The butterball turkey site has some great recipes for turkey http://www.butterball.com/
I tried one of the recipes this evening:
Cajun Style Red Beans and Rice with Turkey
1 cup rice, cook according to package directions
1 tablespoon cooking oil
1 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped celery
1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 cans (15 oz. each) mild red beans in chili sauce, undrained
1 teaspoon gound cumin
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
2 cups chopped leftover turkey
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onions, celery, bell peppers and garlic, cook 7 minutes, or until tender, stirring frequently. Stir in beans, cumin, salt and hot pepper sauce. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover. Simmer 10 minutes and stir in the turkey. simmer for 5 minutes or until heated throughly, stirring occasionally. Add the parsley to the rice and mix lightly. Spoon the rice into bowls and top with the beans and turkey mixture.
As many of us do I change recipes to suit me or to what I have on hand. I use brown rice because it is healthier to do so. I did not have a green pepper so left it out. I did not have red beans in chili sauce but I did have pinto beans in chili sauce so used those instead. It turned out good and we liked it — if you want it a lot spicer though add more hot sauce the 1/4 teaspoon in the mixture was fine for me – but I like it mild – you could probably double that if you so desire.
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