Mixing the ingredients took moments, and although
I used turkey thighs, you could likely make these with turkey breast meat and be mindful not to over-cook them so they don't dry out.
Not exact matches
Ingredients for broth: 1 uncooked whole
turkey leg or large
turkey thigh / 4 cups chicken or
turkey broth plus a cup or two of cold water (you'll need extra water if you aren't
using a pressure cooker due to evaporation while cooking / 1/2 large onion, peeled / 2 large carrots, quartered / 2 stalks of celery, cut in half / several sprigs of thyme / 1 bay leaf / 1 T black peppercorns / a couple of leeks, halved, if you have them.
You can
use any leftover
turkey meat you have on hand, but I opted for a combination of light and dark
thigh, breast and leg meat.
You can also
use chicken
thighs, or cooked, shredded meat (chicken or
turkey).
chicken, quartered, skinned, and most of the fat removed (I
used a combination of chicken
thighs and drumsticks; I left the skin on and removed it after cooking the stew) * 1 tablespoon sea salt for seasoning, plus extra to taste * 2 - 3 quarts chicken stock (I
used homemade
turkey stock) * 2 bay leaves * 2 large celery stalks * 2 lbs.
ground
turkey (I
use ground
turkey thigh, dark meat is preferred as
turkey breast is too dry) 3/4 tsp.
ground
turkey breast or
thigh salt and freshly ground black pepper extra virgin olive oil 4 thick slices red onion 1 large red bell pepper, quartered 4 slices sharp white cheddar cheese (I
used smoked cheddar) 4 whole wheat burger buns arugula or spring mix
ground
turkey (ground breast is OK here, as you're going to be adding some fat back in, although you can
use ground
thighs as well)
Carefully separate the skin of your
turkey from the flesh and work the fat mixture between the skin and flesh
using your hands to massage the mixture as far up on the breast and
thigh meat as you can without tearing the skin.
I cook two meals a day — I serve up a breakfast burrito (eggs whipped and cooked to a Holladaise sauce consistency & then mixed with dry cat food & cut up
turkey hot dogs) and a meaty oatmeal (chicken
thighs cooked overnight in a crockpot with a little water, then the meat separated off, the broth thinned down with water &
used to make oatmeal, then add back the chicken meat & serve up warm so its nice & sloppy with a lot of juice.
3.88 — 4 pounds raw Muscle Meat: debone and skin chicken
thighs and drumsticks and
turkey or
use frozen ground chicken or
turkey (best to have some chunks of meat for the cat to chew)