Chinese Lettuce Wraps

Ingredients:

1 pound ground turkey or chicken

1 head of romaine

3-5 gloves of garlic, chopped

1/2 cup cashews, chopped

1/4 cup hoisen sauce

1-2 Tablespoons sweet chili sauce

1 Tablespoon soy sauce

1/2 chopped vegetables of choice

Instructions:

Chop all vegetables and cashews into small pieces.  Bring pan to medium-high heat with 2 tablespoons vegetable oil and add ground meat. Cook for 5-10 minutes or until fully cooked. Add garlic, cashews and vegetables and cook for another 3-5 minutes. Stir in hoisen sauce, sweet chili sauce and soy sauce. Serve in romaine leaves and enjoy.

Biscuits and Gravy

Ingredients:

1 can pre-made buttermilk biscuit dough 

1/2 package of Jimmy Dean's turkey sausage crumbles

2 Tablespoons vegetable oil

2 Tablespoons flour

1 1/2 cups milk (I used unsweetened almond milk, cow milk works too)

salt & pepper to taste

Instructions:

Bake biscuits according to package instructions. Lightly brown sausage over medium-high heat with oil. Add flour. Add milk and reduce to medium-low. Stir frequently for 10 minutes or until desired thickness is reached. Add salt & pepper to taste. Pour gravy over biscuits and enjoy.

Can refrigerate gravy and re-heat for quick weekday breakfasts.

Sweet Potato & Turkey Shepherd's Pie

Ingredients:

2 medium sweet potatoes

3 cloves garlic

2 Tablespoons plain Greek yogurt

1/3-1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk (or other milk of choice)

1/2 lb ground turkey

1 medium onion

3/4 cup frozen mixed vegetables

1/3 cup chicken stock

1 Tablespoon tomato paste

few dashes Worschestershire sauce

1 Tablespoon flour

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. 

Peel and chop sweet potato into large chunks. Boil for 15-20 minutes, or until fork tender. Chop and saute garlic over medium heat. Strain potatoes and return to pot or large bowl. Add garlic, Greek yogurt, and milk. Mash until smooth, add salt & pepper to taste. Set aside.

Cook ground turkey over medium-high heat with a few tablespoons of vegetable oil. Add a pinch of salt & pepper. Set aside.

Saute chopped onion until translucent. Add frozen vegetables, chicken stock, tomato paste, Worschestershire sauce, flour and turkey. Cook for a few minutes, or until frozen vegetables are thawed.

Evenly distribute turkey & vegetable filling into 3 ramekins. Top with mashed sweet potatoes. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until potatoes are golden.

*Double recipe for 6 ramekins or one 9 x 13 baking dish.

Turkey & Butternut Squash Stew

Feel free to use chicken which is how the recipe originally was on Cookin Canuck.

Ingredients:

1 butternut squash

1 can diced tomatoes with juice

1 quart turkey broth (or chicken broth)

1 cup quinoa

Cooked turkey (or chicken) 

1 medium onion, chopped

3 cloves of garlic, chopped

1 teaspoon oregano

Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions:
Shred cooked turkey. Peel and cube butternut squash. Cook half for 8-10 minutes or until almost soft. Cook other half of squash for 15 minutes and mash. Sauté chopped onion until translucent. Add garlic, salt, pepper and oregano. Add tomatoes, all of squash and turkey broth. Bring to a boil. Add quinoa and reduce heat to simmer and cover for 15 minutes. Add shredded turkey and simmer for 5 more minutes. Enjoy!

Taco Soup

Ingredients: 
1 pound ground turkey
1 medium onion
2 cans diced tomatoes with green chiles (or 2 cans diced tomatoes and 1 can diced green chiles)
1 can corn
1 can pinto beans
1 can kidney beans
2 Tablespoons taco seasoning (store bought or see below)

Instructions:
Dice onion. Saute on medium high heat with vegetable oil until slightly translucent. Add a few more tablespoons of oil and add turkey. Cook turkey until fully brown, add taco seasoning and simmer for a few minutes. Add cans of tomatoes, corn, pinto and kidney beans with all their juices. Bring to a boil. Reduce to simmer and cover for 10 minutes. Top with plain greek yogurt (or sour cream), shredded cheese, avocado, cilantro, tortilla chips, diced jalapenos etc.

Taco Seasoning from allrecipes.com
1 tablespoon chili powder
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1/4 teaspoon oregano
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1 1/2 teaspoons cumin
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper