Turkey Patties w/ Rice & Beans

Turkey Patties: Mix finely chopped onion, tomatoes and semi cooked spinach (chopped also) into ground turkey meat and season with salt, pepper & paprika. Mix well (with hand is best) and form into patties and cook in a non stick pan (i use a little bit of olive oil).

Rice & Beans: Saute chopped garlic, onion and green bell pepper and season with cumin & salt, then add rice and mix well until you hear it sizzle then add water. Once rice is 90 - 95% cooked, add black beans (along with some of the juices in the can) and mix well and turn heat to low to finish it off.

Sauce on top is made from yesterday's left over tomato (from coring them), I put that in a blender, add 1/8 tsp of ancho chilies, 1/8 of chipotle chiles, 1/2 bunch of cilantro, about 1/8 of an onion and salt to taste. Boil everything and reduce down. I had very juice tomatoes so it was a very watery sauce at first, but after an hour of boiling, it got to a nice consistency.

As always, enjoy with a nice side salad.

Stuffed Peppers

Pictured: One Half of a Yellow, Orange and Green Pepper. Stuff with Ground Turkey Mix.

Stuffing: Saute chopped onions and tomatoes, once they are cooked, toss in turkey (I always use ground turkey breast meat as it's 99% fat free), then season with salt, pepper, paprika and italian seasoning. Once it's almost cooked, add chopped potatoes & carrots. Wait until carrots and potatoes are mostly cooked then add cilantro. Stuff the peppers and place in a pyrex/baking dish and add 1 can of stewed tomatoes (blended) and bake for 30 minutes.

Serve with Rice (in the picture is Spanish Rice - see other entry for preparation instructions) and as always add a nice side salad.