Turkey

Turkey meatballs get a bad wrap.  But in this quick post, I’ll show you how to meal prep turkey meatballs to use throughout the week. The secret to delicious turkey meatballs Because ground turkey breast does not have much flavor, you need to add a bit of fat to make them not only flavorful, but juicy.  I’ve used diced turkey pepperoni before, but in this...

Yes, that’s a bold statement, but these are the best turkey meatballs! My secret?  Adding just a bit of pork sausage with the ground turkey – makes all the difference! How to cook ground turkey breast If you are making a burger with ground turkey, check out my post for the perfect turkey burger – a pat of butter in between the patties makes the...

These Italian Turkey Meatballs are perfect for meal prep for the week! Truth be told I used to give ground turkey the stink eye.  We never ate ground turkey growing up so it was out of my wheelhouse and one of those foods I just told myself I didn’t like.  But I love these turkey meatballs!  Side note – one of my favorite pots is...

This potato and sausage frittata is a great meal prep recipe AND a great way to use up veggies at the end of the week. Do you make a frittata in the oven or on the stovetop? You can do either method, but I prefer the oven method.  It’s kind of like “set it and forget it.”  I used baby spinach as my vegetable, so...

These turkey burger parmesan sliders will soon go on your list of things to make.  If you think your family doesn’t like turkey burgers, I promise this recipe will convert them. How do you make a juicy turkey burger? Add fat.  Ha!  No seriously, just a small pat of butter in the middle of the turkey burger patty makes all the difference.  I also added...

My simple brined turkey breast is so easy and there are just a couple tricks to make it perfect. Unless you have lots of $$ to spend to buy a fresh turkey breast, you’ll buy it frozen. Please, pretty pretty please don’t try to defrost your turkey on your counter.  It takes a little planning.  My turkey breast that I got at Mariano’s was 8.5...

You’ll love these BBQ turkey burgers. My late husband and I loved to go out to eat, and on the weekends we would eat out at least twice if not three times.  The weekends were a slippery slope for me.  I love burgers! I would do great Monday through Friday and then come Friday night it’s as if I lost my mind and ate whatever...

Quick turkey bolognese will need to be added to your list of recipes to make soon.  However, my late husband made THE BEST pasta sauce.  He would buy a bushel of roma tomatoes at the end of the summer for like $10 and painstakingly blanch and peel the skin (because I was a super picky eater back then and he knew I didn’t like tomato...

Mariano’s had turkey breast on sale for $4.99 this week which is an awesome price.  I haven’t had a turkey burger in the longest time and that sounded good to me.  I love tiny food so why not turkey burger sliders! Have you seen turkey burger recipes that call for bread crumbs and eggs?  That sounds more like a meatloaf to me that masks the...

My friend MaryBeth is the inspiration for these breakfast casserole muffins.  She was our Head Chef at our last Cooking Club and she made the most delicious breakfast casserole.  While delicious, it wasn’t the most WW friendly dish – it was made with Grand’s biscuits, pork sausage, heavy cream, cheddar cheese – full metal jacket! But she said the only problem with making it for...