With my recent healthy eating plan I've been looking for a light and lean source of protein and one of my favorites is Turkey! Not only is it packed with vitamins and essential nutrients but we're also making a healthy choice for the family.
Turkey is easy to grill and can easily find ground meat, burgers and sausages at your local grocery store. I love using the ground as a substitute while making Mexican dishes and homemade meatballs. It wasn't just a simple change and I was always looking for healthy choices in our everyday meals while keeping things tasty and exciting.
Here are a few tips to help you incorporate Canadian Turkey into your meal plan:
- Turkey is a great substitute in chili, fajitas, sloppy joes, gyros, cabbage rolls, spaghetti and the list goes on
- I always prep my pan with olive oil or coconut oil as Turkey is lean and easily sticks to the pan
- Substitute Turkey for equal amount of meat protein in recipe
Still need a delicious and nutrient-packed recipe idea? You're going to love Turkey Sausage and Rapini Pasta! This dish is delicious served with a fresh green salad, sliced veggies and a baguette.
Turkey Sausage and Rapini Pasta Recipe
- 450 gr pasta of your choice
- 3 cloves garlic
- 4 turkey sausages
- 2 bunches rapini
- 4 tbsps olive oil
- ½ cup Parmesan cheese
- 2 tbsps salt for boiling
- salt and pepper to taste
- ½ tsp hot pepper
- Salt a large pot of water with 1 tbsp salt and bring to boil.
- Prepare rapini by rinsing thoroughly and trimming stems.
- Boil rapini for 5 minutes and remove from water.
- Salt another large pot of water with the other 1 tbsp of salt and cook pasta according to package instructions.
- Grill sausages over medium heat until cooked through, 8-10 minutes.
- Heat a frying pan with 2 tbsps olive oil over medium heat.
- Crush garlic.
- Add rapini, salt to taste, pepper, hot pepper and garlic to large frying pan.
- Saute over medium heat until cooked through, 3-4 minutes.
- Remove from heat.
- Slice up sausages.
- Add pasta, 2 tbsps of olive oil and sausages to rapini mixture.
- Mix thoroughly.
- Top with Parmesan cheese and serve.
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The Oven-Baked Turkey Fingers look awesome because of their versatility; the kids would love them, we could have them for lunches or dinners, & have fun dipping them in different sauces!
TURKEY TACO PIZZA sounds and looks super delicious
I want to try the SHREDDED TURKEY TACOS-yum!
I’d like to make the Enchilada-Style Deep Dish Pizza
I would like to try the HONEY GARLIC TURKEY TENDERS WITH SWEET AND SMOKY DIPPING SAUCE.
I would love to try the TURKEY TORTILLA CONES!! Thanks!
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I would like to try the BBQ Turkey Club with Spicy Mayo recipe
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I’d like to try out the GRILLED TURKEY AND MUSHROOM PESTO BURGERS
Would love to try the TURKEY NICOISE SALAD WITH SUNDRIED TOMATO DRESSING.
I would like to try the smoked turkey wraps recipes
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I would really like to try the Smoked Turkey Drumsticks & Chocolate Chili BBQ Sauce.
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I would like to try the Grilled Turkey Breast with Mushroom and Wild Rice Stuffing.
I would love to try their batch turkey meatballs
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I like to try the shredded-turkey-tacos.
I would love to try the Caesar Turkey Schnitzel Sandwich
The TURKEY APPLE CHEDDAR PATTY MELTS sounds amazing.
I would like to try to make the Hawaiian Turkey Kebobs. Never did a kebob before and I think this would be delicious.
I would love to try the GRILLED TURKEY THIGH TACO BOWLS! This one is different than the one I make for our family. We always have Taco night once a week!
I’d like to try the turkey tortillas! Sound like something my whole family would eat 🙂
I’d try the BBQ Club – yum!
BBQ Turkey Club with Spicey Mayo. Holy yum does that sound delicious!
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I would love to try the turkey-broccoli-almond-salad.
There are so many delicious recipes to try with turkey.
i’d like to try the curried turkey and apple sandwiches!
I would make the smoked turkey wraps recipe!
MIDDLE EASTERN GROUND TURKEY PITAS look real good
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The NEW DELHI STYLE TURKEY KEBABS sound delish!
I would like to try the BBQ Turkey Club with Spicy Mayo.
I’d try the grilled turkey and mushroom pesto burgers.
Grilled turkey with mushroom pesto burger sounds really tasty!
I would like to try the shredded turkey tacos.
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I would love to try the GRILLED TURKEY AND MUSHROOM PESTO BURGERS
We would love to try the TURKEY TORTILLA CONES.
I would love to try the BBQ TURKEY CLUB WITH SPICY MAYO, looks like the perfect summer dinner to me!
I would like to try Grilled Turkey and Mushroom Pesto Burgers!
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I want to try the SHREDDED TURKEY TACOs
JERK BBQ TURKEY KEBOBS WITH MANGO SALSA ! Oh my it looks so very good !!!
The Smoked Turkey Wraps look absolutely delicious, refreshing and not too filling.
I would love to try the CURRY BRAISED TURKEY THIGHS!
I would really love to try the grilled turkey and mushroom pesto burgers
Would love to try the The TURKEY APPLE CHEDDAR PATTY MELT
The recipe from Turkey Farmers of Canada that I would like to try out is BBQ turkey club with spicy mayo. Sounds yummy!
I would like to try out the Thai Green Curry Turkey Stir Fry
The BBQ Turkey club looks good , yumm
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I’m gonna try the TURKEY APPLE CHEDDAR PATTY MELT
The Turkey Apple Cheddar Patty Melt sounds so good! @hmrcarlson
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Everything looks so delicious . I would love to try this one though slow-cooker-cornbread-stuffed-turkey-roast-with-ratatouille/

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So many great recipes to choose from! I’d start with the curried turkey and apple sandwiches, then the turkey wrap and end with the chili and lime turkeyballs!
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The turkey tortilla cones sound great!
I’d love to try the grilled turkey and mushroom pesto burger!! Awesome for summer bbq!
The spicy fried turkey nuggets sound delish!
I’d love to try the Thai Stir-Fry Turkey Pizza! Yum!
My family would love the Shredded Turkey Tacos!
I’d like to try out the Grilled Turkey and Mushroom Pesto Burgers recipe.
okay wow this is amazing! i can’t wait to take a look with my hubby later
for now i would choose the Turkey Taco Pizza – my kids would go crazy for that!
The Turkey Taco pizza sounds tasty.
I would love to try the POTATO-TOPPED TURKEY MEATLOAF BITES
They all look incredible. I would try the Thai Green Curry Turkey Stir Fry first! Thanks for the Chance in this great contest
GRILLED TURKEY AND MUSHROOM PESTO BURGERS LOOK GREAT TO ME!
the MOROCCAN TURKEY & VEGETABLE POT PIE sounds amazing
I’d love to try the BBQ Turkey Club with Spicy Mayo!
I would like to try the SWEET CHILI & LIME TURKEY MEATBALLS.
smoked turkey wraps i am going to try
I’d like to try the Turkey Taco Pizza
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i would love to try the BBQ TURKEY CLUB WITH SPICY MAYO . Right up my alley . Looks delish!!
I would like to try the Enchilada-Style Deep Dish Pizza. Italian style on on our Mexican Day.
I love trying different kind of stir fries so I think Id like to try Thai Green Curry Turkey Stir Fry
I want to try the BBQ TURKEY CLUB WITH SPICY MAYO sandwich!!
I’d like the shredded turkey tacos.
Shredded Turkey Tacos
we would love to try the GRILLED TURKEY AND MUSHROOM PESTO BURGERS
I would like to try out the Turkey Taco Pizza, sounds delicious!
I’d ove to try the sweet chili and lime turkey meatball recipe
The BBQ TURKEY CLUB WITH SPICY MAYO sounds perfect!
the smoked turkey wraps
yum to their GRILLED TURKEY AND MUSHROOM PESTO BURGERS
I’d like to try the TURKEY NICOISE SALAD WITH SUNDRIED TOMATO DRESSING
I’d like to try the Shredded Turkey Tacos.
This one sounds yummy! Never though of replacing chicken for turkey for this recipe! Thai Green Curry Turkey Stir Fry
Yum I would love to try the HONEY GARLIC TURKEY TENDERS WITH SWEET AND SMOKY DIPPING SAUCE
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I would love to try out the Slow Cooker Turkey Chili with Sweet Potato, Chipotle and Maple.
I would lover to try the shredded turkey tacos
I’d like to try Grilled Turkey and Mushroom Pesto Burgers.
I would like to make the Turkey Yakitori along with a lot of the other turkey recipes there.