Quick Bites- December

So you’ve cooked another turkey for Christmas? If you’re burned out on the usual turkey soup, turkey tacos and other typical turkey concoctions post holiday, here are a few more interesting dishes to gobble gobble:

1. Thai turkey noodles. You’ll need

½ cup chicken broth
1-2 tsp. chili sauce
1 ½ cups chopped turkey
3 Tbsp peanut butter
chopped green onions
chopped peanuts
3 Tbsp. soy sauce
2 garlic cloves minced
1 ½ Tbsp. honey chopped cilantro
1 Tbsp. minced ginger
8 oz. Udon or linguine noodles

Directions
Cook noodles as directed & set aside. Combine chicken broth, peanut butter, garlic, ginger, honey and chili sauce in a pan and cook over low/medium heat. Whisk ingredients together until smooth, then remove from heat. Toss cooked noodles & turkey in peanut sauce and garnish with chopped green onions, cilantrol and peanuts. Makes 4 servings

2. Greek turkey wrap. You’ll need

1 cup turkey strips
1 tsp. cumin
½ tsp. salt
2 whole wheat pitas
½ cucumber, chopped
½ cup plain low fat or Greek yogurt
1 tomato, chopped

Directions
Cut the pitas in half and set aside. Combine yogurt with cumin, salt, cucumbers and chopped tomatoes. Place ¼ of turkey in each pita pocket and add ¼ cup of yogurt/vegetable mixture. Makes 4 servings

3. Sweet turkey salad. You’ll need:

4 cups leftover turkey
½ cup chopped pecans or walnuts
2 Granny Smith apples, cut into small pieces
½ cup chopped dried cherries
½ cup low fat mayonnaise
½ tsp. salt
½ lemon, juiced

Directions
Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and chill for at least 2 hours before serving. Serve over spinach salad or in a whole wheat pita pocket. Makes 10 (1/2 cup) servings