Salisbury Steak Meatballs

1 lb ground turkey
1/2 cup bread crumbs
1/4 cup brown mustard
1/4 cup ketchup
1 beef bouillon cube, crumbled
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
Salt & Pepper
1/4 cup butter
1 onion, sliced
2 1/2 cups beef broth
2 tablespoons cornstarch
add. 1 tablespoon Worcestershire
add. 1 tablespoon brown mustard
add. 1 tablespoon ketchup

Combine the ground turkey, bread crumbs, mustard, ketchup, bouillon, Worcestershire, salt & pepper in a large mixing bowl. Preheat a skillet & add the butter until melted. Shape the turkey mixture into balls and brown. After all of the meatballs have browned, remove them from the pan. In a separate bowl, mix the cornstarch & 1/2 cup of the beef broth until well mixed. In the pan, add the onions and cook until soft. Pour in the remaining 2 cups of beef broth, Worcestershire, mustard and ketchup; bring to a low boil, then add the cornstarch mix. Place the meatballs back into the pan, cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Serve over rice, egg noodles or quinoa.

The meatballs were a little beastly, but actually turned out well. The sauce was easy to make and the result was sooo yummy! B had THIRDS. I served it over quinoa, but would probably do rice the next time.

Goat Cheese Nachos

Diced Tomatoes
Goat Cheese
1/2 green bell pepper, chopped
1/2 yellow bell pepper, chopped
Ground turkey, cooked
Mozzarella cheese, sliced
Quinoa Cooked
Tortilla Chips

This is literally a "throw-everything together" type of nachos. Heat the bell peppers, ground turkey (I used leftover meatloaf), diced tomatoes & 1-2 slices of Mozzarella cheese. Then, add in the quinoa (again, leftovers). Before you put all this loveliness on the chips, sprinkle the goat cheese on the chips, then goop everything on. MMMMMM.

Alfredo Italian Meatloaf

1 lb. ground turkey
1/2 jar Alfredo sauce (14.5 oz jar)
1 egg
1/2 cup Italian bread crumbs
2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
1 teaspoon parsley flakes
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/8 teaspoon sugar
Mozzarella & Parmesan cheese, shredded

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Combine all ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Put into a greased baking dish, top with a little bit of cheese and bake for 45 minutes. With about 10 minutes left, add more cheese if desired.

Yes, this is the same as the Italian Meatloaf, but the Alfredo version!! Perfectly paired with pasta or egg-stuffed baked potatoes. YUM!

Italian Meatloaf

1 lb. ground turkey
1 can tomato sauce (8 oz)
1 egg
1/2 cup Italian bread crumbs
2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
1 teaspoon parsley flakes
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/8 teaspoon sugar
Mozzarella & Parmesan cheese, shredded

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Combine all ingredients in a large mixing bowl; put into a greased baking dish, top with a little bit of cheese and bake for 45 minutes. With about 10 minutes left, add more cheese on top if desired.

Nice variation of a meatloaf and it's zesty, yummy and perfectly paired with pasta!

Sweet And Sour Meatballs

1 lb ground turkey
1/4 cup egg substitute
1/2 cup Italian bread crumbs
3/4 cup ketchup
1/3 cup white vinegar
1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
3 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons dried mustard

Prepare meatballs by mixing the turkey, egg & crumbs, then mixing into approx 1 inch balls. Brown in a little bit of oil. Mix the ketchup, vinegar, Worcestershire, sugar & mustard together & bring to a boil. Simmer the meatballs in the sauce until done.


YUM YUM YUM YUM YUM- these are really good! The best part is, make the meatballs in advance and freeze them. Then, all you have to do is cook them in the sauce. BOOM.

Scooter Spaghetti

8 oz linguini, boiled & drained
1 lb ground turkey, browned
1 jar spaghetti sauce
1 tablespoon butter
1/2 green bell pepper, chopped
1/2 yellow onion, chopped
8 oz cream cheese, softened
2 tablespoons milk
Parmesan cheese, shredded
French-fried onions (small can)

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Combine ground turkey & spaghetti sauce in a skillet; heat up on low. Combine onion, pepper and butter in a microwavable bowl; microwave for 4 minutes. Stir in the cream cheese and milk. In a large baking dish, spoon a thin layer of sauce mixture on the bottom. Pile in the linguini and add the cream cheese mixture for the next layer. Add the rest of the sauce mixture, then sprinkle a massive amount of shredded Parmesan cheese on top. Bake for 25 minutes. Add the French-fried onions on top and cook for an additional 5 minutes.

YUM YUM YUM YUM is what my belly said while I was eating this. The girls ate it, B loved it and it was super easy to make. I think I would add a little more cream cheese to the mixture, but other than that it was absolutely delicious!

Mexican Meatloaf

1 pound ground turkey
1 egg
1 1/2 cups crushed tortilla chips
2 tablespoons taco seasoning
1 cup salsa
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Tortilla Chips
Shredded Cheddar Cheese

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Mix all ingredients together in a large mixing bowl. Pour mixture into a greased baking dish and layer with whole chips & shredded cheese. Bake for 45 minutes until done.

Easy. Peasy. Cotton. Breezy. This is my mom's recipe and I make it quite often. B isn't fond of it only because I make it ALL. THE. TIME. It tastes good as leftovers, it tastes good in a sandwich or in a burrito or in a rice bowl or on a salad. It tastes good ALL. THE. TIME.

Baked Turkey Meatballs

1 pound ground turkey
1/2 small yellow onion, diced
2 tablespoons minced garlic
5 strips of bacons, crumbled
1 egg yolk
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 tablespoons tomato sauce
2 tablespoons parsley
1 tablespoon chives

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees, but place the top rack in the top third of the oven. In a skillet, cook the bacon until crispy, then crumble it. Add the onions and saute until they are soft. In a bowl, mix the ground turkey, egg yolk, tomato sauce, minced garlic, chives and parsley. Stir in the onion mixture. Scoop into meatballs and place on a greased baking sheet. Bake for 15 minutes.

The original recipe called for ground chicken and I wonder if this would have made the difference I was looking for. The meatballs were kind of tasteless, especially with bacon cooked the way it was. I'm going to try these again, but with chicken instead of turkey and I'll cook and crumble the bacon beforehand; also, adding more garlic (have to agree with B on this one).

**This time I crumbled the bacon, added chives and more garlic. They were still bland. This recipe needs some WORK!

Savory Italian Rice Bake

1 package Rice-A-Roni, chicken flavor
1 pound ground turkey
2 1/2 cups spaghetti sauce
2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 teaspoon dried basil

Prepare the Rice-A-Roni according to the box's directions and brown the ground turkey. Add the chopped onion to the ground turkey, cover and cook on low for about 2 minutes. Add the prepared rice to the ground turkey/onion mixture, along with 1 1/2 cups of the spaghetti sauce and the dried basil. Spread into a casserole dish and top with 1 cup of the mozzarella cheese. Add the remaining 1 cup of spaghetti sauce on top, then sprinkle the remaining 1 cup of mozzarella cheese on top of that. Pop it in the oven and cook for 25-30 minutes.

Yum, yum, yum...

As long as you do the rice beforehand, it really doesn't take that long to get together. I like it, Bryce likes it, the kids like it (mainly because of the awesome amount of cheese on top). Even with the four of us (and one of us eating for two), there are still plenty of left-overs!

Turkey Mac

1 box of medium shells
1 pound ground turkey
1 pound shredded mozzarella cheese
1 large red bell pepper, finely chopped
1 jar of four cheese alfredo sauce
1/3 cup milk
Shredded cheddar cheese
Garlic Powder
Ground Sage
Salt & Pepper, to taste
Season-All, to taste

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Brown up the ground turkey with some salt, pepper and Season-All. While you're at it, go ahead and prepare the pasta too. After the turkey is browned, add the red bell pepper; cover and cook on low for 5 minutes. When the meat is done, add pasta and meat mixture to a large casserole dish. Add spices (as much as your heart desires), 1/2 of the mozzarella cheese. Mix together. Add the alfredo sauce. Mix together. Add the milk, then spread the remaining mozzarella cheese on top, along with some shredded cheddar cheese. Bake in the oven for 15 minutes or until cheese has melted.

Yay! Bryce really liked this one too. And wow...it made a TON of food. The girls were cranky, so they really didn't eat any (except Sam ate a few bites), so I don't know how kid-friendly this was. I guess we'll find out for lunch tomorrow...and dinner...and probably lunch the next day too, with as much as I had leftover. Definitely a meal for more than 2 adults and 2 little ones.

Bacon Wrapped Turkey Burger Sandwich

1 pound of Ground Turkey
4 slices of Bacon, uncooked
3 Green Onions, chopped
1 tablespoon of Garlic Powder
1 tablespoon of Ground Sage
Salt & Pepper to taste
Sourdough Bread
Provolone Cheese
BBQ Sauce

Mix together the ground turkey, chopped green onions, garlic powder, ground sage and salt & pepper in a large mixing bowl with a wooden spoon. Create four patties out of the meat mixture. Pin the bacon around each patty with a few toothpicks. Slap on the ole George Foreman until cooked. Place a slice of provolone cheese on top and grill again for just a few seconds. Place on the sourdough bread with a little bit of BBQ sauce.

Next time, we are definitely cooking the bacon first, if only for a little bit. It was fully cooked this time around, but it just didn't have the same flavor we were expecting. Other than that, it was quite tasty.

Homemade Hamburger Helper

1 pound of ground turkey
1/2 a box of pasta (any kind)
1/2 jar of alfredo sauce
1/2 jar of spaghetti sauce
1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese
1 tablespoon of garlic powder
1 teaspoon of Italian seasoning
1/2 teaspoon of ground sage
Salt & Pepper to taste

Put the ground turkey into a pan and begin the browning process. While the meat is cooking, add the garlic powder, Italian seasoning, ground sage and salt & pepper. Boil and drain the pasta. Once the meat is cooked and the pasta is done, add the two together. Mix thoroughly. Add the alfredo sauce and the spaghetti sauce. Mix together again. Go ahead and add the cheese. Mix together and let simmer until the cheese is melted.

I made this the other night when it was 5:30 in the evening and I had no idea what to make for dinner. Luckily, I had ground turkey already defrosted. So I brainstormed and came up with this meal based on a Hamburger Helper meal I saw at the store. Only this was 10 times better. Bryce seriously liked it.

I think I'm getting better at this cooking thing!

BBQ Meatloaf

1 pound ground turkey
3 slices Provolone cheese
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 teaspoon dried sage
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground mustard
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/2 cup shredded cheese
1/2 cup bread crumbs
2 tablespoons BBQ sauce
BBQ sauce for topping

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Add all ingredients (except the Provolone cheese and BBQ sauce for topping) into a large mixing bowl and mix together with a wooden spoon. PAM up a loaf pan and add the meat mixture into the loaf pan. Spread evenly. Lay the 3 slices of Provolone on top of the meat mixture, then add as much BBQ sauce as you want on top. Spread evenly. Pop into the oven and cook for about 45 minutes or until done.

I found this recipe on the Internet somewhere, but there were a bunch of ingredients I didn't like. Sometimes I add chopped onions and fresh garlic, but alas, the larder was empty!

I like a lot of BBQ sauce on mine ('cause I'm so into sweetness), but it kills the taste of some of the ingredients. So I tried to be minimal with the sauce this time.

Super easy to put together and it's a nice one to give to people when they need a dinner too.

Cheesy BBQ Meatballs

1 pound ground turkey
1/2 green bell pepper
1 cup shredded cheese (any kind)
2 tablespoons garlic powder
1 teaspoon ground sage
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
Salt & Pepper, to taste BBQ Sauce

Put the turkey, shredded cheese, garlic powder, ground sage, red pepper flakes and salt & pepper into a large mixing bowl. Mix with a wooden spoon. Slice up the green bell pepper and stick it in the food processor. Add the bell pepper to the turkey mixture and mix away. Take out desired amounts of the meat mixture and roll into meatballs. Place the meatballs in a large pan (sprayed with Pam) and cook over medium heat. Constantly flip the meatballs around so they do not burn. After the meatballs are starting to brown, lower the heat and let them sit for a little longer in between flippings. When the meatballs are cooked (meat should be white inside), drizzle your desired amount of BBQ sauce over the meatballs and flip around so that each meatball is sufficiently covered.

So these were definitely not the best meatballs I've ever made, but they were pretty good. (This is according to my best food critic, B.) But I definitely liked the bell peppers in them. That made it very tasty. I think next time I'll add some onion and more garlic. 

These took a little more time to make since they need constant watching. Perhaps making the meat mixture and rolling them into meatballs the night before would be good. That way you can just plop them in a pan. 

Turkey Burgers with Feta Cheese and Olives

1 pound ground turkey
1/2 small can of sliced black olives, chopped
1/2 cup of feta cheese
1/4 cup white onion, minced
2 garlic cloves, minced
Salt & Pepper to taste
1/2 cup canned diced tomatoes, for topping

Put all ingredients, except for the diced tomatoes, into a large mixing bowl and mix together with a wooden spoon (my favorite). Make your desired size of patties and grill away. When ready to consume, add some diced tomatoes on top.

These tasted really good by themselves, however, Bryce and I had them as left-overs the next day, with mayo and toasted sourdough bread (along with the left-over diced tomatoes)...oh my gosh. It was delish.

I used tomato and basil feta cheese 'cause it's my favorite. The diced tomatoes also had basil in them.

This did not take long to put together and it only took a few minutes to cook on the George Foreman. Bryce said it needed more garlic. Knowing Bryce, there is never enough garlic.