Spinach & Feta Turkey Burgers

Ingredients:

• 1 lb lean ground turkey
• 1 cup Old Fashioned Oats
• 1 large egg 
• 6 oz frozen chopped spinach
• 1/2 cup crumbled feta

1. Defrost spinach; squeeze as much liquid as you can out of it by using your hands and a strainer.

2. Combine all ingredients in large bowl using your hands (don't overwork).

3. Form patties.

4. Grill. (I grilled in the panini maker on medium high for 8 minutes - use the meat thermometer.)

5. Serve on grilled buns with cucumber, red onion, tomato, and hummus.

Cranberry Sauce

· 1 1/2 cups dried cranberries 

· 3/4 cup water or preferably cranberry juice or pomegranate-cranberry mix

· Zest of one orange, then juice the orange

· 1/4 teaspoon salt

· Juice from zested orange

· 2-4 tablespoons raspberry jelly

· 2 tablespoons of cornstarch mixed into 4 tablespoons water

Add all ingredients except the cornstarch to a pan, bring to a boil, reduce heat to simmer and cook until the cranberries plump up. Then add the cornstarch slurry slowly while at a slow simmer until the sauce is thick and of the right consistency. You might not need it all. Makes about 2 cups.

Ward Party Turkey Dressing for 20-25

Ingredients:

1 ¾ - 2 loaves thick sliced bread

8 stalks celery chopped

1 ½ cups butter or margarine, reserve ½ c to spread on top

2 onions chopped and fried

½ cup oxo chicken broth mixture

3 Tablespoons poultry seasoning

¼ tsp garlic salt

¼ - ½ tsp cayenne pepper

2 Tablespoons parsley flakes

3 cups chicken broth or turkey neck broth

1 cup cooked rice

Break up bread into chunks. Lay out on cookie sheet to dry overnight. When dried, put in a greased large tin foil pan or roaster. Fry celery, 1 cup of butter, and onions until soft. Add broth and seasonings – simmer. Add rice to bread chunks. Slowly add broth to bread mixture until saturated. You may not need all the broth. Spread ½ cup soft butter on top. Cover with tinfoil and bake in oven at 275’ for approximately 1 ½ hours, stirring every half hour.