Zesty Turkey Recipes

ZESTY TURKEY WITH ARTICHOKES

Steps:

• In a 5-quart slow cooker, stir together the carrots, tomatoes, artichoke hearts, onion, olives and garlic until combined. Sprinkle the turkey with salt and pepper to taste. Place the turkey and sausage on top of the vegetables in the slow cooker.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the chicken broth, tomato paste, wine and oregano; pour over the turkey in the slow cooker.
• Cover and cook on low heat setting for 4 to 5 hours.

ZESTY TURKEY

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine spices and mix well. Place turkey on a rack in a roasting pan; rub with spice mixture. Add broth to pan. Bake at 350° for 2-3 hours or until thermometer reads 170°, basting every 30 minutes.

ZESTY TURKEY BURGERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease a baking dish with olive oil.
• In a bowl, mix the ground turkey, crushed pretzels, green bell pepper, and egg. Season with salt and pepper. Form into 4 patties, and arrange in the baking dish.
• Bake 30 minutes, turning once, to a minimum internal temperature of 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Top each patty with a slice of cheese during the last few minutes of cook time.

SPICY ROAST TURKEY

Steps:

• Mix the spices into the mayonnaise until thoroughly blended.
• Tuck back the wings and slather the spicy paste all over the turkey, massaging it into the bird.
• (Rub inside the bird, outside the bird and make sure to spread it under the breast skin).
• Roast on lowest rack of the oven at 500°F for 30 minutes.
• Remove the turkey from the oven and cover the breast with a double layer of heavy duty aluminum foil folded into a triangle (leaving the legs and dark meat uncovered), insert a thermometer into thickest part of the breast and return it to oven.
• Reduce the oven temperature to 350°F.
• Roast until the turkey temperature reaches 161°F (14 to 16 pound bird only needs a total of 2 to 2 1/2 hours of roasting).
• Remove the turkey from the oven and let it rest, loosely covered for at least 15 minutes before carving.

EVIL TURKEY

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Stir together the onion, roasted red peppers, whiskey, and garlic and place this mixture inside the cavity of the bird. Mince chipotle peppers in a food processor until about the consistency of spaghetti sauce. Rub half of the chipotles on the outside of the turkey, and place the rest inside the bird cavity. Place turkey in a roasting bag; close the bag according to the bag directions, and place onto a roasting pan.
• Bake the turkey in the preheated oven until no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, about 3 1/2 hours. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, near the bone should read 180 degrees F (82 degrees C). Remove the turkey from the oven, and allow to rest in a warm area 10 to 15 minutes before slicing.

ZESTY APRICOT TURKEY

Steps:

• In a microwave, melt spreadable fruit; stir in vinegar, honey, garlic, lemon zest and pepper sauce. Reserve 1/4 cup sauce for serving., Sprinkle turkey with salt and pepper; place on an oiled grill rack over medium heat. Grill, covered, until a thermometer reads 165°, 7-10 minutes per side; brush with remaining sauce during the last minute of cooking. Let stand 5 minutes before slicing. Serve with reserved sauce.

ZESTY TURKEY MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Add taco seasoning and 1 egg to ground turkey and mix together.
• Form meatballs into bite size balls.
• Cook until firm-approx. 20-25 minutes.

ZESTY TURKEY AND HAM SANDWICH

Steps:

• Mix mayo and dressing until blended; spread onto cut side of top half of baguette.
• Fill baguette with remaining ingredients.