Archive for the ‘Turkey’ Category
Baked Ziti with Meat
7 ounces lean ground beef or turkey
3-1/2 Tbs. onions, chopped
2 cups spaghetti sauce
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
2 cups ziti, cooked, hot
2 Tbs. plus 2 tsp. grated Parmesan cheese
Turkey Pilaf
1 tbsp butter
4 green onions, sliced
2 celery stalks, chopped
3 cups cooked turkey, chopped
½ cup dried apricots, chopped
½ tsp ginger
2 cups chicken broth
2 cups instant rice
½ cup currants
¼ cup fresh parsley, chopped
Spicy Turkey and Spinach Triangles
1 lb ground turkey
½ cup onion, finely chopped
1/3 cup red bell pepper, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
¼ tsp pepper
¼ lb medium size mushrooms, quartered
10.5 oz frozen chopped spinach, defrosted & drained
1 cup reduced fat Mozzarella cheese, shredded
3 – 9.5 oz tubes refrigerated pastry pockets 3
Cheesy Tomato and Turkey Bake
6 oz broad Italian-style egg noodles
2 cups tomato sauce
5 ½ oz can tomato paste
2/3 cup chopped onion
2 tbsp Italian seasoning
1 tsp sugar
½ tsp garlic powder
3 cups diced cooked turkey
1 ½ cups 2% cottage cheese
4 oz pkg ricotta cheese or light cream cheese
½ tsp ground nutmeg
2 cups part skimmed Mozzarella cheese, grated
Cook noodles according to package directions; drain and rinse with hot water. Meanwhile in a large bowl, mix tomato sauce, tomato paste, onion, Italian seasoning, garlic powder and sugar together. Stir in drained noodles and turkey. Puree together cottage cheese (or light cream cheese) and nutmeg until smooth. In a 2 quart (2.5 L) glass baking dish spoon noodle mixture into the bottom. Spread cottage cheese mixture on top of noodle mixture; top with remaining noodle mixture. Sprinkle Mozzarella cheese evenly on top. Bake at 350ºF (180ºC) for 20 minutes or until bubbling and hot. Makes 8 servings.