Not exact matches
when making the onions, we added some red wine to the whole thing, again, making it more Italian
than Mexican, and used
ground turkey instead of chicken... this is a really versatile recipe and a great one for beginners like myself.
I chose to stuff the squash with
ground turkey, as it is leaner
than red meat and the subtler flavor lets the squash taste take center stage!
While it can be very convenient to dump a package of taco seasoning in the
ground turkey, I assure you that it takes no more
than a minute to add the individual seasonings, which give you a lot more control over the sodium levels and flavor.
The trick to making these meatballs tender is to actually use chicken breasts finely chopped rather
than using
ground chicken or
turkey which makes them too dense.
I used
ground turkey, tossed in a few Italian herbs, Marsala wine and some Parmesan cheese to make it noteworthy, but other
than that — this is a pretty basic recipe.
There is so much you can do with
ground turkey that it's a good idea to buy more
than 2 pounds and keep some on hand.
Since
ground turkey is lower in saturated fat
than ground beef, you need to add olive oil or another liquid to the mix to make a juicy healthy burger.
And is a bit lighter
than a store - bought version, as it uses
ground turkey and «light» Alfredo sauce.
It's much leaner
than even your lean cuts of beef and, in my opinion, tastier
than ground chicken and
turkey.
Browning and then braising whole
turkey legs adds both body and flavor to the final product — so much better
than the
ground stuff.
However, since sweet potatoes a bigger
than the small russets called for in this recipe, I would either make more filling (e.g., may 1 1/2 or 2 times the amount of
ground turkey, spices, etc) or use less sweet potatoes (2 or 3).
I chose to stuff the squash with
ground turkey, as it is leaner
than red meat and the subtler flavor lets the squash taste take center stage!
Most sauce recipes like this will have
ground beef for the meat, which adds a lot of saturated fat and can be harder to digest
than turkey and other white meat poultry.
It's much leaner
than even your lean cuts of beef and, in my opinion, tastier
than ground chicken and
turkey.
The
turkey complimented the feta cheese just as well (if not better)
than the
ground beef, and I didn't notice a bit of difference in the full - fat versus the fat - free feta once it was cooked into the burger.