600th Post! - Turkey Tuesday - Turkey Fingers

Can't believe I have posted on here 600 times! When you commit to posting everyday, the count really jumps up!

This turkey tuesday is low GI friendly, and very simple! I made it up, and we had it for supper tonight!

Will need:

1 turkey breast

2 eggs

1 cup almond flour

1/2 tablespoon fresh ground pepper ( you can add more or less depending on your taste)

2 tablespoons Lousisiana Hot & Spicy Dip Mix from Epicure (you can use any sort of seasoning blend that you have on hand)

Preheat oven to 350. Grease baking sheet with olive oil.

Cut turkey breast in to 1/4 inch strips.

Mix together is medium bowl almond flour, pepper and spice mix.

Beat eggs in bowl with a fork.

Dip turkey strips in eggs, then coat in almond flour mix.

Place in a single layer on the baking sheet. Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until cooked through. Flip all fingers halfway through.

Serve with your favorite dipping sauce, or cut up into chunks over a salad!

Turkey Tuesday - Eric's Spicy Turkey

This is a recipe that my husband Eric invented, and I just love it. I say recipe, but really we just throw a bunch of ingredients together and never really measure, so these are approximate. I may have to come back and alter this after Eric reads it, because he usually makes it!

1. Put 1 or 2 turkey breasts in the slowcooker on low for 8 hours. We put in water, pepper, salt, and franks red hot. You can add whatever you like!

2. Cut/tear slow cooked turkey small pieces. Place in large skillet and add:
-1 or 2 onions cut in strips
-2-4 garlic cloves, pressed or diced
-1/4 cup worchesteshire sauce
-1/2 cup soya sauce
-1 or 2 bay leaves
-crushed chillis to taste. We like to add lots!
-fresh ground pepper to taste
-enough water to cover ingredients in sauce pan 3/4 of the way.

Bring to boil and simmer for at least 30 minutes on medium heat. Allow some of the liquid to evapourate out, but there should still be a sauce.

Serve over rice or quinoa.

Turkey Tuesday - Honey Mustard Turkey

This was originally a recipe for chicken, but I modified with a longer cooking time to adjust for the turkey! I usually double this recipe, especially for the sauce!

1 Turkey Breast cut into strips or cubes
1/3 cup Butter or Margarine, melted
1/3 cup Honey
2 Tbsp Mustard
1 Tsp Salt
1 Tsp Curry powder ( I usually don't like curry, but it isn't strong in this dish and it is a little bland without it!

Preheat oven to 350. Mix all ingredients for sauce together. Pour over cut up turkey in baking dish. There should be enough sauce to cover all the turkey. If not, I would make another batch of sauce. Cover baking dish with tinfoil. Bake for 2 hours or until turkey is cooked through and tender.

It is important that the turkey is cooked through AND tender. We tried it once just cooked through, and it tasted odd. We put it back in the oven for an extra hour and it was delish!

Serve over rice and with some veggies or a salad!

Turkey Tuesday - Maple Turkey Salad

I posted this several years ago, but it is one of my favorite kinds of salad so I wanted to share it again! It is so sweet and yummy, it hardly tastes healthy but it is!

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Salad Ingredients:
-8 oz salad greens, any kind
-3 oz sliced low fat/ low sodium cheddar cheese, cut into matchsticks
-1 medium tomato, cut into wedges
-8 oz cooked turkey breast, cubed, about 2 cups ( I have used deli turkey cut up, as well)
- 3 Tablespoons sunflower seed kernels

Dressing Ingredients"
-3 Tablespoons sugar free maple-flavored syrup
-1/3 cup raspberry vinegar (the best part!)
-3 Tablespoons olive oil
-1/4 teaspoon salt
-1/2 teaspoon dried basil

Layer salad ingredient into salad bowl. Shake together dressing ingredients and pour over. Toss to coat well and serve immediately. Makes 3 main dish servings. (But I could eat it all myself)

Per Serving:

Calories: 381
Fat: 26.5 g
Saturated Fat: 8.5 g
Protien: 22 g
Carbohydrates: 13 g
Fiber: 2 g
Cholesterol: 63 mg
Sodium: 700 mg

Turkey Tuesday

Yesterday I had a brilliant idea. Turkey Tuesday. Ok, so I know I didn't come up with that name. But because we are hoping to become turkey farmers someday soon, I might as well promote it.

SO, every Tuesday I am going to post a delicious recipe with turkey in it! Turkey is a very healthy choice! It is a fantastic source of lean protein and contains many vitamins and minerals.

If you have any turkey recipes you would like to share, please email or Facebook them to me!