Grandma Carol's Stuffing

 This is from Carolynn:

Start with her good homemade bread or some other lovely white stuff - toasted - on a cookie sheet - carefully watched in the oven on broil.  I choose a good white bread, add a few slices of sourdough - toasted.  Make up a box of jiffy mix corn bread (I cook it in a round cake pan).  She always made this the night before and broke the bread into small pieces and left in in an open container sort of dry out.  (Brake up a portion of the corn bread into this-the next day-made also the day before.  The mix of the breads gives added flavor and a good texture.  

Over the bread shake some salt and pepper, ground sage, and poultry seasoning.  Chop onions and celery and sauté in butter low and slow.  Shake a bit of the same seasonings over this also.  she just boiled water in the teakettle, but I take a carton of Swanson chicken broth and bring to a boil in the microwave. 

  Add onions and celery to the bread, and moisten with the broth, stirring.  I add some pieces of butter into this.  Saturate the bread mixture, not to mush, but quite moist.  Taste to made certain of your desired taste.  Transfer to a buttered baking dish.  Smooth out and dot with butter, of course.  Bake for 30 minutes at 350.

Turkey Chili

1 lb ground turkey, browned
3 cans (24 oz) tomato sauce
1 can water (rinse tomato cans out with it)
14 oz can of diced tomatoes
1 can black beans, drained and rinsed
1 can Great Northern beans, drained and rinsed
1 can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
1 TBSP chili powder
1/2 tsp allspice
1/2 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 TBSP sugar

Add all ingredients to crock pot. Cook on low for 8 hours or high for 4 hours.

Turkey Avocado Burgers

1 lb Ground Turkey
1/2 Ripe Avocado
1/2 Cup Grated Parmesan Cheese

Everything else is season to taste:
Salt
Pepper
Garlic Powder
Onion Powder
Cayenne Pepper

DIRECTIONS:
Mash avocado
Mix turkey and mashed avocado in bowl
Add in parmesan and mix well
Add spices
Roll into five large patties
Grill until pink is gone (approx 8 minutes)

Top with more avocado, miracle whip, mustard, and whatever else is good with a hamburger bun!

Dirty Brown Rice

INGREDIENTS
2 1/2 Cups Water                                              
1 1/4 Cups Brown Rice
1 lb 93/7 Ground Turkey
1 Cup Red Bell Peppers, chopped
1 Cup Yellow Bell Pepper, chopped
1/2 Cup Green Onions, chopped
1/2 Cup Red Onions, chopped
1/2 Cup Cilantro, chopped
2 Tbsp Garlic, finely chopped
2 Tsp Cayenne Pepper
1 Tbsp Olive Oil
1 Tsp Chili Powder
1 Tsp Pepper Flakes
1 Tsp Cinnamon
1 Tsp Cumin
3-4 sprigs of fresh thyme
Salt & Black Pepper to taste
Directions
1. Bring water to  boil, then add rice.  When water begins to boil again, reduce heat to a simmer and cover.
2. Cook covered for 40-50 minutes until rice is tender; stir once after about 20 mins.
3. While rice is cooking, heat oil in large skillet on medium heat; sautee garlic, green and red onions for about 2 minutes.  Add ground turkey and cook for about 10 minutes until turkey is fully cooked and brown; stir frequently and continuously break large chunks of  turkey into smaller pieces.
4. Stir in bell peppers, pepper flakes, spices and thyme.
5. Add cooked rice and cilantro to turkey mixture and mix well.
7. Add salt pepper to taste. Soy sauce if you want.

Roast Turkey Breast

1 Turkey Breast (6 - 8 pounder)
1/4 C butter, melted
1 can chicken broth
1 - 2 Tbls. mayo

Put turkey in roasting pan. Combine butter and broth, pour over turkey. Rub mayo over the outside of turkey. Roast at 300 degrees until it reaches 170 degrees with a meat thermometer. (Raise temperature to 350 degrees for the last 30 to 45 minutes to brown the turkey skin.) Let sit for 30 minutes before slicing.

Notes: I don't have a meat thermometer, so I just cooked it until the timer popped up (3 hours for a 6-1/2 lb. turkey). I mixed the turkey drippings with a turkey gravy mix and made gravy. I had to thicken it a little more.

This was a very moist turkey and yummy gravy!!!