Sriracha Turkey Stir Fry

Ingredients:

Ground turkey

Red pepper flakes

Coconut oil

Sesame oil

Onion

Zucchini

Red Pepper

Carrot sticks

Cabbage

Garlic

Lemon

Ginger

Coconut aminos (or soy sauce but not GF)

Rice vinegar

Sriracha 

Optional: 

General Tso sauce

Toasted Sesame seeds

Sunflower seeds

Noodles

Rice

Directions: Cook the ground turkey with red pepper flakes. Once cooked add a dash of general tso if desired (do not need much!).  In cast iron skillet, heat up coconut oil and sesame oil. Cook onion and red pepper, then add zucchini, carrot, garlic, and ginger toward end (they don't take as long to cook as the onion and pepper). Splash in some rice vinegar at some point. Add turkey and cabbage to veggie skillet and add squirt of lemon, mixing it all together.  Top with toasted sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, and Sriracha! Make it spicy! 

Asian Burgers

Ingredients: 

Burgers (turkey or beef)

Pineapple rings sliced

Leafy greens of choice

Broccoli slaw mixture

Toasted Sesame Ginger dressing (or asian dressing of choice)

Wheat english muffin

Directions: Self explanatory, see picture and make it happen. 

Easy Turkey Egg Sandwich

Ingredients:

Whole wheat bread (whatever preference)

Lunchmeat turkey

Scrambled eggs

Spinach

Provolone cheese

Salt

Pepper

Oregano

Directions: Cook scrambled eggs, adding salt and pepper.  Toast bread, add turkey, eggs, spinach, cheese, and oregano. Enjoy!

Egg Tot Casserole

Ingredients:

Ground Turkey (or sausage if you're feeling less healthy)

Chopped onion

Chopped spinach

Chopped red pepper

Chopped zucchini

Chopped fresh garlic (or garlic powder)

Organic tater tots (or any that don't have weird ingredients just potato, salt, and oil)

7 or 8 eggs

If You Use Ground Turkey:

Sage

Parsley

Rosemary 

Thyme

Directions:
Cook meat with the indicated seasoning.  Add onion and red pepper and saute a bit, then add the zucchini and spinach.  I added a little water and covered it for a minute or two to wilt the spinach.  Spray a pan of your choice with some olive oil and put in the tater tots.  Throw the meat veggie mixture on top, then pour whisked eggs (I added a little milk to them) over the top of it all.  Throw in oven at 450 for about 20 minutes or until egg is cooked.  I added a little shredded white cheddar near the end.

Healthy Tostadas

Ingredients:
Ground beef or turkey
Garlic
Spinach
Cabbage
Lime
Pico
White Cheddar
Tostada shells (GF optional)
Avocado


Taco seasoning:
cumin
chili powder
oregano
pepper
salt
cayenne pepper




Directions: 
Cook the ground beef and drain.  Add seasoning about 1/2 cup water, and some diced up cabbage, spinach, and garlic.  Let that cook down a bit.  Shred some cheese on the tostada, add meat, shred cheese, add pico, and squirt lime over whole thing.  (I would add avocado on top but mine weren't ripe!)  Could also add beans too.

Turkey Spaghetti

Ingredients:
Whole Grain Pasta
Zucchini
Marinara sauce
Can tomatoes
Black olives
Garlic
Basil
Spinach 
Oregano
Red pepper flakes
Mozzarella 

Directions:
Cook turkey.  Add garlic near end, then add sauce, tomatoes, black olives, spinach, and seasoning.  Turn on low and let it all simmer together for a while.  Shred zucchini longways for more noodle length slices, and add to pasta for last minute or so it is cooking.  Strain, put on plate, top with meat concoction, shred some cheese on top.   

Turkey Sausage

Ingredients:
Ground Turkey
Brown sugar
Olive oil
Sage
Salt
Ground ginger
Cayenne pepper
Garlic powder
Pepper
Thyme
Marjoram
Red pepper flakes
(optional:  mix with jimmy dean sausage)

Stir up ingredients and form into patties.  Cook on skillet medium-high heat 6-8 minutes until no longer pink in middle.

Nacho Skillet

Ingredients:
Ground beef (or turkey)
1 1/2 cups water
4.5 oz. spanish rice
1 can diced tomatoes & green chilies undrained
Frozen corn
Red pepper
Onion
Green pepper
Jalapeño
Quinoa
Shredded zucchini
Chili powder
Cumin
Pepper

Directions:
Cook ground beef and veggies, drain.  Add water, quinoa, and can of tomatoes, cover and cook 5min. then add rice and cook additional 10-15min until rice is soft. Stir in and top with some cheese. 

Turkey Nachos

Ingredients:

Ground Turkey
Chili paste
Chili powder
Cumin
Salt
Pepper
Garlic
Lime
Tortilla Chips
Shredded cheese
Chopped tomato
Chopped red onion
Chopped jalapeño peppers

Directions:  Cook turkey with garlic (or garlic paste), and season with chili paste, chili powder, cumin, salt, pepper, and lime.  Add the rest on top of chips with cheese, fairly obvious.  Best to put chips on parchment paper on pan, then create the nachos on top, then broil to melt cheese fully and serve fresh and hot!

Apple Sage Turkey Meatloaf

• Courtesy of Whole Foods Market (slightly modified)

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(I cut recipe in half for a mini-loaf for myself)

Ingredients:

• 2 apples, cored, peeled and grated (strain out the juice)
• 1 large yellow onion, finely chopped (about 1 cup)
• 2/3 cup Italian-style breadcrumbs*
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 pounds ground turkey
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh sage leaves
• 1 large egg, lightly beaten
• 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1/4 cup tomato sauce (I used a BBQ marinade sauce that was delicious)
• I threw in some shredded carrots & zucchini

Directions: Preheat the oven to 400°F. Line a small baking sheet with parchment paper.  Sauté onions.  Combine apples, onion, carrots, zucchini, bread crumbs and milk in a large bowl and let stand 5 minutes to soften bread crumbs. Add turkey, sage, egg, salt and pepper and mix until combined. Scrape the mixture onto the baking sheet. With water-moistened hands, shape the mixture into a loaf about 10 inches long and 5 inches wide (I think I would prefer individual smaller loaves!  All of them would have more yummy crust). Spread top of loaf with 1/4 cup of the bbq or tomato sauce, if using, and bake until meatloaf is lightly browned and cooked through (an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should register 165°F), 50 to 60 minutes.

Let meatloaf sit 10 minutes before slicing and serving. Serve with warmed tomato sauce/bbq if desired.

*Breadcrumbs:  I don't buy them, they have way too many ingredients to just be bread crumbs.  Toast bread in oven at 250, keep checking it and breaking it up.  Throw it in a blender when its all dried out.  Add oregano, basil, garlic powder, rosemary, thyme, viola! italian breadcrumbs!

Enchilada Casserole

Ingredients:
1 lb. Ground beef (or turkey, or shredded whatever)
1 can Enchilada sauce
Tortillas
Cheese
Corn
Black beans
Black olives
Onion
Zucchini
Garlic
Oegano
Cumin
Chili powder

Serve with: Avocado & lime

Directions:
Cook meat with onions, garlic, and zucchini (I always add shredded zucchini to ground meat, why not), season with chili powder, cumin and oregano.  Drain any excess juice (or just buy lean).  Cook tortillas briefly in pan on each side and slice up into pieces.  Spread bottom of a pan with some sauce, and add some tortilla pieces.  Layer on beef, corn, beans, cheese, etc.  Repeat layers another time.  Top with more cheese and oregano!  Cook about 30 min at 350.  (squirt avocado with lime!)

BBQ Burrito Joe

I made with with my frozen left overs from my sloppy joes.  Just threw together what I had, but it worked out well!

Ingredients:
Sloppy Joe meat
Carrot sticks
Brown rice (or quinoa, or white, or whatever)
Tortilla
Corn
Natural BBQ sauce
Black beans would be good too, but I didn't have any

Directions:
Warm tortilla on skillet.  Cook brown rice.  Throw in buritto, layer cheese, then meat, BBQ sauce, cheese, carrot sticks, corn, beans, etc.

BBQ Sloppy Joes

Ingredients:
1 lb. extra lean ground turkey
1/2 red onion, roughly chopped
3 garlic cloves, chopped
1 orange or red bell pepper, chopped
1/3 cup roughly chopped purple cabbage
1 small diced tomato
1 tsp. cayenne pepper
1 tsp. ground cumin
Pepper and sea salt to taste
1 tsp. olive oil
Natural BBQ sauce

Directions:
Combine everything and cook on skillet with olive oil.  Add BBQ sauce last.  

Coconut Lime Turkey Tacos

Courtesy The Nutritious Kitchen

Ingredients: 

1 lb extra lean ground turkey
1/4 cup chopped red onion
1/2 cup shredded carrots + zucchini
2 chopped garlic cloves
2 tsp honey + 2 tsp hot sauce (I used Frank’s Red Hot)
1 Tbsp sesame oil
3/4 cup light coconut milk
Juice of 3 small limes
Basil, pepper and salt to taste

Taco shells (I used these cool little bowl type ones I found)

Optional Toppings:
Avocado/Guac
Purple Cabbage
Salsa of choice
Chopped Mango

Directions:
Combine shredded carrots, zuccinni, onion and garlic. Mix in wet ingredients. Then add in ground turkey and seasonings. Mix until well combined. Cook on a non stick skillet on medium-medium high heat until turkey crumbles are well cooked.

Veggie & Beef Chili

1 lbs Ground beef (or turkey)
1 can Black beans
1 cup Cooked lentils
Chopped spinach
Shredded carrots
1/2 Chopped onion
Zucchini
2 bulbs Fresh garlic
Red pepper
1 can diced tomatoes 
1 can Fire roasted tomatoes
3 cans Tomato sauce 
Chili powder (lots)
Garlic powder
Brown sugar (couple spoons)
Rosemary
Thyme
Mrs. Dash Extra Spicy
Basil
Paprika
Cumin (more for more Mexican flavor)
Oregano
Greek Yogurt & Cheese on top!

Directions:  Sautee onions, garlic, peppers, etc. before adding.  Cook beef before adding.   Cook all in large pot for a while, enjoy.

If lentils dry, cook them first.  Black beans too.