Turkey Chili

• Two medium red potatoes sliced and diced
• Half of a medium onion
• 1 clove of garlic
• 1/2 cup parsley
• 2 lbs of ground turkey meat
• 1/2 can of black beans
• 1/2 cup of salsa
• 1/3 cup Parmesan cheese
• 1/2 shredded cheddar cheese
• cumin
• chili powder
• exotica spice
• salt & pepper
• extra virgin olive oil

1. Brown potato in olive oil in a large skillet on medium heat


2. Add onion and garlic, being careful not to burn


3. Add turkey meat being sure to mix ingredients evenly


4. After turkey is evenly cooked add beans and salsa


5. Add a tsp of cumin, tbsp of chili powder and a dash of exotica spice


6. Mix well, cook until turkey is fully cooked, adding some more olive oil if necessary


7. Add salt and pepper to taste


8. Add cheeses and mix so they melt


9. Serve with some smashed tortilla chips

Slow Cooked Turkey

One turkey roast, leg of lamb style (available at Wegman's)
1 cup of sherry wine
1 cup vegetable broth
1 cup marsala wine
1 onion , quartered and separated
1 sprig of rosemary
Leaves of one thyme branch
6 small red potatoes
Salt & Pepper
Olive oil

In a slow cooker, add all of the ingredients above. Be sure to rub olive oil and salt on the Turkey first. Turn slow cooker to either high or low (depending on how much time you have) and leave until ready for dinner. (if the turkey is not completely covered in liquid, add water until it is)

Preheat oven, setting to broil. Place turkey and some of the broth in to an oven ready pan and broil for 10-15 minutes. Serve over rice or alone.

Spanakopita Chicken Burgers and Won Ton Bites with Cucumber Yogurt Sauce

These are nice and warm and awaiting Peter's arrival home from work. I have a feeling he's going to love them. The yogurt sauce is in the fridge, cooling.

This recipe is from Rachel Ray's book again, except that she recommends you making meatballs out of it. She also uses ground chicken, I use ground turkey. I decided to try and make this with won tons since today's sausage fritattas were such a hit. Here is Rachel's recipe with my won ton addition (and some other of my variations in parenthesis and italics).

• 2 10 oz boxes of frozen chopped spinach (I used parsley instead, I didn't have spinach)
• 1 pound ground chicken (I used ground turkey)
• 3/4 cup crumbled feta cheese
• 1 small onion
• 3 garlic cloves
• 1 tablespoon of McCormick's Montreal Steak Seasoning
• Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 1 1/2 cups of Greek-style plain yogurt
• 1/3 seedless cucumber, peeled and chopped
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh dill
• 1/2 tablespoon ground cumin
• 1/2 tablespoon ground coriander
• Juice of 1/2 lemon
• Salt
• Won Ton wrappers
• PAM spray

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Wring out the spinach completely dry and separate it; add to mixing bowl (unless you use parsley like I did)
3. Add feta, chicken (or turkey), onions, two thirds of the garlic, grill seasoning and liberal drizzle of olive oil. (and parsley if you are using instead of spinach) Mix.
4. Either form meatballs on a baking sheet, make larger burgers OR
5. Spray a muffin pan with PAM and put a won ton in each muffin space. Fill meat mixture in to the won tons. Make burgers or meatballs with remaining meat on another tray and bake for 10-12 minutes.
6. While the meat is cooking, make the yogurt sauce. Add cucumbers, dill, cumin, coriander, lemon juice and a little salt in to a food processor. Mix until smooth. Use this to dip your won tons bites, meatballs or burgers in.

Oversized Turkey & Cheddar Meatballs

These were a big hit.

• 1 package of ground turkey
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup of bread crumbs
• Handful of parsley, cut thin
• 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• Salt & Pepper
• 3 tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• Shredded sharp cheddar cheese
  

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees
2. In large bowl, combine turkey, egg, bread crumbs, parsley, Parmesan Cheese, Salt, Pepper and Olive Oil.
3. Form 6 large meatballs on a cookie sheet. Flatten the tops so they can easily fit in to a sandwich roll or bun.
4. Sprinkle cheddar cheese on top.
5. Bake for 15 minutes, then broil for 5 minutes.
6. Let cool.
7. You can either put these in sub rolls, cut in to quarters and serve as an appetizer with bacon and cheddar on top or whatever else you can think of!

**Another way you can make these are with one thick slice of Vermont Cheddar Cheese on top of each meatball instead of the shredded cheese. You can also cook this dish with slices of chorizo sausage all around baking sheet (as shown in my stuffed chicken breast recipe). The sausage gets brown and crispy and the oils mix with the meatballs and add flavor.