Frugal Food–Let’s Talk Turkey
Ground turkey, that is. Ground turkey is a staple in my home. I never use ground beef anymore. The cost of lean ground beef is more than ground turkey breast. Be sure, though, if you are choosing ground turkey for health reasons that you are buying ground turkey breast and not simply ground turkey. Ground turkey, which combines leg and thigh meat and even the high calorie skin of the turkey, is comparable in fat and calories to lean ground beef.
If you need to stretch ground turkey there are a few ways to get more out of a pound of ground. Use oatmeal or bread crumbs to stretch one pound of ground turkey into more usage. Use ground turkey in stews and chili with beans for added protein. Also, try shredding a potato into your ground turkey before cooking it.
Here are a couple of my favorite ground turkey recipes.
Meatloaf Muffins
1 lb ground turkey
1 box stuffing mix
1c water
1tsp garlic powder
3/4c barbecue sauce
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Mix the ground turkey, stuffing mix and garlic powder together. Spray a muffin pan with cooking spray. Fill the muffin cups with the ground turkey mixture. Make a well or indention on top of each ‘muffin’ and spoon barbecue sauce over it. Bake for 30 minutes.
Turkey Chili
1lb ground turkey
1pkg chili seasoning
1 can of chili ready tomatoes
2 cans of chili beans
2 cans of kidney beans
1 small can of tomato sauce
Brown the ground turkey and place all of the ingredients into a crock pot and cook on low for 6 hours.
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