Category Archives: Turkey

Crock Pot Appetizer Meatballs

Though I usually serve this as a quick and easy appetizer, I sometimes double up the serving and make it a main dish meal. Adding just a few things to bottled sauce can round out the flavors and make it taste much more homemade.

Crock Pot Appetizer Meatballs
Crock Pot Appetizer Meatballs

8 servings
180 calories per serving (3 meatballs)

24 Shady Brook Farms turkey meatballs (Italian spiced)
1 jar Paul Newman’s marinara sauce
Garlic powder
Salt and pepper to taste
6 T parsley, chopped
½ c grated parmesan cheese

Place the sauce in a small pan on medium low heat. Add the garlic powder, salt and pepper, parsley and cheese. Simmer for 10 minutes.

If you are going to eat soon, pre-heat the meatballs in the microwave for 5 minutes. Then place in crock with sauce and heat on low for 1 hour. Otherwise, place meatballs in crock pot and pour the hot sauce over them. Cover and keep on low or warm setting for up to 4 hours.

Shepherd’s Pie

All the potato goodness of original Shepherd’s Pie recipes, but using ground turkey instead of ground beef cuts down on a lot of calories and a lot of fat. This one dish meal is definitely a complete meal…very filling !

Shepherd's Pie
Shepherd's Pie

6 servings
342 calories per serving

1 bag Oreida steamed mashed potatoes
Salt and pepper to taste
2 lb. ground turkey
1 onion, chopped small
2 carrots, chopped small
2 T Worchestershire sauce
1/4 t onion powder
1/4 t garlic powder
1/4 t parsley flakes
1 c frozen peas
2 T buttery spread
1/3 + 1/4 c fat free half and half
¼ c Egg Beaters

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare potatoes according to package instructions. Mash slightly then add chives, butter, 1/3 half and half and ¼ cup Egg Beaters. If they are still stiff, add up to ¼ c hot water.

Heat skillet on medium high, add turkey. Season with salt and pepper and brown it 5 minutes. Add onions and carrots and season with salt and pepper. Cook 5 minutes until veggies are softened. Add Worcestershire, onion powder, garlic powder and parsley. Reduce heat to low and cover and cook another 6 minutes. Stir and add peas and ¼ cup half and half.

Put turkey and vegetable mix into a deep 9×9 baking dish. Top with potatoes. Bake 20 minutes. Don’t over bake as turkey tends to dry out.

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