Turkey breast is a great alternativealready pretty tired of chicken. Turkey meat is light and lean, so it is perfect for cooking any dish. Turkey contains a large number of useful substances and microelements: vitamins A and E, iron, calcium and phosphorus, sodium, sulfur, iodine, potassium, magnesium, manganese and others. At the same time, turkey does not contain a lot of cholesterol and therefore has long been used not only for dietary, but also for therapeutic nutrition. There are no contraindications for eating turkey (except for individual intolerance and diseases with limited consumption of protein foods), which allows you to include it even in your daily diet. Many mothers have appreciated the benefits of turkey, because this meat is perfect and recommended for starting meat feeding. Turkey is a universal dish. It can be the basis for first and second courses, an original recipe for salads, appetizers and pies. Tender turkey fillet can be boiled, fried, baked in a sleeve and much, much more. We offer you the best recipes for how to cook a juicy turkey to surprise your family and friends at the upcoming holidays.
Recipes for salads and snacks from turkey breast
Salad "Fragrant".Ingredients: 200 g turkey breast, a quarter of a cucumber, half a head of lettuce, 1 sweet pepper, half a hot pepper, a tablespoon of soy sauce, a couple of tablespoons of olive oil, a teaspoon of honey, a tablespoon of lime juice, 20 g peanuts, a couple of sprigs of cilantro, salt and ground black pepper to taste. Preparation: wash the turkey, cut into thin strips and marinate in soy sauce mixed with ground pepper and honey for about half an hour. In a deep bowl, tear the lettuce leaves, add finely chopped hot pepper (be sure to remove the seeds) and cucumber and sweet pepper cut into strips. Mix everything thoroughly. Fry the turkey fillet on both sides for no more than 3-5 minutes, place on the salad. For the dressing: mix lime juice, olive oil, salt and pepper to taste. Pour the dressing over the salad, sprinkle with peanuts and finely chopped cilantro. Turkey for sandwiches. Ingredients: 1 kg turkey breast, 200 ml apple juice, 70 ml 35% cream, a teaspoon of salt, half a tablespoon of sugar, 2 teaspoons paprika, 2 tablespoons of cilantro, a couple of tablespoons of black peppercorns, vegetable oil for greasing. Preparation: mix the juice, sugar, half a spoon of salt and pepper in a saucepan, bring to a boil and cook for about 5 minutes over medium heat. Add the cream, stir, cool. Carefully pierce the breast in several places, put it in the resulting marinade and leave overnight. Mix the paprika and the remaining salt in a sleeve. Dry the breast slightly, grease with oil, put it in a sleeve and shake it well so that the breast is coated in spices. Put it in the refrigerator for an hour, then bake at 250 degrees for about half an hour (pierce with a toothpick to check for readiness). Cool the finished breast, cut into thin strips for sandwiches (whole grain bread is perfect). Turkey and cherry tomato canapes. Ingredients: ready-made turkey fillet (baked or fried) - 200 g, 10 cherry tomatoes, hard cheese - 100 g, 5 slices of black bread (such as Borodinsky), several pickled cucumbers for sauce, a clove of garlic, mayonnaise to taste, herbs - dill and cilantro, butter for frying. Preparation: spread the bread with butter, fry on both sides until golden brown, then carefully cut off the hard edges and cut into four even squares. Finely chop the greens and pickles and mix with mayonnaise. Spread the resulting sauce on the squares of bread (each separately) and put slices of turkey, cheese and half a cherry on top (according to the width of the squares of bread). Pierce the resulting canapes with a skewer.
Recipes of soups with turkey fillet
Turkey and omelette soup.Ingredients: 500 g turkey breast, 5 chicken eggs, 1 medium onion, 1 small carrot, vegetable oil for frying, herbs, salt and pepper to taste. Preparation: cut the breast into small pieces and cook until done for about half an hour in 3 liters of water. Beat each egg separately, add salt, pepper and fry in vegetable oil on both sides (like pancakes). Finely chop the onion and carrot, then fry in vegetable oil until golden brown and add to the broth. Cut the finished pancakes into strips and add to the broth. Cook the almost ready soup for another 5 minutes. It is recommended to add herbs before serving. Soup with turkey and millet. Ingredients: half a kilo of turkey fillet, 200 g of millet, half a kilo of potatoes, 1 large onion, 1 large carrot, vegetable oil for frying, herbs, salt and pepper to taste. Preparation: in a 4-liter saucepan, fry finely chopped onion, grated carrots, and diced meat in vegetable oil for about 20 minutes, stirring constantly. Add water, salt and pepper to taste. Cook for another 20 minutes. Cut the potatoes into cubes and add to the soup. To avoid bitterness, rinse the millet in hot water and add to the soup. Cook for another 20 minutes, add herbs before serving.
Recipes from turkey breast for the second
Turkey breast rolls.Ingredients: turkey fillet - 500 g, any medium-hard cheese - 100 g, ham - 100 g, garlic clove, dill and parsley sprigs, 2 tablespoons of 15% sour cream, vegetable oil for frying, salt and pepper to taste. Preparation: carefully cut the fillet so that you get long and thin layers. Lightly beat the layers, then salt and pepper. Prepare the filling: finely chop the ham and herbs, grate the cheese, press the garlic through a press. Mix everything thoroughly, add sour cream, salt and pepper. Place the prepared filling on the turkey layers and roll them up. Secure the rolls with a toothpick and bake in a deep baking sheet for an hour. The finished dish goes perfectly with rice or mashed potatoes. Turkey with broccoli in a creamy sauce. Ingredients: half a kilo of turkey breast, a package of frozen broccoli (400 g), 500 ml of cream (10%), 1 tablespoon of butter, half a medium-sized onion, 1 tablespoon of flour, vegetable oil for frying, salt and pepper to taste. Preparation: cut the breast into 2x2 pieces and fry in vegetable oil until golden brown. Finely chop the onion, lightly fry in butter and add flour. Very carefully, stirring constantly, pour in a thin stream of cream. Salt and pepper to taste. Add broccoli to the sauce being prepared, stir and simmer for another five minutes. Add the turkey, stir, and simmer for another 10 minutes. Boiled potatoes and long-grain rice are a good garnish for this dish, ideally a mixture of wild and brown rice. Turkey breast in a pot. Ingredients: half a kilo of turkey fillet, pumpkin - two small pieces, 1 small carrot, a couple of apples, 6-7 plums, juice of 1 lemon, a couple of cloves of garlic, 3 tablespoons of soy sauce, ground red pepper and ground cinnamon to taste. Let's start cooking with the marinade: mix lemon juice, soy sauce and ground pepper. Put the diced poultry into the resulting marinade and put it in the refrigerator for an hour. Cut the pumpkin into slices, cut the plums in half and remove the pits, carrots - slices, peel the apples, cut them into wedges and mix with cinnamon. Press the garlic through a press. Put carrots, meat, pumpkin, plums, meat again, and apples in layers on the bottom of the pots (you can use one deep dish). Pour the rest of the marinade over them and put them in the oven, preheated to 170-180 degrees, for about forty minutes. The resulting dish does not require a side dish, but goes well with a salad of fresh vegetables.
Recipes of baking with turkey breast
Delicate pastries with turkey and white wine.Ingredients: ready-made dough (preferably yeast-free) - 4 sheets, half a glass of dry white wine, 500 g turkey breast, vegetable oil for frying, 100 g champignons, 1 tablespoon flour, 4 tablespoons sour cream, 1 large onion, salt to taste, cherry tomatoes for decoration. Preparation: mince the poultry, onion and champignons and fry in vegetable oil for about 5 minutes. Sprinkle with flour, pour in wine and simmer for another 15 minutes. Add sour cream, simmer until the liquid boils away. Cut the dough into squares (there should be 6 pieces), put the filling on them and secure the corners of the squares so that you get pies in the form of bags. Bake the pies in the oven at 180 degrees for about 20 minutes (until the dough is ready). Puff pastry pie with turkey and potatoes: a very simple recipe. Ingredients: ready-made puff pastry - 2 sheets, turkey fillet - 300 g, seven medium potatoes, 1 large onion, sprigs of dill and parsley, two tablespoons of mayonnaise, vegetable oil for frying, salt and pepper to taste. Preparation: mince the turkey and onion or chop finely and fry until done. Boil the potatoes and mash them into a puree. Finely chop the greens. Mix all the ingredients, season with mayonnaise, salt and pepper, mix again. Grease the baking tins with oil and place 1 sheet of dough on it so that the dough completely covers the tin. Place the filling. Cover with a second sheet and bake at 180 degrees for 45 minutes. All the proposed recipes for turkey breast dishes are very tasty, they can be easily and quickly prepared, and your loved ones will be surprised by new and unusual tastes. Enjoy your meal!