I had a
pound of ground turkey in the fridge about to go bad so I was thrilled to find this recipe with ingredients I already had!
If you cook 1
lb of ground turkey and 1 1/2 cup of sweet potato, you will have 1 cup for serving.
I used bean sprouts, cabbage and red bell peppers for my veggies, and made two meat toppings using bits and
pieces of ground turkey and extra chicken breast in my refrigerator.
I am not a big
fan of ground turkey bit trying to eat better over all and this recipe made it that much easier to convert!
If you prefer a grain - free option you can replace the rice with cooked quinoa or simply use an additional 1 -
cup of ground turkey.
It helped that I had kale growing in the backyard, and leftover cooked rice, fresh mozzarella, tomato sauce, and a small amount
of ground turkey sitting in the fridge.
I found that if you get a 3 lb
pack of ground turkey and add an additional 10 eggs you get the best serving size when using a 9 × 13 pan.
Adding zucchini also lowers the calories per serving because you get five patties out of 1
pound of ground turkey them instead of four.
I added a
bit of ground turkey and shredded mozzarella after reading the reviews since we enjoy flavorful meals.
I browned about a pound
of ground turkey with half an onion finely chopped and 3 cloves of garlic minced.
You could also cut back on the amount
of ground turkey breast a bit, and add a can of rinsed & drained black beans.
My meal planing starts by browsing my freezer for what looks good or in the
case of ground turkey — what I have a bunch of and needs used up.
1.5 lb ground beef, veal or turkey (i usually use 1.25 lbs because that's how big the
containers of ground turkey are, and it's even better because there's more sauce)
Stirring in two tablespoons olive oil per pound
of ground turkey keeps the burgers moist and juicy and also helps them form a nicely browned crust on the outside that won't stick to the grill.
My husband and I went to Costco a few weeks ago and we bought about 4 pounds
of ground turkey because I love it and the price was really good.
We try to limit the amount of red meat we eat (if I'm going red I'm gonna eat steak) so I invest in
lots of ground turkey every time I go to Sam's or Costco.
I was cleaning out my freezer when I saw a
package of ground turkey, and I had some frozen veggies, then I had a few fresh carrots and green onion and butter lettuce,...
I love the
use of ground turkey instead of beef to lighten up bologness in Turkey Bolognese Zucchini Pasta from The Lemon Bowl.
WEEKEND Breakfast: Oatmeal with 237 ml of rice milk, peaches, walnuts, with stevia and cinnamon sprinkled on top Morning tea: Optimal Cleanse shake Lunch: Turkey wrap — brown rice tortilla, hummus, arugula, 113
g of ground turkey and avocado slices Afternoon tea: Dark chocolate Optimal Protein Bar or rice crackers with home - made garlic and olive hummus Dinner: Grilled halibut with fresh - squeezed pink grapefruit juice, garlic, cilantro, grape seed oil and vegetable stir - fry