Slow Cooker Italian Turkey Rice Dinner Recipes

SLOW-COOKER ITALIAN TURKEY-RICE DINNER

Steps:

• In 3 1/2- to 4-quart slow cooker, mix carrots, celery, bell pepper, basil and water. Sprinkle turkey with salt and pepper; place on vegetable mixture.
• Cover and cook on Low heat setting 6 to 7 hours.
• Remove turkey from cooker. Stir rice and oregano into vegetable mixture; return turkey to cooker. Cover and cook on Low heat setting about 1 hour or until rice is tender.
• Remove turkey from cooker. Stir cheese into rice mixture until melted. Serve with turkey.

SLOW-COOKER ITALIAN TURKEY DINNER

Steps:

• In 3 1/2- to 4-quart slow cooker, place turkey thighs. In small bowl, mix tomatoes, tomato paste and garlic. Pour over turkey.
• Cover; cook on Low heat setting 6 to 8 hours.
• About 25 minutes before serving, cook couscous in water as directed on package. Increase heat setting on slow cooker to High. Stir zucchini into tomato mixture. Cover; cook about 20 minutes longer or until zucchini is tender.
• To serve, remove bones from turkey. Stir gently to break up turkey. Serve over couscous.

MARIE'S TURKEY OSSO BUCCO

Steps:

• Rub thyme over turkey; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Transfer to 6-quart slow cooker. Heat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add onions, carrots, and celery; sauté 8 minutes. Stir in 4 minced garlic cloves. Transfer vegetables to slow cooker. Add wine to skillet; boil until reduced by 1/3, about 1 minute. Pour wine and tomatoes with juice over turkey. Cover; cook on high until turkey is very tender and falls off bone, about 5 1/2 hours.
• Mix parsley, lemon zest, and remaining garlic in bowl for gremolata. Using slotted spoon, remove turkey from pot. Pull meat from bones; divide meat among 6 bowls. Season sauce with salt and pepper; spoon over turkey. Sprinkle with gremolata.
• Makes 6 main-course servings.
• Per serving: calories, 198; total fat, 5 g; saturated fat, 1 g; cholesterol, 89 mg; fiber, 4 g.

WILD RICE AND TURKEY STEW

Steps:

• In slow cooker, add rice, turkey/chicken, onion and celery. In a separate bowl, whisk together broth, flour, garlic, Italian seasoning and pepper; add to slow cooker.
• Cover and cook on LOW for 5 hours or until turkey/chicken is cooked through and rice is open.
• Serve turkey/chicken stew with fresh parsley.

SLOW-COOKER TURKEY ROTINI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Pour broth and water into 3 1/2- to 4-quart slow cooker. Add celery, thyme and bay leaf. Top with turkey.
• Cover and cook on low heat setting 6 to 8 hours or until turkey is tender. Remove turkey, celery and bay leaf; discard celery and bay leaf.
• Increase heat to high setting. Mix sauce mix (dry) and soup; stir into slow cooker. Stir in broccoli. Cover and cook about 30 minutes or until thickened.
• Cook pasta as directed on package. While pasta is cooking, remove turkey meat from bones and cut into pieces; discard bones.
• Return turkey to slow cooker. Stir in pasta and cheese.

ITALIAN-ISH GROUND TURKEY WITH RICE

Steps:

• Cook the ground turkey and onion in a large skillet until the turkey is cooked through. If your turkey is on the fatty side than you may not need the oil but if not, use it.
• Add the herbs including the garlic and cook for an other minute and stir to combine all the flavors. Drain off the fat if necessary.
• Add the bell pepper. Let cook for a few minutes than add the escarole and pour the chicken broth over the top.
• Cook and stir to wilt the escarole and get the pepper to your desired level of doneness (I like it to have a little bite to it). The broth will evaporate quickly but if it doesn't don't worry, the rice will soak it up.
• Add the cooked rice and stir to combine.
• Serve hot.