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Turkey Chili

Delaware North is the company that provides a lot of venues – such as sports, music, national parks, gaming venues etc with their concession fare.  I gave my older brother the sports fanatic my copy of Homeplate after I reviewed it and he liked it.  It was a book based on recipes at their different sports arenas and parks.  Chef James Major and Chef Jeramie Mitchell sent us two of their favorite Superbowl recipes to share including a healthier Turkey Chili recipe to fit in with our revised healthier Superbowl swaps we’re trying out this year.

BUFFALO, N.Y (Feb. 5, 2010) – Delaware North Companies Sportservice, which serves fans at more than 20 major pro sports venues, knows that food is the best part of any Super Bowl party. Just days before the big game, football fans can still huddle up with two of Sportservice’s regional executive chefs for great party recipes that you can whip up in a hurry to impress your guests.

Sportservice Regional Executive Chef James Major, top chef for the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field, helps you score big with a healthy-but-hearty turkey …

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Citrusy Tequila Turkey

November 3, 2010 - Written by Diana

It’s not too early for Thanksgiving turkey recipes, right?  Halloween is over, but we have to think about the next big meal.  This is the big kahuna of family meals so when you invite your family or your in-laws to your Thanksgiving dinner, it had better be good.  I remember going to my sister-in-law’s and how they tormented her about whether her turkey would be dry.  I felt so bad for her, but she was used to it, growing up with 5 brothers who show no mercy.  In our family the women were the forced to be reckoned with, so the dynamic was more of encouragement.  Either way, it’s nerve wracking to try and come up with a dinner that everyone will be tasting, so I’m sharing an interesting twist on turkey using one of my favorite ingredients – Tequila.  This is a sweet citrusy turkey with a little tequila kick for your Thanksgiving Dinner.  I hope this month brings you plenty of dishes to load your table up for the family to enjoy.

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Grilled Turkey and Avocado Salad

October 1, 2010 - Written by Diana

I’ve mentioned before my Cook Once Eat Twice Method of Cooking.  Grill up a bunch of stuff, and use part of it another day.  We grilled some Turkey Breasts the other night, and then I tore the turkey off the bone and used it for a great salad, with big pieces of vegetables, and some avocado.  We were going to use dressing, but instead, my husband and I (to use one of my sister’s phrases) rocked the salsa.  One of the best lowfat, low calorie topping for a salad is salsa.   Look closely at the salad, I used some zebra striped tomatoes.  This year was the first time we planted them, and they are so delicious and full of flavor.  Put striped tomato plants on your list for next year’s garden.  I love to throw sliced up avocados into the salad.  When my mom was visiting, she said she had never tasted avocados or guacamole before, so she was intrigued and liked it.  Avocado’s don’t have a huge amount of flavor, though they are good tasting, however, they are worth the effort to throw into the salad because they are so good for you.

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Turkey Enchilada Soup Recipe and a Jennie-O Coupon Giveaway

January 20, 2010 - Written by Diana

Here’s another recipe by Devin Alexander using Jennie-O Turkey Sausage.  I love a spicy mexican soup, this lightened up version is just terrific.

Below the Recipe is our Coupon Giveaway. 

Turkey Enchilada Soup

• Olive oil spray
• 1 package (20 ounces) JENNIE-O TURKEY STORE® extra lean ground turkey breast
• 1/2 cup finely chopped sweet onion
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh garlic
• 1 tablespoon salt-free Mexican or Southwest seasoning
• 1-1/4 cups uncooked instant brown rice
• 6 cups low-sodium chicken broth (no more than 100 mg sodium per cup)
• 2 cups mild red enchilada sauce
• 14-1/2 ounce can no salt-added, diced tomatoes in juice
• ½ cup + 2 tablespoons chipotle queso (all-natural, if possible; salsa con queso will work as a second option)
• 1-½ cups rinsed and drained, 50% less-sodium black beans
• 6 lime wedges, …
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  Recipes from Jennie-O and Devin Alexander

  January 13, 2010 - Written by Diana

  Jennie-O Turkey Store has partnered with Chef Alexander to share special, signature recipes that help you create lean, healthy meals that are full of flavor. These nutritious recipes are part of Jennie-O Turkey Store’s “30 Days/30 Ways” program, which offers hundreds of recipes with turkey that will help improve your diet.

  Turkey Sausage Spirals

  • Olive oil spray
  • 1 cup finely chopped sweet onion
  • 1 cup thinly sliced red bell pepper strips, cut into 1-1/2 inch pieces
  • 2 tablespoons freshly minced garlic
  • 1 package (5 links) JENNIE-O TURKEY STORE® Hot Italian Turkey Sausage, casings removed*
  • 28 ounce can crushed tomatoes
  • ¼ cup water
  • 2 tablespoons no-salt added tomato paste
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 tablespoon dried oregano leaves
  • 2 teaspoons dried basil leaves

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  Butternut Squash, Sausage and Campanelle Pasta

  December 13, 2009 - Written by Diana

  I had some great butternut squash just waiting for me to find the time to do something great with it. I put off using squash because it takes a while to seed and peel, but it’s such a terrific ingredient.  I found some soup recipes, but it wasn’t what I wanted.  So I came up with a pasta dish that was really tasty good, and hopefully good for you.  The only change I’d make is to cook the butternut squash a little bit less.  I used about a 1/2 of a butternut squash, and probably I should have used only a half a pound of sweet italian turkey sausage.  There were three of us at dinner, plus enough leftovers for two people, so cutting down the sausage makes sense.  There isn’t a lot of fat in this dish, but I can’t tell you how many calories or fat since I don’t know.

   

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  Turkey Soup – from your home made Turkey Broth

  December 11, 2009 - Written by Diana

  So you’ve cooked those turkey bones and created the wonderful Turkey Broth, now what.  Here’s a 30 minute (or less) recipe for one of those work or run out quick nights. The key to making it quick is to cut the pieces small enough that they will cook quickly, while at the same time a it needs to be a nice size tasty morsel in your mouth. You can swap out the veggies for ones you like better and customize it.  Crusty whole grain bread with some nice butter would go well with this.

  Ingredients:

  • 2 tbs olive oil
  • 1 onion diced
  • 1 garlic clove smashed, diced
  • 1 turnip peeled, diced
  • 2 carrots, peeled diced
  • 4 cups broth
  • 6 – 8 small potatoes peeled (or not) and diced
  • 1 cup turkey diced
  • Salt

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  Turkey, Chard and Red Jasmine Rice

  November 28, 2009 - Written by Diana

  Turkey leftovers on Friday are always great.  You shouldn’t want to do a huge preparation, just a little relaxing cooking for the day after Thanksgiving meal. I have this lovely chard colored red, yellow and green growing in my garden.  No dyes involved in case like my kids you were wondering.  We planted this in the raised beds earlier this past summer, but since Chard loves cool weather it is thriving and growing enthusiastically.  Isn’t this just gorgeous?

  

  I also had some Ruby Red Jasmine Rice to try out, which I thought would look awesome with  my chard.

  

  I pulled off the chard stems, chopped them and steamed them in the rice cooker along with the rice.  My rice cooker has a steam tray that sits up from the rice.

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