Turkey Taquitos

This is my family's tradition for after Thanksgiving. I know a lot of people make turkey soup, but I am not a huge fan of that. They are totally unhealthy, but SO good. So here you go.

Ingredients:
taco sized tortillas (how ever many will feed your family, and I usually use flour)
leftover turkey
leftover stuffing (or make more if it is gone)
leftover gravy

layer turkey, stuffing, and a little bit of gravy in a tortilla and roll up. Hold together with a toothpick. Fry in oil until tortillas are browned on all sides. Serve with sour cream, salsa, guacamole, etc. Oddly enough all of those flavors do go together.

Note- if you put too much gravy in it will make the oil spatter and burn you. So good luck.

Turkey Primavera

I don't know how many of you are having turkey for Christmas, but let me tell you, after Thanksgiving, this was the most delicious way to use up some leftovers. And a great way to eat asparagus. I don't usually like it, but I loved it in this dish, so go ahead and try it. My kids even ate it.

1 cup uncooked penne pasta
8 fresh asparagus spears, trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces
2/3 cup julienned carrot
3 tablespoons butter
4 large fresh mushrooms, sliced
1/2 cup chopped yellow summer squash
1/2 cup chopped zucchini
1-1/2 cups shredded cooked turkey
1 medium tomato, chopped
1 envelope Italian salad dressing mix
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Directions
Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, saute asparagus and carrot in butter for 3 minutes. Add the mushrooms, yellow squash and zucchini; saute until crisp-tender.
Stir in the turkey, tomato, dressing mix and cream. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes.
Drain pasta; add to vegetable mixture and toss to combine. Sprinkle with cheese and toss again. Yield: 4 servings.

BBQ Turkey Meatloaf

This is the best Meatloaf I have ever tasted, and its much better for you because it's made with Turkey. Mmmmmmm. Everyone loved this dinner!


Ingredients

* 1 tablespoon BBQ Seasoning, recipe follows
* 1 teaspoon Old Bay seasoning
* 3 tablespoons soy sauce
* 1 large egg, lightly beaten
* 1 1/2 cups BBQ Sauce, reserving 1/2 cup for the top, recipe follows
* 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
* 1 tablespoon olive oil
* 1 cup chopped red onion
* 1 medium red bell pepper, chopped
* Salt and freshly ground black pepper
* 2 cloves garlic, chopped
* 2 pounds lean ground turkey
* 1 1/2 cups bread crumbs

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

In a large bowl, mix BBQ seasoning, Old Bay seasoning, soy sauce, beaten egg, 1 cup of the BBQ sauce and Worcestershire sauce.

In a saute pan over medium-high heat, add olive oil. Add onion, bell pepper, salt and pepper and garlic. Saute until tender. Remove from heat and add to wet mix.

Pour mixture into bowl with the ground turkey. Add bread crumbs and mix all together with your hands.

Transfer the meat mixture to a cookie sheet or baking pan. Using your hands, shape the meat into an oblong or rectangular shape. *Cook's Note: Alternately, you can pat the meat into a 9 by 5-inch loaf pan and pour 1/2 cup of BBQ sauce on the top of the loaf.

Bake for 35 minutes. Remove and add the reserved 1/2 cup of BBQ sauce to the top and continue to bake for 20 more minutes.

BBQ Seasoning:

* 1 1/2 cups paprika
* 3/4 cup sugar
* 3 3/4 tablespoons onion powder

*You will only need 1/4 of this.