I'm back! Let's talk Turkey.

I took last week off from Once A Week Cooking because of Thanksgiving - I had so much preparation to do! I had the in laws over for the holiday meal and now I have a big bowl of leftover turkey in the refrigerator. Since I have a weird thing about poultry - it takes gross to me as a leftover - I have to spice it up good to eat it again. This week we will make the following Turkey dishes:

For Monday and Tuesday:
Rachel Ray's Turkey Corn Chili (I use the crockpot here)
Bombay Turkey Curry with garbanzo beans and potatoes

For Wednesday and Thursday:
Pastitio - this is a recipe I've already used, see it here
Salad with chicken nuggets

Rachel Ray's Turkey Corn Chili
Taken from The Food Network
I make this in the crockpot - basically throw all of the ingredients in! But I've provided the original recipe here.
***This is really nothing special. We are kinda bored with it but it is a good way to use leftover chicken or turkey.

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon (1 turn around the pan in a slow stream) extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 large bell pepper, red or green, chopped (use up leftover pepper strips from crudite tray if you have them)
• 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped
• 1 bay leaf, fresh or dried
• 1 1/2 pounds light and dark meat cooked turkey meat, diced
• 1 1/2 to 2 tablespoons (a palm full) chili powder
• 1 1/2 to 2 tablespoons (a palm full) ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon to 2 teaspoons (several drops) cayenne pepper sauce
• Coarse salt
• 2 cups frozen corn kernels or leftover prepared corn
• 1 (32-ounce) can chunky style crushed tomatoes
• 2 cups prepared chicken stock or broth, paper container or canned
• 2 scallions, white and greens, chopped

Directions

Heat a deep pot over medium high heat. Work close to the stove for your chopping. Add oil to your pot, 1 turn of the pan, and add vegetables as you chop them.

Add bay leaf and cook vegetables 5 minutes, stirring frequently, reducing heat if veggies start to stick. Stir in diced turkey meat and season with chili powder, cumin, and cayenne sauce. Season with a little salt, to taste. Add corn, tomatoes, and broth. Combine your chili well, adjust seasonings, reduce heat to medium low, and simmer for 7 to 10 minutes. Garnish chili with chopped scallions.

Bombay Turkey Curry

Taken from recipe zaar recipe 123104

*****This marinade is incredible and we have now used it on both chicken breasts and leftover turkey with flawless results. YUM.

* 1/4 cup EVOO
* 2tbl mustard
* 1/4 cup honey
* 1 teaspoon seasoning salt
* 1 teaspoon chili powder
* 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
* 1 tbl curry powder
* 1/4 teaspoon pepper
* 1 tbl garam masala
* 2 cloves garlic, minced
* Leftover turkey, 2 cups

Marinate the turkey in all of the above.

Cook with potatoes, chick peas, serve over brown rice.