Saturday, May 14, 2011

Ground Turkey Breakfast Sausage (you're totally going to thank me for this one)


I love breakfast sausage, but never buy it because it has about a zillion calories and about a billion grams of fat. Turkey sausage is a little better, but the store bought stuff is still really high in calories and fat. Then today, I got on Allrecipes.com and the recipe of the day was this home made breakfast turkey sausage. I decided to try it, and it is DELICIOUS! I bought the leanest turkey I could find, and made this. Then we made breakfast sandwiches. This is going to be a staple in our house :)

  • 2 pounds ground turkey
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 2 teaspoons dried sage
  • 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons ground black pepper

Directions

  1. In a large bowl, mix together the ginger, salt, sage, cayenne pepper, and black pepper until well blended. Put turkey in your kitchenAid and mix. Then slowly add the spices and mix the turkey and spices well, so you don't get pockets of spice in the meat.
  2. Heat a skillet over medium-high heat, and coat with nonstick cooking spray. Form the turkey sausage into patties, and fry until browned on both sides, and no longer pink in the center. This should take about 15 minutes.

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Creamy White Chili

3-4 Chicken Breasts
Onion
1 1/2 tsp garlic powder
1 TBS Veg. Oil
2 Cans Northern Beans drained (or any white bean)
14 1/2 Chicken Broth
2 (4 oz) Diced Green Chilis
2 tsp. Salt (I only use 1 tsp)
1 tsp Cumin
1 tsp Oregano
1/2 tsp Pepper
1/4 tsp Cayenne Pepper (or less if you don't want it too spicy)
8 oz Sour Cream
1/2 cup Whipping Cream

Saute chicken, onion, and garlic powder in oil. Add beans, broth, and seasonings.
Bring to a boil. Simmer uncovered for 30 min.
Right before serving add sour cream and whipping cream