Turkey burgers revisited

Well, I made turkey burgers for dinner tonight. I managed to find the 1%
fat ground breast meat only and I thought the flavor was much milder! 2 of
the three kids ate the burgers, although we had to endure my daughter's
constant repeating of "Where's the beef?" throughout most of dinner. The
third child ate 1/2 of his, but that is about par for the course for him.
He never quite gets through an entire hunk of any protein we put on his
plate. I served the burgers on buns with fruit on the side, so all in all,
since he ate the fruit, I guess he ate healthfully. Thanks for the recipe!
(I bought two packs of the ground meat, now I must come up with something
else for the other...any other ideas?) Elise. Oh, yes, I did manage to
stay "on plan" today. Hurray! Plus, the nausea from the meds, while less,
prompted the doctor to change me to another one. Hopefully, this one will
work better on the pain. I wasn't able to workout vigorously today due to
knee pain (also residual "I'm gonna make that clean and jerk if it kills me"
pain as well).

"Cox SMTP east" wrote in message
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Well, I made turkey burgers for dinner tonight. I managed to find the 1%
fat ground breast meat only and I thought the flavor was much milder! 2
of
the three kids ate the burgers, although we had to endure my daughter's
constant repeating of "Where's the beef?" throughout most of dinner. The
third child ate 1/2 of his, but that is about par for the course for him.
He never quite gets through an entire hunk of any protein we put on his
plate. I served the burgers on buns with fruit on the side, so all in
all,
since he ate the fruit, I guess he ate healthfully. Thanks for the
recipe!
(I bought two packs of the ground meat, now I must come up with something
else for the other...any other ideas?) Elise. Oh, yes, I did manage to
stay "on plan" today. Hurray! Plus, the nausea from the meds, while less,
prompted the doctor to change me to another one. Hopefully, this one will
work better on the pain. I wasn't able to workout vigorously today due to
knee pain (also residual "I'm gonna make that clean and jerk if it kills
me"
pain as well).

Hope the new medication agrees with you more than this one.

How about making sloppy joes with the ground turkey? I've done a meat loaf
with half beef and half turkey but I've never done one with all turkey. The
half and half tasted fine.

Beverly

On Mon, 3 Nov 2003 18:14:48 -0500, "Cox SMTP east"
wrote:

(I bought two packs of the ground meat, now I must come up with something
else for the other...any other ideas?) Elise.

You can do pretty much anything with ground turkey that you do with
ground beef: chili (though it's too hot here this week for chili, I
think), spaghetti sauce, meatloaf, roll-ups in lettuce like they have
at P. F. Chang's.

The ground breast meat can be a little dry for something like
meatloaf, though, so you might want to mix in some of the regular
ground turkey. It isn't as high in fat as the ground chicken.

Chris

In article vlBpb.567$iE.214@okepread01, "Cox SMTP east"
wrote:

Well, I made turkey burgers for dinner tonight. I managed to find the 1%
fat ground breast meat only and I thought the flavor was much milder! 2
of
the three kids ate the burgers, although we had to endure my daughter's
constant repeating of "Where's the beef?" throughout most of dinner. The
third child ate 1/2 of his, but that is about par for the course for him.
He never quite gets through an entire hunk of any protein we put on his
plate. I served the burgers on buns with fruit on the side, so all in
all,
since he ate the fruit, I guess he ate healthfully. Thanks for the
recipe!
(I bought two packs of the ground meat, now I must come up with something
else for the other...any other ideas?) Elise.

Hi Elise,

I use ground turkey the same as ground beef or ground venison--burgers,
meatballs, meatloaf, shepards pie, whatever. Experiment. You'll like it.

Amy

On Tue, 04 Nov 2003 08:09:45 -0500, A Ross
wrote:

I use ground turkey the same as ground beef or ground venison--burgers,
meatballs, meatloaf, shepards pie, whatever. Experiment. You'll like it.

Amy

I have a delicious recipe for turkey loaf that was posted here by
Melissa a couple of years ago, and I've made it regularly since. It's
different from beef, but very tasty.
janice

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In article vlBpb.567$iE.214@okepread01, "Cox SMTP east"
wrote:

Well, I made turkey burgers for dinner tonight. I managed to find the
1%
fat ground breast meat only and I thought the flavor was much milder! 2
of
the three kids ate the burgers, although we had to endure my daughter's
constant repeating of "Where's the beef?" throughout most of dinner.
The
third child ate 1/2 of his, but that is about par for the course for
him.
He never quite gets through an entire hunk of any protein we put on his
plate. I served the burgers on buns with fruit on the side, so all in
all,
since he ate the fruit, I guess he ate healthfully. Thanks for the
recipe!
(I bought two packs of the ground meat, now I must come up with
something
else for the other...any other ideas?) Elise.

Hi Elise,

I use ground turkey the same as ground beef or ground venison--burgers,
meatballs, meatloaf, shepards pie, whatever. Experiment. You'll like it.

Amy

I have some recipes for home made turkey sausage made with lean ground
turkey if you're interested. The sausage can be eaten as patties or put
into recipes requiring sausage. I can post them when I get back on Thu. I'm
about to take the laptop down and pack it for the trip.

Jenn

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wrote:


I have some recipes for home made turkey sausage made with lean ground
turkey if you're interested. The sausage can be eaten as patties or put
into recipes requiring sausage. I can post them when I get back on Thu.
I'm
about to take the laptop down and pack it for the trip.

Jenn



That would be great! We had venison sausage for dinner last night--very
lean and very tasty. Turkey sausage would be a nice change.

Amy

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(janice) wrote:

On Tue, 04 Nov 2003 08:09:45 -0500, A Ross
wrote:

I use ground turkey the same as ground beef or ground venison--burgers,
meatballs, meatloaf, shepards pie, whatever. Experiment. You'll like it.

Amy

I have a delicious recipe for turkey loaf that was posted here by
Melissa a couple of years ago, and I've made it regularly since. It's
different from beef, but very tasty.
janice

I use a little bit of boxed stuffing in my turkey meatloaf--just shake
in some of the dried bread and seasoning, mix, mold, and bake. Glaze the
top of the meatloaf with a little fruit preserves (I like peach), and
serve with green salad and some fruit. My family loves turkey meatloaf
night.

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(janice) wrote:

On Tue, 04 Nov 2003 08:09:45 -0500, A Ross
wrote:

I use ground turkey the same as ground beef or ground
venison--burgers,
meatballs, meatloaf, shepards pie, whatever. Experiment. You'll like
it.

Amy

I have a delicious recipe for turkey loaf that was posted here by
Melissa a couple of years ago, and I've made it regularly since. It's
different from beef, but very tasty.
janice

I use a little bit of boxed stuffing in my turkey meatloaf--just shake
in some of the dried bread and seasoning, mix, mold, and bake. Glaze the
top of the meatloaf with a little fruit preserves (I like peach), and
serve with green salad and some fruit. My family loves turkey meatloaf
night.

That sounds quick and easy - think I can handle that

How does it taste cold? I never eat meatloaf when it's hot. I prefer to
make cold meatloaf sandwiches.

Beverly

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wrote:

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(janice) wrote:

On Tue, 04 Nov 2003 08:09:45 -0500, A Ross
wrote:

I use ground turkey the same as ground beef or ground
venison--burgers,
meatballs, meatloaf, shepards pie, whatever. Experiment. You'll like
it.

Amy

I have a delicious recipe for turkey loaf that was posted here by
Melissa a couple of years ago, and I've made it regularly since. It's
different from beef, but very tasty.
janice

I use a little bit of boxed stuffing in my turkey meatloaf--just shake
in some of the dried bread and seasoning, mix, mold, and bake. Glaze the
top of the meatloaf with a little fruit preserves (I like peach), and
serve with green salad and some fruit. My family loves turkey meatloaf
night.

That sounds quick and easy - think I can handle that

How does it taste cold? I never eat meatloaf when it's hot. I prefer to
make cold meatloaf sandwiches.

Beverly



Very good cold. If you're feeling hedonistic, add mayo and a slice of
cranberry sauce.