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Ground Turkey Protein

Turkey Burgers (prep)

Turkey Burger (Trunk Meal)

with Greens, Corn & Bean Salad & Tomatoes

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Corn & Black Bean Salad

Italian Dressing

Ground Turkey - Prep Steps
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Turkey Burgers - Prep

Ingredient List

2 lbs  Ground Turkey (raw)

3 cups  Fresh Mushrooms, chopped

3 cups  Fresh Spinach, chopped

2 Tbsp  Ranch Seasoning

CHEF NOTES

  • Make sure you have sanitizer ready and use it a lot when working with the raw turkey

  • Try to also wear plastic gloves when working with the raw turkey​

  • If cooking in oven, preheat to 375F. 

  • ​Take off gloves when done handling raw burgers and throw them away.  Make sure you wash your hands properly and clean & sanitizer your work area and anything you may have touched (like utensils, sink handles, oven knobs, etc.).  Remember, raw turkey can be heavy with bacteria.

  • If not going to cook burgers right away, put in refrigerator.

  • Cook to internal thermometer reads 155 - 165F in center of burgers. If you don't have a thermometer, look for juices that come to top and make sure juice is CLEAR . . . no pink.

Steps to Prepare

 

Making Turkey Burgers​​

  1. Open mushrooms and rinse quickly under cold water.  Dry slightly with paper towels.  Rough chop into 1/8 inch pieces with knife or in food processor with "S" blade.  Place into large mixing bowl.

  2. You want to measure spinach by pressing leaves down slightly in 1-quart measuring container.  Rough chop this into 1/4 inch pieces with knife or in food processor with "S" blade.  Place in bowl with mushrooms.​

  3. Sprinkle seasoning over mushrooms and spinach.  Toss and mix until evenly coated with seasoning.

  4. ​Add ground turkey and mix together by hand until evenly fairly mixed (try not to over-mix).

  5. ​Portion into 8 even sized balls.  Then form the balls into "pucks".  Try to keep them even thickness from center to edges.  Should be about 4 inches across (diameter). Watch video for demonstration on this.​

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Cooking Turkey Burgers​

  1. If using the oven make sure it is preheated to 375F.  Spray a wire rack with food release (like PAM) and place on a cookie type pan.  Place burgers on wire rack and place pan into the oven.

  2. ​If grilling burgers, get grill hot and clean grates with grill brush.  Place burgers on grill with heat on high or medium high.

  3. ​Cook turkey on both sides until clear juices rise up on top.  Best to use a food thermometer and cook to between 155F. to 165F.  Place on pan and allow to rest for 5-10 minutes.

  4. ​Leftover burgers should be put in frig uncovered over-night.  The wrap/bag and hold cold or freeze.

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Turkey Burger
w/ Greens, Corn & Bean Salad, and Tomatoes

Ingredient List

1 each  Cooked Turkey Burger​

1 slice  Whole Grain Bread (optional)

AMAYW  Salad Greens

1 Tbsp  Italian Dressing

AMAYW  Corn & Bean Salad

AMAYW  Fresh Tomatoes

    AMAYW = As Much As You Want!

Steps to Prepare​​​

  1. Use warm turkey burger or reheat in microwave

  2. If you wish put a slice of whole grain bread on plate and put warm burger on top

  3. Place greens on plate and drizzle with dressing

  4. Add corn & bean salad and fresh tomatoes

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NOTE:

  • Adult portion is 1 whole burger & as much salad as you wish, just 1 Tbsp of dressing though

  • Child portion can be about half of this

CHEF NOTES

  • Turkey burgers can be frozen and reheated in the microwave for a quick, easy, healthy meal!

Corn & Bean Salad
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Corn & Black Bean Salad

Ingredient List

1 cup  Yellow Onion, peeled & diced (optional)

2 cans  Black Beans, drained & rinsed

3 cups  Frozen Corn, thawed & drained

1/4 cup  Fresh Cilantro, rinsed & chopped

1-2 cups  Fresh Tomatoes, diced

1 each  Lime

1 tsp  Salt

1/2 tsp  Garlic Powder (or granulated garlic)

  1. If using onions, peel and dice and place into mixing bowl

  2. Open cans of beans, place in strainer and rinse of well and drain, then place in bowl

  3. Thaw corn in microwave or under warm water, drain and place in bowl

  4. Chop cilantro & dice tomatoes and add to bowl (see Chef How To section for videos on this)

  5. Squeeze lime over ingredients and sprinkle with salt and garlic seasoning.

  6. Mix it all together then place in suitable container and hold in the refrigerator.

CHEF NOTES

  • Rinse the black beans until the black "sauce" is gone

  • You can thaw the corn in the microwave or under running warm water

Herb Vinaigrette
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Italian Dressing
(Herb Vinaigrette)

Ingredient List

2 Tbsp  Mustard, Dijon or Brown

1 tsp  Garlic Powder (or granulated garlic)

1 cup  Cider or White Vinegar

1 Tbsp  Italian Seasoning

1 cup  Oil (Olive Oil or Blend with Canola)

1 tsp  Salt

1.4 tsp  Black Pepper, ground

1/4 cup  Fresh Cilantro, chopped (optional)

Shake Method​​​

  1. Add everything into a container with a tight fitting lid or squirt bottle

  2. Hold lid tight and shake hard for 15-seconds

  3. Hold in refrigerator

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Blender Method​​​

  1. Add everything EXCEPT oil into a Blender (or Cuisinart or Stick Blender)

  2. Blend on medium until everything is mixed then slowly add oil in steady stream.  This will thicken the dressing (called emulsify)

  3. Place dressing into container with tight fitting lid or squirt bottle

  4. Hold in refrigerator

CHEF NOTES

  • This will separate as it sits so you will want to shake this up before using, even if you do the blender method.

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