You can imagine after having a food blog for any amount of time, you get your share of offers. Whether it’s people wanting to guest post on my blog and talk about something completely unrelated – like yesterday when I got an email saying that they “loved my content” and could they please write a short article about breastfeeding on my blog?! Being diabetic I also get lots of emails about products about artificial sweeteners, and early on I would say yes to those products, but literally every artificial sweetener I’ve been sent tasted like ass – I’ll stick to a teaspoon of real sugar, thank you very much.
At the end of last year I got an email from Jennie-O, (check out their Facebook and Twitter!) asking me if I wanted to be an Ambassador for them in 2017. Hmmmm. Now that’s something I can use! But truth be told, I haven’t used ground turkey in a really, really long time. I had to do a google search on my blog and realized the last time I used ground turkey was in 2010. After last nights dinner, I am kicking myself for not using this product more often!
Their theme for January is Back to Routine/Resolutions. After many weeks of hardly grocery shopping or meal planning, it’s been nice getting back into that routine since Christmas. I will admit the thought of ground turkey turned me off, because it was usually dark meat and I didn’t actually like the flavor all that much. But they sent me extra lean turkey BREAST! Gah, sorry about the awful kitchen lighting 
Guys – FOUR ounces of ground turkey is only 1 smart point. EIGHT ounces is only 3 points! (for the record, I am making a turkey burger for dinner tonight the size of my head). I meal planned mostly from my pantry/fridge and freezer this week, only spending about $30 on groceries. The only thing I needed to buy was the coleslaw mix. I got 20 wontons out of this recipe, or one smart point per wonton. I cooked them all up and will keep in the fridge for a few days – I plan on using some in a soup later this week, and if I don’t use the rest, they will freeze well.
This is the brand of stir-fry sauce that I use – it’s only 1 point per tablespoon and it’s super spicy and delicious.
These are the wonton skins that I use. I found them at Wal-mart – they will be in the produce section where all the pre-packaged veggies are.
Yep, had to use the shelf on my lamp to take these pictures! But seriously, this literally took about 20 minutes from beginning to end, and if you have a family, you could divide and conquer and do an assembly line – one person puts the mix in the wontons, another one seals it shut with water, and another to crimp and cook. 8 smart points for 8 wontons. I made some steamed broccoli on the side and did just a drizzle of sriracha, more so for the color than the spice, because I think the Szechwan sauce is very flavorful spicy.
THANK YOU Jennie-O for reintroducing me to this amazing lean protein. Cannot wait for burger night tonight.
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Here was the rest of my day: Parfait for breakfast – 6 points (1 cup of Chobani, 1 cup of my frozen fruit sauce – did mango/blueberry this time – yum! topped with 1/4 cup frosted shredded wheat); lunch was leftover beef and bean chili with PB2 and an apple – 7 points. I walked at lunch yesterday – it was 28 degrees outside, but with the wind felt like 20 – but I’ll take that over zero degrees any day of the week. I drank TWO of my Weight Watchers cup before leaving work, and then using a Starbuck’s gift card got a tea for the train ride home. I was going to get a coffee, but couldn’t figure out what to order that would be point friendly, so I picked tea which was zero points!
So now the question of the day is: How many of you have used Jennie-O turkey? What is your favorite recipe using ground turkey? I am all ears!
Make it a great day!
Use it often to make ground “beef” tacos! Works great! Yum! Can’t wait to try the potstickers, one of my favorite foods! Stay warm girl!
Don’ t tell my kids or husband, but any recipe that calls for ground beef, I switched to ground turkey a few years ago! I love it in tacos, chili and spaghetti is a family favorite. Your potstickers look a million times better than the frozen ones I cooked from Costco last night 😉
I just bought Jennie-o’s “Italian Seasoned Ground Turkey” on sale $1.49….to make meat-BALLS and pasta this week. Your potstickers look really good and easy…think I will make them next week. Congrats on being a Jennie-o ambassador for 2017…you’ll do great!!!
Love the 99% lean Jennie-O! Use it for meatloaf, chili, tacos. Sloppy Joes, and homemade breakfast sausage.
I live on Ground Turkey since I don’t eat beef. I use it in everything you’d use ground beef for. I have a KILLER turkey meatball recipes, that is actually from a really really old issue of Cooking Light. It uses a package of each, the lean and the breast. I don’t like dark meat either, but I do use the lean ground because It doesnt dry out. I just made my fast and easy turkey chili yesterday for dinner. I’m going to make a stuffed cabbage casserole with the ground turkey next week. I also make a tater tot hot dish, I love it, J hates it. LOL. I love the Jenny-O turkey burgers( the fresh thin ones) and I use the italian sausage in my turkey sausage lasagna( Ina Garten recipe). I just got 2 packages on the clearance rack for 1.19 each.
I was going to say that I wonder if J would eat that?! Score on the clearance rack! 😀
If I ate turkey, and once upon a time it was the only meat I really ate I would use this in stuffed peppers or cabbage rolls, shepherd’s pie, sloppy joes (as we call them here) and as already suggested chili, meat loaf and nachos or enchiladas. Happy recipe creating and clean eating.
Thanks for your ideas! I think sloppy joes will be on my menu soon 😀 Hope you are well!
I love their Italian sausage, bratwurst and patties. Great substitute for beef and so points friendly as I am starting weight watchers.
I had no idea how WW smart point friendly their products were! I’ll have to look for the turkey sausage 😀
Pretty much every time we have tacos, I use ground turkey these days. I also use their turkey italian sausage in the sausage soup recipe I make – and Mr. Helen actually prefers it over me using pork italian sausage. Oh, and I use the extra lean one in Buffalo Chicken Meatloaf when I can’t find ground chicken breast.
So many ways to use it! I’ll have to get your recipe for buffalo chicken meatloaf 😀
I use Jennie-O turkey in my turkey chili recipe. I’ve never used the 99% extra lean though. I use the 93% lean. Good to know you liked it! I was afraid of getting too lean. lol
It’s fricken delicious! But it did help that I added a bit of butter to my turkey burger tonight though 😀
Jennie-O is VERY hard to come by in my area. Very frustrating since I like their products. When I see it I do buy it. I am usually buying the store brand stuff. KUDOS to you, that is way too intense of a prep for me…..LOL
Sorry you can’t find it easily! I promise, it looks time consuming, but it really isn’t 😀
My sister gave me a low carb recipe years ago and I make it all the time: a lb of ground turkey breast, cooked, add a bag of angel hair cole slaw and top with stir fry sauce. Cook in skillet until cabbage is softness you desire. Simple easy supper in minutes. If I have time, I doctor it up with other veggies, add rice or noodles as a side, etc. but even by itself, it’s good.
That sounds amazing!! Thanks for the idea 😀
I use ground turkey to make meatballs. Also, I use ground oats instead of bread crumbs. They are delicious.
Great idea to use oats instead of bread crumbs 😀
I like Jennie O turkey – I use their ground turkey and I buy their premade turkey burgers, which taste amazing. Really happy for you with the ambassadorship! 🙂
Jennie O has pre-made turkey burgers? I gotta look for those. I love their 160/4ounce meat, and really love the flavor to make a turkey burger, just have it with shredded lettuce and cut up tomatoes.
Thanks Shelley! I’ll be on the lookout for the pre-made burgers!
I use Jennie O Turkey every week love it! I make the biggest losers burritos less burritos with it, and WW parmesan meatloaf which is 4 points per serving. My turkey meatloaf is the only meatloaf my son likes by the way it is that good I hope you try it.
I am so sad I haven’t had it in so long – your turkey meatloaf sounds good! 😀
Love using ground turkey! I only do when I’m cooking for myself or my girlfriends, though, since Rob is allergic to healthy stuff – just kidding. To poultry and fish. 😉
I really like making a good white chicken chili with it. I did a pumpkin chili recently, too. It’s nice to have some stashed in the freezer for last minute work lunches!
I can’t wait to try it in my buffalo chicken chili recipe!
Wow I had forgotten about Blogger Secret Ingredient! I miss it. I went and looked at the list of winners/participants from the beginning. So many old bloggers! I really miss Hangry Pants and Tales of Expansion. Thanks for the trip down memory lane!
I thought the same thing! I may need to bring that back ????
I love Jennie O products and I use the Jennie O ground turkey for your Buffalo Chili!! Last week I cooked one of their fresh turkey breasts and it was delish.
There is Whitley’s Peanut Shop not far from where I live and I pass by it every time I go to Staples. I decided to stop and check out the nuts for myself, since I’ve been reading about them on your blog. After trying most everything they had, I ended up leaving with Thai Curry Cashews and Caramel Sea Salt Peanuts. The cashews are so delicious!!
Congratulations on being a Jennie O Ambassador! I look forward to your recipes using their products.
Um, I have to ask my Aunt about the Thai Curry Cashews – I haven’t seen those but the caramel sea salt peanuts are delish. Oh, and the maple bacon peanuts ? ?