Sunday, May 31, 2015

Ground Turkey Three Ways

Today I wanted to share some great ground turkey recipes. I bought a package of ground turkey last week and made three different meals! Using one ingredient multiple ways is a great way to get the best value for your money.

I was strategic and made all three recipes at the same time. When I opened the package of ground turkey I used 1/2 cup or 1/4 lb of ground turkey for the turkey burger and  a little over 1/2 cup of ground turkey for the meatballs.  I used the little bit of remaining ground turkey for the lasagna.


Top Left- Turkey Vegetable Lasagna, Top Right- Turkey Burger with Basil and Feta Cheese, Bottom-
Turkey meatballs with feta and spinach

Turkey Vegetable Lasagna- I actually got the idea for this recipe from the cashier at Trader Joe's. She was asking if I making an italian dish with the ingredients I bought and said that since I wasn't buying pasta she thought I might be using the grilled vegetables to replace lasagna noodles. I thought using the grilled vegetables in place of lasagna noodles sounded like a great idea so I decided to make up my own version of vegetable lasagna! here was the recipe I created:

Turkey Vegetable Lasagna
2 servings 

Ingredients
1/2 cup ground turkey
1/2 cup of tomato sauce
1/2 cup of shredded mozzarella cheese
Trader Joe's Misto alla Griglia  

Recipe
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees 
2. Brown the ground turkey
3. Microwave 2 pieces of the eggplant and 4 zucchini pieces for 2 minutes 
4. Layer 1 piece of eggplant and 2 pieces of zucchini in a baking dish lined with aluminum foil 
5.  Top the layer of vegetables with ground turkey and 1/4 cup of  mozzarella cheese
6. Top of the ground turkey and cheese with the remaining vegetables and top with the tomato    sauce and 1/4 cup of mozzarella. 
7. Put the lasagna in the oven for 7-10 minutes, the lasagna is done with the cheese is melted. 


Feta Basil Turkey Burgers
Recipe courtesy of: Fifteen Spatulas 

I cut the recipe in half since I only wanted to make one turkey burger. I decided to serve the turkey burger with sweet potato fries and two grilled eggplant slices instead of using a burger bun. 

Feta and Spinach Turkey Meatballs
Recipe courtesy of: The Hungry Lightweight 

I cut this recipe in half, which made 8 meatballs. I served this along with whole wheat pasta and garlic bread.