9 Turkey Recipes You Have to Try This Season

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Turkey Recipes To Try This Season

Before we get to some amazing turkey recipes, let’s take a little quiz:

Which of these statements is NOT true about turkey, which is about to become the most celebrated food of the month?

  •  Turkey is lower in fat and has fewer calories than chicken.
  •  Turkey is a good source of high-quality protein.
  •  Turkey is an excellent source of selenium, a trace element that acts as an antioxidant and may help prevent cancer, heart disease, cognitive decline as well as protecting the thyroid gland.

Okay, this was a trick quiz. They’re all true. Turkey really is all that.

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While chicken and turkey both stack up closely in the calorie, protein and the nutrient department, a three-ounce serving of roasted turkey breast is only 160 calories compared to 170 for chicken, according to the United States Department of Agriculture. Even the dark meat is lower in calories: 190 for a three-ounce serving of turkey thigh versus 210 for the same amount of chicken thigh meat.

So don’t relegate turkey to one day this month. Incorporate some healthy turkey recipes into your Flex Meals as often as you can.

Here are nine delicious turkey recipes to enjoy all year round:

1. Slow Cooker Turkey Bolognese with Spaghetti Squash Pasta

Turkey Recipes To Try This Season

Maybe you’ve never thought of turkey and pasta together, but you will after you try this recipe, which replaces the meat in a rich Bolognese sauce with lean ground turkey and pasta with its veggie look-alike, spaghetti squash. This recipe is also veggie-rich and chock full of flavorful spices, at only 262 calories a serving! Click here to get the recipe! >

2. Skinny Turkey Club

Turkey Recipes To Try This Season

We’ve reimagined this lunchtime favorite so you still get the satisfaction of flavor (and to tell you the truth, fat and carbs) but at a lower calorie price tag (one7two per serving). The fat in this case comes mainly from the healthy monounsaturated fat of avocado and the carbs from fiber-rich whole wheat bread. The recipe calls for turkey lunch meat, but leftover turkey breast works just as well. Click here to get the recipe! >

3. Butternut Squash Turkey Chili

Butternut Squash Turkey Chili

This thick hearty chili is just what you need on a cold autumn night. Ground turkey is the featured protein, but three cups of butternut squash makes it thick and creamy. And there’s Serrano pepper for just a touch of heat. Click here to get the recipe! >

4. Turkey Cranberry Salad

Turkey Recipes To Try This Season

You can whip up his lunch in four steps, starting with leftover Thanksgiving turkey and cranberry sauce (or dried cranberries).  Add some nonfat plain Greek yogurt and a shake of pepper. Lunch, accomplished! Click here to get the recipe! >

5. Caprese Turkey Burger

Caprese Turkey Burger

You’re going to love this marriage of two great foods—Caprese salad and a burger, all on the same bun! The burger is spiced with garlic powder and held together with almond flour instead of bread crumbs then topped with tomato and two slices of part-skim mozzarella cheese. Top with some fresh basil, pop it on a whole wheat bun and your mouth will have a party. Click here to get the recipe! >

6. Turkey and Goat Cheese Wrap

Turkey Recipes To Try This Season

Basil paste and goat cheese give a piquant flavor to this wrap filled with sliced white meat turkey, spinach and yellow pepper strips, all on a whole wheat tortilla. This will be your go-to lunch while the turkey lasts! Click here to get the recipe! >

7. Ground Turkey and Veggie Curry with Brown Rice

Turkey Recipes To Try This Season

Did you know that “curry” isn’t one spice but a combination of several spices? In this recipe you’ll find curry powder with an extra dose of coriander, cumin, turmeric and red pepper flakes. This dish is also veggie-rich, with zucchini, carrot and canned diced tomatoes. Oh and turkey, of course, all served with a side of fiber-rich brown rice. Click here to get the recipe! >

8. Ground Turkey Chili

CHILI

This delicious cold weather meal proves that any recipe that uses ground beef is only improved by substituting lean ground turkey. This chili is also a veggie fest: It’s filled with spinach, bell peppers, celery, onion and two kinds of beans in a rich, thick tomato sauce spiced with chili powder and cumin. Click here to get the recipe! >

9. Turkey, Apple & Swiss Waffle Sandwich

Turkey Recipes To Try This Season

Who says you can’t have breakfast food at lunch? This is a favorite among these turkey recipes and it starts with two Nutrisystem waffles, piled with two ounces of turkey, thinly sliced Granny Smith apple, low-fat Swiss cheese, spinach and dressed with an avocado and yogurt spread, all grilled on a Panini press. Counts as one SmartCarb, two PowerFuels, half a Vegetable and three Extras. Click here to get the recipe! >

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