lasagna style, add 1 jar of spaghetti sauce, which I get free with coupons or buy the WalMart brand, for $1.00/16 oz. jar. I can't make this same amount of marinara sauce for cheaper than that! My family's big, so I brown 2 lbs. meat and add 2 jars of sauce, or 1 jar sauce and 1 large can of crushed tomatoes. I like the crushed tomatoes, it is thicker than tomato sauce but doesn't have chunks like diced tomatoes. Add garlic and italian seasoning to taste.

For Cheeseburger style, put about a cup of beef broth per pound of meat in a measuring cup. Add a spoonful of flour or cornstarch. Flour will give you brown gravy, cornstarch will give you a translucent sauce; use a small spoon if you go with the cornstarch. Mix it up with a fork until there are no lumps. Pour it into the skillet and bring to a boil.

For Taco style, drain 1 can of diced tomatoes into a measuring cup (15 oz. size). Add beef broth to make 1 cup, add flour, dump broth and tomatoes into pot. Add garlic and cumin, and maybe a spoonful or two of salsa if you prefer. Bring to a boil. (You can add a can of corn or whole pinto beans if you need to stretch it, or make it meatless. Use the bean juice and corn water from the can instead of adding water.)

For Stroganoff, make it like the cheeseburger style at this point, using milk instead of broth. Or use 1/3 dried milk powder mixed into 1 c. broth . Or, you can add in canned mushrooms; drain into a measuring cup and add milk to make a cup. I don't buy canned mushrooms, because they are pretty much expensive and tasteless. I buy dehydrated mushrooms at the Chinese food store (not shiitake, just generic dried mushrooms). You put them in a bowl, add boiling water, and let them sit. Much tastier, easier to store, and you get tasty mushroom water to use instead. Of course, that takes some of the convenience out of the hamburger helper style meal. Put a dash of Worcestershire sauce in if your family like it.

Bring meat and sauce to a boil, stirring often. (For stroganoff, make it a gentle simmer - don't want to have burned milk taste!)

Add the noodles and stir them in. Add more water if needed, so the noodles mix well into the sauce (note: it should not cover the noodles. You are not making soup Just enough water that you can mix the noodles in easily without a lot of clumping or your spoon getting stuck.)

Cover and continue to simmer, stirring often, until the noodles are soft (15 minutes or so down here at sea level for 16 oz. of noodles).

Now, top it off:
Lasagna style, turn off the stove and stir in some ricotta or cottage cheese, or I just sprinkle shredded mozzarella on top. Serve.

Cheeseburger, reduce heat to low, add a handful of cheddar cheese, and stir it in until it melts. Turn stove off, sprinkle more cheese on top, and serve.

Taco, turn off stove, top with cheese - monterey jack, pepper jack, or queso fresco are good choices. Serve.

Stroganoff, reduce heat to very low. Add a couple of big spoonfuls of sour cream and stir into mixture. Cook gently until heated through - do not boil! You can use non-fat plain yogurt as well, but it has a more acidic taste so it won't taste like true stroganoff.

I like this recipe because it is a true pantry recipe (except the stroganoff). Everything can be stocked and stored on a shelf, (My freezer is part of my pantry, so the meat counts as a pantry item too!) It cooks up in one pot. It's quick, convenient, and you can make it without meat for vegetarians or meatless Fridays. (Just add some sort of bean or tofu for protein.) You can easily make it fat free, or whole grain; it works as an organic recipe or regular; you can use stuff from your garden or from cans; you can use up your leftover spaghetti sauce or noodles; you can easily hide veggies in here for picky kids (shredded zucchini, carrots, smushed up white beans... )

Works for me!

It has been a long time from my last post.  I am doing some what better with the loss of my beloved Hope.  some days are better than others.  We did adopt a puppy her name is Issabella.  We enjoy her, but she can not replace Hope.  

Kristi our baby turned 18 years old.  That one is hard at times. where did the time go??  She is a senior in high school and going to college, time has gone by so fast.  Our oldest daughter Dejah is expecting our fourth grandbaby on my birthday November 1st.   We are so happy and can not wait for the new baby.

My friend Annie's daughter, Jennifer, who is 25 years old, had emergency surgery due to she has cancer.  Jennifer is getting married in December. Her husband to be and his family are a blessing to them all.  They are sad that Jennifer can not have babies any more, but they say they will love any child brought into the family.  Annie is having a hard time, she is heartbroken.  Jennifer is waiting for her results to start cemo.

I think that is it.  I will be posting more, getting out of this rut.

Blessing's Mj 

Hello there...

I snagged Daughter's computer for a little while and wanted to drop in HSB and see what you're all up to.

We are having this awesome weather where I am...beautiful with sunny days and warmer afternoons ,breezes....so lovely to see . The grass is a bright emerald green and tiny yellow jonquils are popping up in my flower bed . The cannas are starting to make their appearance after the winter's nap.

Bad thing is...lol...it is so pretty out and we are all, aside from Daughter, very sick...upper respiratory chest infections and ears . Not fun. Son and I saw the Doc yesterday ...Husband is there now on his day off. No Spring Fun for us right now and it feels like Spring is already here ! I am hoping to be on the mend real fast as it looks like we have a gorgeous warm weekend coming up to enjoy. I want to get out in this weather.

Sometimes we have freezes here into April...freak unexpected ones so its too early for me to really go out digging...although my hands are itching to !  I want to see flowers...green...butterflies and the such flitterbugging around. Its felt like a long winter's slumber to me.

The other night my Son heard all the neighbor dogs barking at about 3am and looked out back towards the fencing and he said he saw something back there...moving slow...that it was big. Couldn't make it out but said the eyes shone red when the porchlight hit. The next night around 10 pm I was at the kitchen table and I heard the most awful loud lingering gutteral growl that made the hairs on my neck stand up. It sounded like a bobcat or lion and the dogs all within hearing distance were going crazy barking. Animal Control was phoned and they said they had no reports but would come out and start looking. There are woods near the highway that is being taken out and so something could have come in from there. So far nothing has been been found but I am watching closely and not letting my little dog anywhere away from me when I let her out. The odds are that its a bobcat as some have been found on the other side of the woods and small animals are coming up missing. We are being warned about coyotes and ...of all things...a pack of wild...beagles.

Beagles...wild beagles ?  lol

I hope to check in again soon.

I miss you all.

Blessings !

I pray that this day is finding all of you warm and well. It is some what chilly today as it as been for the past 2 days. They keep saying that *the* warm up is on the way but there just hasn't been much sun shining around here this week. Maybe it will warm up tomorrow. (praying so!)

This week has been pretty much the same as far as school and life goes. We will be taking our yearly tests next week and then it will be time for our *Spring Break* Yippee!!!!!! We are all looking forward to taking a step away from the books and enjoying the warmer weather, that I pray will be on its way by then.

The kids had a really good day away from school work yesterday. They went to Raleigh on a Livestock 4-H field trip. They went to NC state and toured all of the animal units. They saw the pigs, goats and beef cattle units. They were able to see first hand all of the activities that go on in *big* agricultural farming techniques. (I'm not too fond of all the BIG farming ways that they teach.) It's a shame that they don't promote small family farming and local farming techniques. Anyway, it was a good day of learning for the kids.

When the kids got home I asked DS (10) what he did. He looked me straight in the face with no embarassment and told me that he got to *fix* a male goat. That was not the term he used however. He used the proper term of castrating the baby male goat. I have never laughed so hard. It was NOT what I was expecting to hear from him. He was very matter of fact about the whole thing and explained the tool used and how it was done. You'd think that he had been *fixing* goats all of his 10 years of life. (What comes out of the mouths of babes?)

DD (16) could only talk of the awful smell of the pig units. She was said the place was bloody and smelly due to the sows giving birth. She said she didn't understand how people could go there every day and have to smell that stuff all of the time.  She did get to pick up a cute baby piggy. Well, it was cute until it pooed all over her jacket. I'm surprised that she didn't throw that pig down when it did that. Oh well, pigs will be pigs! 

I honest believe that all people NEED to see where there food comes from. They need to also realize that the people who feed the world (farmers) deserve more pay than anyone else. These are the people who do the smelly, yucky and sometimes gross work that goes unnoticed. I don't care for *big* commercial farms and their ways but they do feed the world and for that we should say thank you to those hard working farmers.

Well, I need to get off here and get some work done. Have a blessed day in THE LORD and like my friend says:

No Farms No Food!

Hello from Maine over cast great 62 degrees..

I would like to share this with u

Blessings sisterbrenda

midwife

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 Horse carriages await their Amish owners after a gathering near Pawnee City to discuss midwives and home births. (MARK ANDERSEN / Lincoln Journal Star)

Midwife legislation

Three bills that would have made it easier for certified nurse midwives to attend home births have not advanced out of the Health and Human Services Committee to the floor of the Legislature this year.

LB457 -- to strike the requirement for certified nurse midwives to have a practice agreement with a physician

LB481 -- to allow certified nurse midwives to attend home births

LB406 -- to allow certified nurse midwives to have clinical privileges in hospitals

Earlier in the week I washed a couple loads of clothes & put them out on the line.  When my husband came in I went to get the clothes off the line.  To my dismay I had to come in and put them back into the washing machine.  When he asked why I was still doing laundry I had to share.  Apparently a huge flock of birds decided to poop all over just about everything!

I don't know if I saved much as everything had to be washed 2x and then I dried them in the dryer once.  We both just stood there and laughed.  Glad I have a sweet husband, who despite everything going on, still has a good sense of humor!

This pillow is so cute...

Blessings sisterbrenda

cowboy boot pillow

Cowboy Boot Pillow: Click To Get Pattern Copy

Cowboy Boot Toss Pillow Pattern

This pillow will delight any cowboy fan. Make it from one color with embroidered designs, or make the top plaid or stripe and use plain for the bottom.

• Make the pattern on paper and cut the top apart from the bottom. Lay the pieces on material. Add 1/4″ for seam allowance.
• Turn under the seam allowance on the top edge of the bottom part of the boot. Stitch this to the top part of the boot as shown in the original pattern.
• Make “pull-on” tab and baste in place.
• Cut a matching or contrasting strip of material 2 and half inches wide and about 42 inches long. Sew this strip around the edge of one side of the boot. When sewing the other side of the boot be sure and leave about five inches open for putting in the filling. Turn right side out and fill.
• Sew opening shut.

Source: Women’s Household Handicraft (1962)

I love these bonnets I where them I have many that matches my dresses.. I even where mine to church and town..

Blessings sisterbrenda

sunbonnet

Sunbonnets and more sunbonnets! Make ‘em to match your housedresses, your gardening outfits, even your sports clothes or your square dance costumes. Here’s one that opens flat for easy ironing and it’s so very easy to make. Two-thirds of a yard of average material will be enough.

Vintage Sunbonnet Pattern (1952)

The proportions shown on the chart should remain, but the scale may be varied to suit the size you plan–two and a quarter inches for each square will come out about right for the bonnet for an adult. The straight side of the brim should measure 18 inches and crown piece should be 20 inches long and 16 inches at the widest point-enlarge the scale accordingly. For a child’s bonnet, make the squares smaller.

Face the crown piece all around with a bias strip cut an inch and a half wide. Then sew a bias casing at X for drawstrings; work an eyelet in the center of casing and fasten strings at the side seams; later, tie them at center.

Cut an interfacing of heavy muslin and stitch with both brim pieces. Turn right side out and stitch around curve–as many rows as desired. Whip the straight edge. If you wish a light-weight slat type brim, it can be done with long emery boards from the manicure goods section. Use these stiff boards as slats, sipping them into channels that are stitched crosswise just outside a penciled outline of the emery boards; leave one end open so the “slats” may be removed for laundering.

Click Picture To Download Pattern

Sew snaps or buttons at dots. From O to O, sew, snap or button a band about a half inch wide by 8 1/2 inches long, to be a stay to keep the bonnet from slipping forward.

The curved outer edge, as well as tie ends, if you wish them, may have lace or embroidery trim. Broken line on chart shows optional shape for neck, if you want more protection from the sun.

Source: The WorkBasket (June 1952)

Well now that spring is coming upon us it's time to start hanging clothes in some areas.. I think I'm going to make one of these

Blessings sisterbrenda

laundry bag for your clothes pins

Materials:

3/4 yard Printed Cotton

J. & P. Coats Percale Bias Trim, single fold

Coat Hanger

J. & P. Coats or Clark’s O.N.T. Mercerized Sewing Thread in matching colors, or Best Six Cord in white

Directions for Cutting:

1 piece — 18″ x 36″
2 pieces — 7″ x 17 1/2″

Directions for Making:
(1/2″ allowed for seams)

1. Place 7″ x 17 1/2″ pieces (top section) wrong sides together.
2. To shape top edge, place a hanger along edge, draw around outside curve and cut along outline.
3. Cut one piece in half up the center and hem cut edges 1/4″ and press.
4. Baste the 2 small pieces against the one whole piece, right sides together, and stitch across the top and down the sides, turn to right side and press.
5. To make bag section, stitch selvage edges of 18″ x 36″ piece together (right sides together) to within 6″ from top edge and press.
6. With selvage seam at center front, stitch across bottom edge, turn to right side and press.
7. Gather top edge of bag section.
8. Baste and stitch top section to bag section, raw edge to raw edge (right sides together).
9. Baste and stitch both edges of bias trim across front 3″ from top edge and repeat this over seam line, allowing 10″ to extend at each side of center opening for ties.
10. To finish ties, top stitch 10″ of bias to wrong side of each tie. Insert hanger.

Source: J. & P. Coats Gift Bazaar Sewing Suggestions (1944