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Roast Turkey

A turkey roasting in the oven makes me happy 🙂 Don’t save it just for holidays ! Roast a small turkey for dinner and there are tons of recipes you can make with the leftover meat. Roasting is easy and at only 153 calories for 4 ounces, it’s a great meal choice.

Roast Turkey
Roast Turkey

1 serving (4 ounces meat, no skin)
153 calories per serving

1 turkey
1 onion
1 t oil
salt and pepper to taste

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Clean turkey and salt and pepper the inside. Peel onion and place whole onion inside the bird. Place turkey in a roasting pan, preferably one with a bottom that keeps the turkey raised out of the cooking juices. Oil the top of the turkey and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place 1/2 c water in the bottom of the pan. Cover loosely with aluminum foil and roast approximately 20 pounds per pound. Baste with juices every hour, recover, and return to oven. During the last 15-25 minutes remove the cover to let the skin brown.

Remove from oven and let sit 20 minutes before carving.

One great recipe for leftover meat is Turkey Noodle Soup !

Sausage and Lentil Soup

Talk about a satisfying soup ! This one has meat, spice, veggies, cheese and 3 DIFFERENT CARBS! Lentils, rice and tortellini. Oh how good 🙂

Sausage and Lentil Soup
Sausage and Lentil Soup

13 servings
275 calories per serving

20 oz. turkey Italian sausage with casings removed
13 c water
1 c chopped carrots
2 c chopped celery
½ c diced green bell pepper
2 t onion powder
¾ t oregano flakes
1 t garlic powder
1 t basil flakes
2 t chicken boullion
½ t seasoned salt
¼ t pepper
2 c dried lentils, rinsed
½ c dry rice
22 oz. canned crushed tomatoes
2 ½ c cheese tortellini (refrigerated)
Salt and pepper to taste

Crumble the sausage and cook in a skillet until done (keep crumbling as you cook it). In a large soup pan mix water, vegetables and spices then add lentils and rice and bring to a boil then reduce heat, cover and simmer 20 minutes or until lentils are tender. Stir in tomato sauce, bring to a boil again and add the tortellini and sausage and cook 4 minutes or until tortellini are done. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Chicken and Sausage

The flavors in this dish remind me of a chicken and sausage casserole that my Mom used to make in the winters. This is a very filling meal – real comfort food ! 🙂

Chicken and Sausage
Chicken and Sausage

4 servings
360 calories per serving

2 t oil
½ pound turkey sausage, casing removed and crumbled up
2 boneless skinless chicken breasts (10 oz. total)
Kosher salt to taste
Pepper to taste
1 onion, diced
1 lb. potatoes, quartered
3 ribs celery cut into 1 inch pieces
1 c chicken broth
2 T red vinegar
1 T chopped parsley

In a Dutch oven or large soup pot, heat oil then add sausage and cook 5 minutes. Remove to plate. Season chicken with salt and pepper and add to pan and cook until golden, about 6 minutes, flipping half way through. Move to plate. Add onion and celery and cook 5 minutes, then add potatoes and season with salt and pepper and cook 15 minutes. Add sausage back to pot and then chicken and broth. Bring to a boil them cover, reduce heat to low and simmer 10 minutes or until potatoes are done. Take off the lid and bring back to a boil and cook until liquid equals only ½ c. Place chicken on a platter and add vinegar and parsley to pot and stir. Then add the rest to the platter with a slotted spoon.

Turkey and Brie Sandwich

The arugula on this sandwich is the perfect pairing to the creamy brie and the sweet apples – it gives it just the right amount of contrast. This is one of my top 10 sandwiches of all times ! Brie+ turkey+apple+arugula=YUMMY !

Turkey and Brie Sandwich
Turkey and Brie Sandwich

2 servings
399 calories per serving

4 slices 45 calorie whole wheat bread
Pam
I Can’t Believe it’s not Butter spray
6 oz. thinly sliced turkey breast (deli meat)
3 oz. brie
¾ c baby arugula
1 apple, sliced
Heat brie in microwave 15 seconds or so to soften it and then spread on 2 pieces of bread. Top with turkey, apples and arugula and finish making the sandwich. Spray a heated pan with Pam. Spray outsides of sandwich with a couple spritzes of butter spray and cook 2-3 minutes per side in a hot skillet or a total of 3-4 minutes in a Panini press.

Turkey and Feta Wrap

Wraps are a nice change from a sandwich – and they hold in the contents so much better than 2 slices of bread. Here is a standard turkey, bacon and tomato sandwich and because it is on a wrap you can add in some crumbled feta and avocado slices without worrying about them flying out the sandwich. And the avocado adds your MUFA for the meal 🙂 Enjoy !

Turkey and Feta Wrap
Turkey and Feta Wrap

1 serving
300 calories per serving

1 T Miracle Whip
1 T low fat crumbled feta cheese
1 Whole wheat wrap (80 calorie version by Smart and Delicious)
¼ c shredded lettuce
4 slices deli turkey breast
1 slice tomato, cut into strips
2 slices turkey bacon, cooked
¼ c avocado slices
Pepper

Sprinkle turkey with pepper. Place it all in the wrap and roll it up ! Here is a video that will show you how to fold up a wrap securely

Sausage and Potato Breakfast Pizza

It’s all your favorite breakfast ingredients all in one convenient package – breakfast pizza is a great way to start the morning ! Leftovers reheat well in a skillet or in the toaster oven.

Sausage and Potato Breakfast Pizza
Sausage and Potato Breakfast Pizza

8 servings
203 calories per serving

8 oz. can low fat crescent rolls
Pam
12 oz. turkey breakfast sausage
1 c frozen shredded hash browns, thawed
1 c shredded fat free cheddar cheese
¼ c skim milk
½ t salt
¼ t pepper
8 oz. Egg Beaters
2 T grated Parmesan cheese

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray a 12 inch pizza pan with Pam. Separate dough and then press together to form a round crust. This works best if you let the dough come to room temperature. Cook sausage until browned, crumbling it as you go. Top dough with drained sausage, potatoes and cheese. Mix milk, salt, pepper and Egg Beaters and pour over sausage mix. Sprinkle with cheese and bake 25-30 minutes or until crust is browned.
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Turkey and Ranch Wrap

Simple, quick, and a great tasting lunch wrap.

Turkey and Ranch Wrap
Turkey and Ranch Wrap

2 servings
340 calories per serving

1 T light Ranch dressing
1 Whole wheat wrap (80 calorie version by Smart and Delicious)
1 lettuce leaf
6 slices deli turkey breast
2 slices tomato
1 Laughing Cow light cheese wedge
2 avocado slices

Spread the cheese on the wrap then fill with the rest of the ingredients and wrap it up. Here is a video that shows you how to make a wrap that does not leak 🙂

Turkey and Noodle Bake

I have made other dishes like this that turn out to be a healthier Hamburger Helper (like my Turkey Stroganoff), but this one is THE one – it is a little moister than my other version, and the flavoring is just perfect. You definitely have to try this one out !!

Turkey and Noodle Bake
Turkey and Noodle Bake

6 servings
352 calories per serving

1 ¼ lb. lean ground turkey
1 ½ c sliced mushrooms
½ c chopped onion
½ c chopped green bell pepper
21 oz. fat free brown gravy
½ t onion salt
½ t salt
½ t pepper
3 c cooked yolk free egg noodles
1 c shredded part skim mozzarella cheese
Pam

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cook turkey, mushrooms, onion and green pepper in a skillet until turkey is no longer pink then add onion salt, salt and pepper and mix well. Reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes then place noodles in a 3 quart dish sprayed with Pam and top with the meat mix. Pour the gravy over. Sprinkle with cheese, cover and bake 20 minutes then uncover and bake another 15 minutes.

Turkey Sandwich with Apples

A nice tart apple sliced up and placed on the sandwich makes this a nice change from the ordinary.

Turkey Sandwich with Apples
Turkey Sandwich with Apples

1 serving
330 calories per serving

2 slice whole wheat bread
1 T Miracle Whip
6 slices deli roasted turkey breast
6 slices granny smith apple
1 no fat cheese slice (Kraft Singles are great!)
2 slices turkey bacon, cooked

Spread bread with dressing and add all the rest of the ingredients.

Turkey Slaw-Wich

A quick sandwich to throw together that doesn’t taste like a boring sandwich ! The slaw gives it a nice twist.

Turkey Slaw-Wich
Turkey Slaw-Wich

1 serving
290 calories per serving

½ c coleslaw blend (shredded cabbage and carrots)
1 T Miracle Whip
1 t Dijon mustard
2 slices whole wheat bread, toasted
3 slices deli roasted turkey breast
1 slice fat free American cheese

Mix coleslaw, Miracle Whip and Dijon then make sandwiches with all the ingredients.

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