Turkey And Quinoa Casserole Food

GROUND TURKEY QUINOA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook quinoa as per package instructions undercooking by 4 minutes, see how to cook quinoa tutorial. Transfer to a large mixing bowl. Preheat oven to 375 F degrees and spray 9 x 13 baking dish with cooking spray. Set aside.
• Preheat large non-stick skillet on medium heat and add ground turkey. Saute for 5 minutes, breaking into pieces with spatula while stirring. Transfer to the bowl with quinoa.
• Return skillet to medium heat and swirl 1 tbsp of oil to coat. Add dried basil and thyme, saute for 30 seconds, stirring constantly. Add garlic and onion, saute until golden brown.
• Add spinach in batches while stirring, and cook until it's wilted. Transfer to a bowl with quinoa and turkey, along with tomato sauce, bread crumbs, 2 cups of cheese, salt and ground pepper. Stir just enough to combine.
• Transfer mixture into a baking dish, sprinkle with remaining 1 cup of cheese and bake uncovered for 25 minutes.
• Cut into 8 pieces. Serve immediately garnished with tomatoes and green onions, no need to let casserole cool down.

TURKEY NOODLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boilfor your egg noodles. When it boils, salt the water and cook noodles to al dente.
• Preheat a large, deep skillet over medium high heat. Add extra-virgin olive oil, 1 turn of the pan, and bacon or turkey bacon. Render the bacon fat 2 to 3 minutes, until bacon begins to brown at edges. Add meat and brown it, crumbling it with a wooden spoon. Move the meat over to 1 side of the pan and add mushrooms and onions to the opposite side. Cook mushrooms and onions 3 to 5 minutes, then combine the meat with veggies and season the mixture liberally with salt and pepper, then sprinkle in the ground thyme or poultry seasoning. Cook another 5 minutes then add wine. Deglaze the pan, lifting up pan drippings and bits. Stir in stock and bring to a bubble, then stir in cream and reduce the heat to low. Add nutmeg to sauce and stir. Taste to adjust seasonings.
• Preheat broiler to high. Combine noodles with turkey and sauce. Grease a flameproof casserole dish with a little softened butter nested in a piece of paper towel then transfer the turkey noodle mixture to the dish. Top the casserole with Gruyere then bread crumbs. Place the casserole 8 to 10 inches from the broiler and brown 2 to 3 minutes until cheese is melted and the crumbs are brown. Remove from oven and garnish the casserole with parsley.

QUINOA WITH GROUND TURKEY

Steps:

• Bring water and quinoa to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until quinoa is tender and water has been absorbed, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir onion and red bell pepper in the hot oil until tender and starting to brown, about 10 minutes; season with salt.
• Generously season ground turkey with salt and pepper; add to onion mixture and increase temperature to medium-high. Cook and stir turkey mixture until almost browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain excess grease and reduce heat to medium-low. Add garlic, sage, and rosemary to turkey mixture; cook and stir until fragrant and turkey is browned, 2 to 3 minutes more.
• Mix quinoa into turkey mixture and cook until quinoa is heated through, 2 to 3 minutes. Add Mizithra cheese to quinoa and turkey and remove skillet from heat; season with salt and pepper.

COZY QUINOA CASSEROLE 7POINTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a skillet, sauté onion in olive oil on medium-high heat for 2 to 3 minutes or until translucent.
• Add mushrooms, squash, and garlic and cook for 2 to 3 minutes.
• Add turkey (or veggie meat substitute), breaking into small pieces as it browns, about 3 to 4 minutes.
• Add poultry seasoning, salt, pepper, stock, and quinoa and bring to a boil. Reduce heat , cover, and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Transfer ingredients from pan into a 9-by-9 casserole dish or baking pan.
• Mix in parsley and 3 oz. cheese.
• Sprinkle remaining 3 oz. cheese on top of casserole.
• Bake in oven for 30 to 35 minutes.

QUICKY GROUND TURKEY OR BEEF CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425.
• Brown and drain ground beef. Add in garlic, oregano, tomato sauce, salt and pepper.
• Cook noodles according to package while beef mixture simmers. Drain noodles and return to pot. Stir in sour cream.
• In buttered dish, layer noodles, beef mixture and cheese.
• Bake for 20 minutes or until cheese is completely melted.