Ground Turkey Mac And Cheese Food

TURKEY CHILI MAC

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a pot over medium-high heat. Add onion and 1 teaspoon salt; cook, stirring, until it starts to soften and turns translucent, about 5 minutes.
• While onion cooks, make the spice mixture by combining chili powder, chipotle pepper, cumin, black pepper, cocoa, cinnamon, and oregano in a small bowl.
• Add garlic and the spice mixture to the onion and cook, stirring, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Stir in 4 cups chicken broth, diced tomatoes with chiles, and tomato sauce. Raise the heat to high and bring to a simmer. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes.
• Add the leftover turkey meat along with additional chicken broth if needed, and cook, stirring occasionally, for another 15 minutes.
• Taste for salt and other seasonings and adjust as needed. Raise the heat to high and bring to a boil. Stir in pinto beans and elbow macaroni and cover tightly with a lid. Cook, covered, until the pasta is just barely tender, about 5 minutes.
• Turn off the heat, remove the lid, and stir very well. Cover back up and let sit with the heat off for 5 minutes. Uncover, stir in Cheddar cheese, and serve immediately.

GROUND TURKEY MAC AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Microwave SMART ONES, 1 at a time, as directed on package.
• Meanwhile, cook turkey, onions and bouillon in large skillet on medium heat until turkey is done, stirring frequently. Drain, if necessary. Return turkey mixture to skillet; stir in peas. Cook and stir 1 to 2 min. or until heated through.
• Add SMART ONES to turkey mixture; mix lightly.

TURKEY-MAC & CHEESE

Steps:

• Prepare Dinner in large saucepan as directed on package. Meanwhile, cook turkey in oil in large skillet on medium heat until done, stirring occasionally. Add onions, mushrooms, and pepper; cook 3 min. or until onions are crisp-tender, stirring occasionally.
• Add to Dinner; mix lightly.
• Top with remaining ingredients.

TURKEY TACO MAC

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Brown ground turkey in a large skillet over medium-high heat; set aside.
• Cook macaroni and cheese according to directions on package.
• In a large bowl, stir to combine macaroni and cheese, cooked ground turkey, pimentos and corn and transfer to 3-quart casserole dish. Crumble tortilla chips over top and sprinkle with Cheddar cheese. Place in oven and bake for 30 minutes.
• Remove from oven and let cool for 5 minutes before serving.

TURKEY-CHEESE MACARONI BAKE

Steps:

• Cook macaroni according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a saucepan, saute the onion in butter. Add the flour, salt, pepper and thyme; stir until blended. Gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Drain macaroni; add the white sauce, turkey and cheese. Transfer to a 2-qt. baking dish coated with cooking spray., Combine the topping ingredients; sprinkle over casserole. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until heated through. Place under broiler for about 5 minutes or until golden brown.

MAC AND CHEESE WITH GROUND TURKEY CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350° F.
• Grease a 13x9 casserole dish, and set aside.
• In a large saute pan brown ground turkey. Once completely brown add packet of the Lipton onion soup mix. (may add more salt and pepper to your liking) Set aside and let cool.
• Mix ricotta, 1 egg, 1/2 tsp salt, and 1/2 pepper.
• Whisk together the remaining eggs, milk, salt, and paprika in a bowl.
• Add a little bit of of ground turkey mixture to ricotta to temper eggs. Once done add ricotta mixture to the ground turkey mixture and mix completely.
• Mix cooked macaroni and ground turkey mixture together.
• Layer the cooked macaroni mixture with 1 1/2 cups of the cheese in the casserole dish. Pour milk, egg and spice mixture over everything. Top with the remaining cheese, and sprinkle a liberal amount of Parmesan cheese and add a little sprinkle of breadcrumbs.
• Bake it for 40 to 45 minutes or until the mixture is set in the middle.
• This is the finished product. Yum!