Baked Turkey Meatballs- 7 Ways

Ingredients

Base recipe (start them all with this)

• 1 lb ground turkey
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
• 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Thai Curry Turkey Meatballs

• 1 tablespoon Thai red curry paste
• 1 1/2 teaspoons brown sugar
• 1 teaspoons fish sauce

Taco Turkey Meatballs

• 2 tablespoons taco seasoning

Italian Turkey Meatballs

• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/4 cup shredded parmesan

Greek Turkey Meatballs

• 1 clove garlic minced
• 2 tablespoons lemon zest
• 1/2 cup feta cheese
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano

Hoisin Ginger Turkey Meatballs

• 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
• 2 teaspoons soy sauce
• 2 tbsp fresh ginger grated

Maple Chipotle Turkey Meatballs

• 1 tbsp maple syrup
• 2 tablespoons adobo sauce
• optional: 1/2 chipotle pepper for extra spice

Lemongrass Ginger Turkey Meatballs

• 1 stalk lemongrass outer leaves removed, cut into small chunks
• 1 shallot or half a small onion cut into chunks
• 1 inch piece of ginger sliced
• 1 tablespoon oil

Instructions

All meatballs except Lemongrass Ginger Meatballs

1. Stir together all ingredients.
2. Roll into 1.5 tablespoon balls.
3. Bake at 375°F for 20 minutes, or until cooked through.

Lemongrass Ginger Meatballs

1. Place the lemongrass, shallot, ginger and oil in a small food processor and puree until smooth.
2. Add to a small pan and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5-8 minutes, until lightly golden and cooked through.
3. Transfer to a medium bowl containing all the remaining ingredients and follow other Instructions from there.

Serving Suggestions

Thai Curry Baked Turkey Meatballs
with cauliflower rice
with a carrot & cucumber slaw
with steamed veggies and rice

Taco Baked Turkey Meatballs
meatball…tacos?
burrito bowls


Italian Baked Turkey Meatballs
baked in marinara and served over zoodles + linguine
add to minestrone soup in place of sausage
with Creamy Parmesan Mashed Cauliflower


Greek Baked Turkey Meatballs
Serve in a pita pocket with greek salad and tzatziki
Serve with roast potatoes, peppers and onion
with Wild Rice Pilaf

Hoisin Ginger Baked Turkey Meatballs
serve on a soba noodle salad
serve in lettuce wraps with rice and thinly sliced bell peppers (plus extra hoisin)


Maple Chipotle Baked Turkey Meatballs
Serve with sweet potato fries
burrito bowls
Serve with a salad tossed in Asian Salad Dressing


Lemongrass Ginger Baked Turkey Meatballs
Add to a stir fry (goes particularly well with Thai and Vietnamese flavors)
Make meatball bahn mi


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Original recipe: Sweet Peas and Saffron
Posted by Jasmine

Smokey Black Bean Soup

Ingredients

• 4 cans black beans, rinsed (Ain't nobody got time to soak beans)
• 1 lb smoked ham hock or shank
• 2 bay leaves
• 5 cups water
• 1/8 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 Tbsp olive oil
• 1 large yellow onion, chopped fine
• 1 medium sweet potato, chopped into 1/2-inch pieces (can substitute 2 large carrots)
• 1/2 carrot, chopped fine
• 1 celery rib, chopped fine
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 medium garlic cloves, minced
• 1 Tbsp ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon chili powder - (This would almost certainly be better with a little cayenne, too, because I loves me some heat, but that's to your discretion)
• 6 cups chicken stock
• 1 Tbsp molasses
• 1 red bell pepper, roughly chopped
• 3 to 4 Tbsp lime juice (can substitute lemon juice)
• Salt

Garnish:

• Chopped fresh cilantro
• Sour cream
• Avocado, peeled and chopped

Method

1. *I just threw it all in a crockpot and skipped the blender last time and it was great! Do what you want!  This soup doesn't own you!  (Don't forget to get the meat off the ham hock)

or

1. Heat olive oil in a large 8-quart thick-bottomed pot on medium high until the oil is hot, but not smoking. Add the onions, celery, sweet potato and 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned and softened, about 10-15 minutes. 
2. Reduce heat to medium, add the cumin, chili powder, and garlic, cook for an additional 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
3. Add the beans, ham hock, bay leaves, chicken stock, molasses, and bell pepper. Bring to a boil then reduce heat to a simmer. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 20 to 30 minutes.
4. Remove bay leaves. Remove ham hock from the pot. Cut ham meat away from the bone and cut into small, bite-sized pieces, set aside.
5. Remove 4 cups of the soup (about half of it) to a blender. Purée until smooth and return to the pot of soup. (You may need to purée the soup in smaller portions, depending on the size of your blender. Don't fill the blender more than half way at a time and hold the lid while blending.) 
6. Add back the ham pieces to the soup. 
7. Add 3 Tbsp of lime juice. 
8. Adjust seasonings. If on the sweet side, add a bit more lime juice. Salt to taste.

Serve with garnishes. Makes 8 cups. Serves 6.

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Original recipe: Simply Recipes

Posted by Jasmine

Creamy Avocado & White Bean Wrap

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 2 teaspoons finely chopped canned chipotle in adobo  
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups shredded red cabbage (This is also good with extra carrots and/or corn in place of the cabbage)
• 1 medium carrot, shredded
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 1 15-ounce can white beans, rinsed
• 1 ripe avocado
• 1/2 cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
• 2 tablespoons minced red onion
• 4 8- to 10-inch whole-wheat tortillas

Directions

1. Whisk vinegar, oil, chipotle and salt in a medium bowl. Add cabbage, carrot and cilantro; toss to combine. Taste for spice level and add more adobo sauce.
2. Mash beans and avocado in another medium bowl with a potato masher or fork. Stir in cheese and onion.
3. To assemble the wraps, spread about 1/2 cup of the bean-avocado mixture onto tortilla and top with about 2/3 cup of the cabbage-carrot slaw. Roll up. 
4. Repeat with remaining ingredients. Cut the wraps in half to serve, if desired.

Serve with tortilla chips, salsa and Tecate beer.

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Original recipe: Eating Well

Posted by Jasmine

Brazilian Chicken with Coconut Milk

INGREDIENTS

• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves

• salt and pepper to taste
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
• 2 jalapeno peppers, seeded and chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced

• 3 tomatoes, seeded and chopped
• 1 (14 ounce) can light coconut milk
• 1 bunch chopped fresh basil

DIRECTIONS

1. In a medium bowl, mix the cumin, cayenne pepper, turmeric, and coriander. Place the chicken in the bowl, season with salt and pepper, and rub on all sides with the spice mixture.
2. Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Place the chicken in the skillet. Cook 10 to 15 minutes on each side, until no longer pink and juices run clear. Remove from heat and set aside.
3. Heat the remaining olive oil in the skillet. Cook and stir the onion, ginger, jalapeno peppers, and garlic 5 minutes, or until tender. 
4. Mix in the tomatoes and continue cooking 5 to 8 minutes. 
5. Stir in the coconut milk. 
6. Serve sauce over the chicken. Garnish with the basil.

I served this over rice

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Original recipe: AllRecipes

Posted by Jasmine

Beef Bulgolgi Bowls

Ingredients

• 2 bundles scallions
• 4 tbsp white wine vinegar, divided
• 1 tsp sugar
• 2 cucumbers
• 8 oz shredded carrots
• 1 1/4 lb ground beef (or steak, sliced)
• 8 oz bulgogi sauce (aka Korean barbecue sauce)
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 2 tsp sriracha (or more to taste)
• jasmine or white rice

Directions

1. Set rice to cook.
2. In a medium bowl, combine:
3. 2 tbsp white wine vinegar
4. sugar
5. pinch of salt
6. Using a peeler, shave cucumber lengthwise into ribbons. Toss ribbons into the vinegar mixture. Set aside, tossing occasionally until ready to serve.
7. Thinly slice the scallions, separating whites from greens.
8. Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium heat. Sauté carrots until tender. Transfer to plate or small bowl.
9. Heat another drizzle of oil in the same pan over medium heat. Add scallion whites and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add beef. Cook until browned and cooked through, breaking into pieces.
10. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine sour cream and sriracha. Stir in small amounts of water until mixture reaches drizzling consistency.
11. Add remaining vinegar (2 tbsp) to browned beef, cook 30 seconds. Add bulgogi sauce. Bring to a simmer then immediately remove from heat.
12. To assemble bowls: rice, beef, carrots, cucumber (removed from excess liquid), sriracha crema drizzle, and scallion greens.

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Original Recipe: adapted from HelloFresh
Posted by Emilee

Creamy Sausage Tortellini Soup

Ingredients:

• 1 lb Italian sausage
• 1 small yellow onion, diced
• 1 shallot, diced
• 2 large carrots, peeled and diced
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• ¼ cup all-purpose flour
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 14 oz refrigerated cheese tortellini
• 1 tsp Italian seasoning
• 6 oz chopped fresh spinach
• 2 cups heavy cream

Directions:

1. In a large stockpot set over medium-high, cook the sausage until browned. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the cooked sausage to a paper towel lined plate; set aside.
2. Add onion, shallot and carrot, sauté for 5 minutes or until the vegetables are soft. Add the garlic and sauté for an additional 2 minutes, or until fragrant, stirring occasionally to prevent it from burning.
3. Whisk in the flour and cook for 1 minute. Gradually add in the chicken broth, whisk to combine. Continue cooking until the mixture reaches a simmer, then reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 6 minutes.
4. Pat as much grease as possible off of the sausage, then add it along with the tortellini, salt, pepper, Italian seasoning, spinach, and half & half. Simmer for 5 minutes, or until the tortellini is fully cooked.
5. Serve immediately with freshly grated parmesan, if desired.

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Original Recipe: Life Made Simple

Posted by Emilee

5 Ingredient Baked Coconut Curry Cod

Ingredients

• 4 individual cod fillets
• Salt & pepper
• 1½ cups coconut milk
• 2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger
• 2 teaspoons curry paste (red, green, yellow, whatever)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400˚F (200˚C). Season cod fillets with salt & pepper.
2. In a small saucepan over medium-high heat, whisk together coconut milk, ginger and curry paste until smooth. Pour a thin layer of sauce into a large baking dish. Place fish on top, and pour remaining sauce into the pan.
3. Bake for 20 minutes (cod should be fully opaque and flakes easily with a fork).
4. Serve with a generous portion of sauce.

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Original recipe: Simply Whisked

Posted by Jasmine

Cuban Chickpea Stew

Ingredients

• 1 Tbsp olive oil
• 6 oz chorizo 
• ½ of 1 large onion, diced
• ½ of 1 red bell pepper, diced
• 3 cloves of garlic, finely minced
• 3 carrots, sliced in rounds
• salt and pepper
• 1 large russet potato, cubed
• 1 1/2 Lbs sweet potato
• 1 smoked ham hock
• 1 8-oz can of tomato sauce
• 1 quart chicken broth
• 2 cans garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 bay leaf
• (Optional) 1 bundle of chard, ribs removed and leaves coarsely chopped

Directions

1. Throw everything except chard in a slow cooker and cook on low 6-8 hours
2. Add the chard in the last 30 min

or

1. In a large stockpot, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add chorizo, breaking it up with a wooden spoon. 
2. Add the onion, bell pepper, garlic, and carrot, and season with salt and pepper. Cook until onions are translucent.
3. Add the potato, sweet potato, ham hock, tomato sauce, broth, garbanzo beans, and bay leaf. Cook until the potato and sweet potatoes are fork tender. 
4. Remove the bay leaf and ham hock
5. Shred the meat off the ham hock, and return to pot.
6. (Optional) Add the chard, and continue cooking until chard wilts.

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Original recipe: My Jewish Learning 

Posted by Jasmine

Yorkshire Pudding

INGREDIENTS

• 3 large eggs
• ¾ cup whole milk
• ¾ cup all-purpose flour
• ¾ teaspoon kosher salt
•  About 1/4 cup rendered beef or pork fat, olive oil, or melted butter

PREPARATION

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. 
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, flour and salt. Do not overmix. 
3. Allow the batter to rest 30 minutes at room temperature.
4. Add a teaspoon of fat to each cup of a 12-cup muffin tin and transfer to the oven to heat, about 5 to 7 minutes. 
5. Once hot, divide batter equally to fill the cups about halfway, and return the muffin tin for 10 to 12 minutes, or until the puddings are golden brown and crisp. 
6. Serve immediately, usually with a roast and gravy, put the meat inside them, it's delicious

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Original recipe: I think NYT?  Not sure

Posted by Jasmine

Baked Broccoli

Ingredients

• 4 to 5 pounds of broccoli, cut into large florets
• 5 Tbs olive oil
• Salt & Pepper (Or Lemon Pepper)
• 4 garlic cloves (Or more), minced
• 1/3 cup of Parmesan cheese
• 1 lemon (optional, def not if you have lemon pepper already)

Method

1. You preheat the oven to 425.
2. Put the broccoli on a cookie sheet. Toss with olive oil, salt and pepper.
3. Now add garlic and Parmesan cheese and toss them in too. (Zest a lemon over the broccoli, squeeze the lemon juice over the broccoli.)
4. Roast in the oven 20 to 25 minutes, until “crisp-tender and the tips of some of the florets are browned.”

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Original recipe: Amateur Gourmet

Posted by Jasmine