Cook delicious turkey dishes. Turkey breast in lemon honey marinade

Hello, friends! As promised, I continue the selection of the best recipes for meat dishes.

Today - a turkey baked in the oven. Recently, tender, tasty and low-fat turkey meat is gaining more and more fans. Excellent, dietary poultry meat containing amino acids that produce hormones of happiness and pleasure (endorphins). If you're in a bad mood, eat turkey! Also, its meat contains nicotinic acid, which regulates cholesterol levels in the blood.

The most valuable part of a bird is the breast. Pure protein, in its composition is similar to human and therefore quickly absorbed, almost 99%. Calorie content is 84 kcal per 100 gr.

Very interesting recipes for cooking turkey in different countries. In France, the bird is stuffed with truffles, porcini mushrooms and rosemary, in Italy - with oranges, in England - with berries and mushrooms, in Norway - with seaweed. In the United States, on Thanksgiving Day (the fourth Thursday of November), a turkey is baked for the homeless.

Today you will learn: how to properly bake a turkey in the oven, cooking time, with what and how to serve? We will cover all this in this article. And at the very end, it is important for me to hear your opinion.

How to deliciously cook a juicy turkey in the oven

Roasted turkey, as well as one of the popular holiday dishes.

The housewives love the turkey baked in foil, or in the sleeve, stuffed with apples or oranges, or simply with potatoes. It can be baked and boiled, stewed and stuffed, whole or chopped into pieces. The dietary fillet and breast are very much appreciated. No less tasty are the lids, thigh and drumstick.

There are a lot of recipes for cooking, and everyone can choose something for themselves. I want to offer you some simple tips on how to cook a bird deliciously:

• The meat must be marinated in advance, this will give juiciness and additional taste from spices. Marinating time from 1 to 12 hours.
• The baking time depends on the weight of the bird and on its age, at the rate of 20 minutes for every 500 g. meat. To form a golden crust, before baking, the turkey must be greased with sour cream.
• The baking temperature is 180-200 degrees gas in ovens with convection, the main thing is not to overdry the meat.
• The turkey needs to be watered with the secreted juice, every 20-30 minutes if it is cooked without foil and without a sleeve
• Use spices and spices: basil, rosemary, zira, turmeric, curry, saffron, garlic, pepper mixtures.

Oven roasted whole turkey

As one of my cook friends said - if you bake a whole bird it will be great, and if it is stuffed with nuts and fruits, then it will be a holiday. So, we are preparing a big, tasty, juicy, festive turkey in the oven.

It is very convenient to bake a whole bird in a special baking sleeve or in foil. Or you can just in a deep oven tray. It can be stuffed with oranges or apples.

Ingredients:

• turkey - 5-6 kg.
• walnuts - 500
• apple - 5 pcs.
• onion - 2 pcs.
• sour cream - 1/2 tbsp.
• pomegranate sauce - 200 gr.
• spices
• salt - 1/2 tbsp.
• sugar - 1/2 tbsp.

Recipe:

First you need to choose the right bird. We go to the market and try to buy a fresh, homemade, steam carcass. If there is none, then buy chilled poultry. Preferably medium size 5 ̶ 6 kilograms.

Homemade turkey baked in the oven is very tasty, juicy and attractive in appearance. It's best to bake it whole.

The carcass should be fleshy, the breast and legs should be thick. The skin should be light, without dark spots, with a yellowish tinge. Check the freshness by pressing your finger on the carcass, if the dent quickly recovered, then the meat is fresh.

In order for us to get a juicy turkey, it must be marinated. To prepare the marinade, take salt, sugar, spices. Dissolve in water. Take a large container, put the bird in, and fill with enough brine. Leave for 10-12 hours. This soaking will retain all the flavor and juice of the meat during its preparation.

While our bird is marinating, it's time to prepare the filling. Since we are preparing a dish for guests, for the holiday, we will choose a delicious filling. We will cook apples in walnut-pomegranate sauce.

Peel the walnuts and chop with a rolling pin or blender. Cut the onion into small cubes, fry in sunflower oil until golden brown.

Take a sunny ripe apple, cut it into slices, and fry in boiling butter with sugar, add cinnamon, cloves, black pepper. This combination gives an unimaginable Persian flavor.

In a large bowl, put the chopped walnut, fried onion, add the pomegranate sauce and mix well.

It turned out walnut - pomegranate minced meat, in consistency it should be like meat. If thick, add pomegranate sauce.

Take a piece of minced walnut in the palm of your hand and put a fried apple slice inside.

And stuff the turkey with this stuffing.

Dilute the rest of the minced meat with pomegranate sauce and sour cream, and coat the outside of the bird. Put in a deep oven tray, arrange whole medium-sized potatoes around the turkey.

Preheat your oven. It takes about 2-3 hours to cook this dish at a temperature of 180 degrees.

Readiness can be checked with a sharp knife, make a small puncture, if clear juice stands out, then the meat is ready. It turned out such a beauty, roasted, ruddy, tasty, flowing with juice. Potatoes were soaked with juice that stood out from the bird during baking.

Before serving, chop the finished bird into portions. Serve with dry white wine.

Turkey fillet baked in foil with apples

Take note of the recipe for low-calorie and dietary turkey fillet with fruit. Fruits give the meat not only aroma and taste, but also make it more juicy and soft.

Ingredients:

• turkey fillet ̶ 4 servings
• bacon ̶ 4 slices
• green apple ̶ 1 pc.
• vegetable oil ̶ 3 tbsp. l.
• butter ̶ 50 gr.
• tomato paste or ketchup ̶ 2 tbsp. l.
• salt, pepper ̶ to taste

Cooking:

1. Beat the bird fillet moderately, it should not be very thin. Salt, pepper.
2. Heat the vegetable oil in a frying pan and fry the fillet on both sides until golden brown, and transfer to the foil. Place bacon on top.
3. Cut the apple into 4 pieces and fry in butter.
4. Place on bacon, top with tomato paste, drizzle with melted butter on which the apple was fried, and wrap everything in foil.
5. Bake in a hot oven. When the foil puffs up, cut it open and serve immediately.

This is not the only way to cook turkey with fruit, you can bake turkey fillet with pineapple and cheese and oranges, or with cranberry sauce.

Turkey with honey in a roasting sleeve

I think you will appreciate the advantages of cooking meat in a roasting sleeve: meat is cooked in its own juice, with minimal or no oil; at the end, the baking sheet does not need to be washed, the oven remains clean.

Ingredients:

• turkey ̶ 3 kg
• honey ̶ 1/2 tbsp.
• orange liqueur ̶ 1/3 tbsp.
• lemon juice ̶ 1/3 tbsp.
• mustard ̶ 2 tsp
• ground red pepper ̶ 1/2 tsp
• lemon ̶ 1 pc.
• onion ̶ 1 pc.
• salt ̶ to taste

Cooking:

1. Take a small turkey. Prick the skin with a sharp knife.
2. In a bowl, mix salt, lemon juice and red pepper.
3. Thoroughly rub the bird inside and out with this mixture, leave it for 1 hour to soak.
4. In another bowl, mix honey, orange liqueur and mustard.
5. Coat the bird with this mixture, and carefully place it in a baking bag. Tie the package with special clips. And put in the oven for 2 hours, at a temperature of 180 degrees.

Before serving, chop the finished bird into portions. Serve with honey sauce.

French turkey with potatoes

This is an exquisite second dish that can be prepared for everyday lunch and a festive dinner. Prepares quickly and easily.

Ingredients:

• turkey fillet ̶ 1 kg.
• potatoes ̶ 8 pcs.
• tomato ̶ 2 pcs.
• red onion ̶ 2 pcs.
• parmesan ̶ 200 gr.
• sour cream ̶ 100 gr.
• salt ̶ to taste
• vegetable oil ̶ 2 tbsp. l.
• seasoning for poultry (thyme, rosemary, thyme, basil).

Cooking:

1. Cut the turkey fillet into small pieces, beat off slightly on both sides. Pepper and salt the meat, add your favorite seasonings. Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan and lightly fry the fillet on both sides.
2. Peel the onion and cut into thin rings. Pour 1/2 cup of water into a bowl, add 1/2 teaspoon of salt and sugar, add vinegar. Put the chopped onion in this marinade for 15 minutes, then squeeze it gently.
3. Cut potatoes into 1 cm thick slices. Salt, pepper, if desired, you can add garlic squeezed through a press.
4. Cut the tomato into slices 1 centimeter thick.
5. Cheese grate on a coarse grater.
6. Take a baking sheet with high sides, grease with vegetable oil, and lay out in layers: fried meat, pickled onions, potatoes, tomatoes. Lubricate everything generously with sour cream, cover with baking paper on top.
7. Send to the oven for 30 minutes at a temperature of 180 degrees.
8. Remove the dish, remove the paper, sprinkle with cheese and send back to the oven for 10 minutes. As soon as the cheese melts and a beautiful appetizing crust forms, the dish is ready.

Turkey drumstick stewed with vegetables in the oven

The turkey drumstick cooked according to this recipe is a truly exquisite dish, with tender juicy meat and a crispy crust. The drumstick can also be cooked in foil and in a roasting sleeve.

Ingredients:

• turkey drumstick ̶ 2 pcs.
• potatoes ̶ 6 pcs.
• tomato ̶ 2 pcs.
• bow ̶ 2 pcs.
• zucchini ̶ 1 pc.
• bell pepper ̶ 1 pc.
• carrots ̶ 1 pc.
• salt ̶ to taste
• ground black pepper ̶ 1/2 tsp.
• butter ̶ 50 gr.
• olive oil ̶ 1 tbsp. l.
• seasoning for poultry

Cooking:

First prepare the marinade. In a bowl, add the melted butter and all your favorite poultry spices. Mix everything.

Cut the onion into small cubes and add to the seasonings.

Take the shin. In order for the marinade to soak the meat well, the skin must be carefully pulled off, try not to damage it. Cut the film and pull the skin off the lower leg.

Prick the leg meat with a knife, or make small cuts. With the prepared marinade, rub the leg, pressing the marinade into the cuts.

Then pull the skin back over the shin, and rub it over the top.

Spread the remaining marinade generously on the meat, and leave to marinate for 1 hour.

The drumstick is ready for baking. It can be baked like this. Mashed potatoes and sour cream sauce are well suited as a side dish for such a drumstick.

And today we are preparing a shin with vegetables. Cut all vegetables. Cut zucchini, potatoes and carrots into rings, onion into half rings, tomato into quarters. Salt, pepper, add olive oil.

Lubricate the baking dish with vegetable oil, put the turkey drumstick and send it to the oven for 40 minutes at a temperature of 180 degrees. As it bakes, baste the drumstick with the juices that stand out and turn it over.

When a small crust appears, remove the dish from the oven and arrange the prepared vegetables around the meat. Bake for another 20 minutes, do not forget to pour over the juice.

Delicious, juicy turkey meat, fried until golden brown, with baked vegetables is ready. Can be served with a glass of white wine. Bon appetit!

How to cook turkey breast stew

Ingredients:

• meat ̶ 1 kg.
• spices for meat
• salt ̶ 2 tsp
• garlic ̶ 4 cloves
• soy sauce ̶ 1 tbsp. l.
• olive oil ̶ 1 tbsp. l.
• water ̶ 1 l.
• allspice peas

Turkey baked with apples and prunes

Ingredients:

• turkey ̶ 5 kg.
• apples ̶ 500 gr.
• prunes ̶ 500 gr.
• white wine ̶ 3 tbsp. l.
• sour cream ̶ for greasing
• salt ̶ to taste
• cinnamon ̶ 1 tsp
• pepper ̶ 1/2 tsp.
• sugar ̶ 1 tbsp. l.
• breadcrumbs ̶ 1 tbsp.

Cooking:

1. Put your favorite spices and seasonings in a bowl, add sour cream, mix everything. Rub this mixture on the inside and outside of the bird.
2. Cut apples into medium cubes.
3. Rinse the prunes well in hot water, knead a little with your hands.
4. In a separate bowl, put chopped apples, prunes, crackers, cinnamon, sugar, add white wine and mix gently.
5. Stuff the turkey with this mixture. The hole can be sewn up or fastened with wooden sticks.
6. Lay back down on a baking sheet, brush with sour cream.
7. Brown the bird first in the oven at 200 degrees, then lower the temperature to 180 degrees.
8. Fry until fully cooked 2 ̶ 4 hours, depending on the size of the bird. From time to time pouring the resulting juice.
9. Before serving, chop the finished bird into portions. Use sweet and sour salads as a side dish.

Baked turkey breast

Ingredients:

• turkey ̶ 1.5 kg.
• Dejon mustard ̶ 3 tbsp. l.
• balsamic sauce ̶ 2 tbsp. l.
• dried herbs ̶ 3 tbsp. l.
• dry ground garlic ̶ 2 tbsp. l.
• olive oil ̶ 3 tbsp. l.
• paprika ̶ 1 tsp
• fresh ground black pepper

Roasted Turkey with Sweet Potatoes and Chestnuts

Why chestnuts? In stores, more and more products began to appear that are unconventional for Russian cuisine. I myself became interested. Bought and tried. Boiled, fried. The roasted chestnuts were very good. The taste is unusual. Chestnuts can be used as a side dish, replacing pasta and mashed potatoes. They go well with mushrooms, sweet potatoes, carrots, white cabbage and Brussels sprouts. And then came the idea to stuff the turkey.

Ingredients:

• turkey ̶ 4 kg.
• chestnuts ̶ 500 gr.
• sweet potato ̶ 500 gr.
• butter
• salt pepper
• garlic ̶ 2 cloves
• leek

Cooking:

1. Finely chop the leek and garlic, fry in a pan.
2. Then cook the chestnuts. Do not forget to make an X-shaped incision in advance.
3. This is done so that during cooking or frying they do not explode from internal pressure.
4. To do this, they must be put in a saucepan and poured with cold water, after boiling the water, boil for 4 minutes, then take out one at a time and immediately peel and peel the inner film. Nuts can be roasted in the oven. Line a baking sheet with baking parchment, lay out the nuts and bake at 200 degrees. The peel will open and peel off easily. Leave some of the roasted chestnuts to decorate the dish.
5. Then prepare the sweet potato puree. Boil like regular potatoes, puree, salt, pepper, add butter.
6. In a large bowl, gently combine the chestnut purée, mashed potatoes, and roast.
7. Fill the turkey with this stuffing, fasten the edges of the abdomen with chopsticks.
8. Put the dish in an oven preheated to 180 degrees and bake for 2 hours. Baste the turkey with the juices that stand out every 20 minutes.
9. To find out if the bird is ready, pierce it in the thickest place, if clear juice is released, the dish is ready.

The dish can be served hot or cold.

In this article, I tried to collect and show turkey recipes that I use myself. If you find something interesting for yourself, I will be glad. If you have interesting recipes, share them in the comments.

What to cook from a turkey?

Turkey is one of the most essential types of meat for humans. It's not so much in its diet, so much in the benefits brought to the body. All parts of the bird are used for food, but most often the housewives are interested in what to cook from turkey fillet. We will tell you how to deliciously stew or fry turkey fillet, how long it takes to cook it, how to make it in the oven, in a slow cooker or on the grill.

Turkey is considered dietary meat, it contains a lot of vitamins necessary for a full life and little fat. But the most delicious part of the bird is, of course, the fillet. We will consider his cooking recipes in this article.
Many, having heard the name "dietary meat", for some reason immediately imagine something dry and tasteless. No. Turkey fillet can be cooked at home and in cream, and with mushrooms, and with prunes or apples, and with vegetables - this is generally a wonderful tandem. One soup from it is worth something. And goulash or chopped cutlets are a real masterpiece of cooking. If you cook turkey fillet rolls, then all the guests will be amazed. In general, there are a lot of recipes and you should definitely try them. Moreover, they have already been tested by more than one hostess and guarantee an excellent result.

Knowing how to cook turkey fillet, you can diversify your diet. It goes well with almost any side dishes, as well as with most sauces.

1. Turkey thigh fillet soup.

This soup will surprise anyone who tries it with its delicate taste. It is very useful for any person, but first of all it is desirable to cook for small children, pregnant women and the elderly.

Ingredients:

• turkey fillet - 400 g;
• 5-6 medium potatoes;
• one carrot;
• stalk of celery (can be prepared without it);
• a couple of cloves of garlic;
• one hot pepper;
• blue or red onion;
• 2-3 tomatoes;
• fresh greens;
• salt and spices to taste.

Turkey thigh fillet soup can also be prepared using the breast, so it will turn out to be more dietary.

Turkey thigh fillet soup recipe.

Rinse the meat, dry it, cut into small pieces. Pour cold water over medium heat. The broth will cook for 40-60 minutes. After 10 minutes from the start of cooking, add peeled and chopped carrots, half an onion and celery to the pan.
Cut the second half of the onion into thin half rings, chop the garlic and pepper very finely. Place in a lightly oiled skillet and cook for a couple of minutes. Add grated tomatoes. Simmer everything together for 8 minutes.
Take out the meat, strain the broth. Add chopped potatoes to it, after boiling, put the mixture out of the pan, and five minutes before it is ready, finely chopped meat and greens.
Salt and pepper the turkey thigh fillet soup, preferably even during the cooking of the broth, and then add it if necessary.

2. Turkey fillet with potatoes in the oven.

Don't know how to feed your family? Tired of the monotony, but not ready to spend several hours in the kitchen, working on creating a culinary masterpiece? Turkey fillet with potatoes in the oven is exactly what you need.

Ingredients:

• turkey fillet - 500-600 g;
• half a kilo of potatoes;
• a head of garlic;
• rast. oil - 1-2 tablespoons;
• salt and spices to taste;
• fresh herbs for serving.

How to cook turkey fillet with potatoes in the oven.

Peel potatoes, cut into slices. Mix with seasonings, oil and finely chopped garlic. Cut the fillet, if necessary, peel, salt, pepper, mix with potatoes.
Grease a baking dish with oil. Put all the ingredients into it, smooth it out. Bake at 180 degrees for about an hour. You can sprinkle grated cheese on top.
Turkey fillet with potatoes in the oven can be cooked by changing the amount of ingredients. Meat may be more or less. See whichever you like best.
Before preparing this dish, prepare plenty of fresh herbs. With it, it will be even tastier and healthier.

Many consider the breast to be dry and tasteless. In fact, the reason is that it is simply not prepared correctly. A juicy turkey fillet in the oven can be made using the right marinade and seasonings.
One of the most proven is kefir. Ingredients are used in any quantity, to taste.

Ingredients:

• fillet (or breast) of a turkey;
• spices for poultry to choose from (curry, paprika, basil, thyme);
• kefir 2.5%;
• salt, pepper to taste.

Fillet recipe in the oven.

Rinse the breast, dry it, rub with salt and spices. Then put in a plate and pour kefir, so that the meat is completely covered. You can cook after half an hour, but it is better if you stand at least a couple of hours.
After marinating, wrap in foil, bake at a temperature of 180 degrees for about 40 minutes. You can put a sprig of your favorite greens on each piece.

Excellent retains the juice inside the mustard. It is enough just to grease each piece with it and bake in foil until cooked. This method will not only make the fillet very juicy, but also allow you to abandon seasonings and spices.
The original juicy turkey fillet in the oven is obtained using kiwi. Rinse the meat, dry it, salt, pepper, and then grease it with kiwi, ground in mashed potatoes. The taste of the finished dish will amaze you. Very tender and juicy meat cooked at home will become one of your favorites.
You can use these recipes for a slow cooker.

4. Turkey fillet in the sleeve in the oven.

Turkey meat is dietary, and the cooking sleeve helps to prepare healthy food. So this recipe should be in every family. Turkey fillet in the sleeve in the oven is very tasty and juicy. Be sure to try.

Ingredients:

• fillet - 1 kg .;
• a few cloves of garlic;
• a couple of spoons of curry;
• two or three sprigs of rosemary;
• salt to taste.

How to cook turkey fillet in a sleeve in the oven.

Rinse the meat, dry. Grate with ground garlic and spices, leave to marinate for a couple of hours. Then put it in your sleeve. Bake for about an hour in a preheated oven. If the fillet is dry, you can add a little water or broth to it in the sleeve.
It turns out very tasty turkey fillet in a sleeve in the oven with a side dish. To do this, the meat must be washed, dried and cut into small pieces. Mix with potato wedges, onions, carrots. Add salt and spices to taste, bake for about an hour at a temperature of 180 degrees. If you add a little champignons or fresh green peas, the dish will get extra glamor.
If the fillet is marinated in pineapple juice before baking, and then stuffed with garlic and olives, it will instantly go from everyday to festive.

5. Turkey fillet in sour cream sauce in a pan.

One of the most suitable sauces for turkey is called sour cream by the world's leading chefs. A turkey baked or fried in it turns out to be incredibly juicy and fragrant, and most importantly, it does not lose its benefits.

Ingredients:

• half a kilo of fillet;
• vegetable oil - 20 g;
• sour cream - 100 g;
• bulb;
• glass of water;
• greens fresh or dry;
• salt and spices to taste.

How to cook turkey fillet in sour cream sauce in a pan, recipe.

Rinse the fillet, blot excess liquid. Cut into small pieces.
Chop the peeled onion, mix sour cream with herbs.
In a frying pan, fry each piece of meat on both sides, add onion with spices. Simmer everything together for a few minutes, pour over sour cream sauce, simmer under a closed lid until cooked (about 10 minutes).
Serve turkey fillet in sour cream sauce in a pan with any side dish.

6. Turkey fillet in sour cream sauce in the oven.

If you think that meat cooked in a pan is not as healthy as baked, try the fillet in sour cream sauce in the oven (the recipe can also be used for a slow cooker).

Ingredients:

• fillet - 600-700 g;
• large bulb;
• carrot;
• one and a half glasses of sour cream;
• 1.5 st. l. mustard;
• salt and spices to taste.

Cooking turkey fillet in sour cream sauce in the oven, recipe.

As in the previous recipe, the turkey must be washed, dried, cut. Put the pieces of meat in a form greased with a small amount of oil. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Put onion with carrots, previously simmered in a pan, on top. You can use raw vegetables, but the taste will not be the same.
Mix all other ingredients and pour over meat. Simmer in the oven for 40-50 minutes, and in a slow cooker for 25-30 minutes. After a little cool, serve with boiled rice or as an independent dish.
Compared to pan-cooked, this option can be considered more dietary, and there is not much difference in taste.

Cutlets are served in every home, but lately, cutlets made from finely chopped meat, rather than from the more familiar minced meat, have become increasingly popular. Try chopped turkey cutlets. You will definitely like the result.

Ingredients:

• fillet - 400 g;
• onion head (preferably red);
• egg;
• salt and spices to taste (preferably use basil and ground black pepper).

How to cook chopped cutlets from turkey fillet, recipe.

Cut the meat very finely. Finely chop the onion and pour boiling water over it. This will help relieve his excess bitterness. After a couple of minutes, drain the water, mix the onion and fillet. Add spices and eggs.
Advice! Drizzle the prepared mixture with balsamic vinegar. Then your cutlets will be lush and more fragrant.
Do not rush to start frying. Let the stuffing stand for twenty minutes. After that, spread the cutlets on a greased with vegetable or olive oil and a preheated pan, fry for about 7 minutes on each side over very low heat.
You can serve chopped turkey fillet cutlets with mashed potatoes, porridge or a side dish of vegetables

Chop lovers should definitely try this turkey fillet dish. The recipe can be used for both the pan and the oven. Both in the first and in the second case it turns out very tasty.

Ingredients:

• fillet - 700 g;
• 2 eggs;
• a couple of spoons of sour cream;
• cheese - 100 g;
• a pinch of starch;
• salt and pepper to taste.

How to cook turkey chops.

Rinse the meat, dry it, cut into portions. Turkey fillet chops can be cooked from any part, even from the cut off from the drumstick, even from the breast.
Beat the meat, salt and pepper. Leave, let it rest a little, and at this time prepare the batter. Mix all other ingredients, grate cheese. Dip each piece in batter, put on a preheated pan, fry on both sides, then sprinkle one with cheese, cover and simmer over very low heat.
If you cook turkey chops in the oven, sprinkle with cheese immediately and bake for about 40 minutes.

If you don’t know what to cook for the second, try turkey fillet goulash. You can serve it with any side dish, and the presence of fresh vegetables makes the finished dish even more useful.

Ingredients:

• fillet - 600 g;
• a couple of bell peppers;
• bulb;
• 2-3 cloves of garlic;
• tomatoes, or pasta prepared from them;
• salt and spices to taste.

How to cook turkey fillet goulash.

Cut the fillet into small pieces, fry, remove from the pan. Peel vegetables, finely chop, fry. Add meat and ground tomatoes or pasta to them. Simmer for half an hour, then salt and pepper to taste.
Turkey fillet goulash will complement any side dish. When serving, you can sprinkle with fresh herbs.
Very tasty rolls are obtained from turkey. The secret is that any product can be used perfectly for them. You can fill the beaten fillet with fresh herbs mixed with sour cream, or you can make a mushroom filling. Experiment. You can fix the rolls with a toothpick, a strip of pigtail cheese, or you can use a regular thread.

Turkey meat is distinguished by a significant content of vitamins and minerals, it is quite tasty and healthy.

Turkey fillet is perfectly absorbed by the body and is ideal for people who want to maintain their health and improve their figure. Therefore, every housewife in the cookbook should have recipes for turkey fillet dishes.

We have selected for you, our dear readers, the best recipes with this product, but first we will tell you about the properties of this meat and the rules for choosing it.

The benefits and harms of turkey

We can talk endlessly about the benefits of turkey, one of the main useful features is that this product does not have a very high calorie content and occupies a significant place in proper nutrition.

Breeding turkeys is carried out by specialists and farmers from many countries around the world, because scientists have studied and proved all the advantages and disadvantages of their meat.

Turkey meat contains vitamins A and E and trace elements such as iodine, potassium, calcium, magnesium and many others.

Turkey fillet is a source of protein, there is practically no cholesterol in it, which is favorable for the absorption of this product by the body.

Turkey has a high sodium content, higher than veal or pork. Sodium increases metabolism and improves blood quality. Thanks to this sodium content, meat can not be salted during cooking, which is also its plus.

The fat content of this meat helps the full absorption of calcium. And it is very important for bones.

The use of turkey contributes to the prevention of many diseases.

The harm from turkey meat is minimal, but people with diseased kidneys and gout should not lean on it. Due to the high sodium content, turkey is not recommended for people with high blood pressure.

Choosing meat: the main rules

Having decided to buy a turkey for dinner, you should determine in favor of which meat to choose - chilled or frozen.

Almost every store has a huge assortment, you can buy a whole turkey or individual pieces: drumstick, thighs, breast, wings, and also in the form of minced meat.

When buying, it is worth evaluating the appearance of the turkey carcass, ideally it should be plump and fleshy, breasts and legs should be thick. Skin color - light, with a yellowish tinge, without extraneous spots.

Free-range birds are considered especially tasty. Before purchasing, it is worth checking the fillet for freshness. To determine the degree of freshness of the meat, you should press on the carcass and if the impression quickly passes, then the turkey is really fresh, but if not, then you should not buy such a bird.

How and what to cook?

There are an incredible number of methods for preparing dishes from turkey fillet. It can be baked, boiled, fried, in addition, the meat can be smoked or stewed, steamed, grilled or in a slow cooker.

In addition, many different preserves, meatballs, sausages and pates are made from turkey. Due to its dietary properties, turkey meat is often used in baby food.

Chefs of many nationalities have their own individual way of cooking turkey in their piggy bank: the British make stuffing with it from mushrooms or berries, the French - from truffles, porcini mushrooms. Served on the table in conjunction with a creamy white wine sauce. And in Italy, the turkey is stuffed with oranges.

Turkey fillet makes a wonderful duet with many vegetables, liver and mushrooms. But if you cook this meat with cabbage or pumpkin, then it is better not to eat this culinary creation, because these products do not combine!

If fresh meat is purchased, then it must be stored in a plastic bag for no more than 72 hours in the refrigerator.

Step by step recipes with photos

Turkey chops in a pan

Cut the turkey meat into slices no thicker than 10 mm with a knife and beat with a kitchen hammer. Grate with seasonings or regular salt and pepper.

Roll the chops in breadcrumbs. Prepare the batter - in a deep bowl, mix the beaten chicken eggs and Parmesan.

Before frying in a pan in hot cooking oil, each chop must be dipped in batter. Then fry in a pan on one side and the other for 4-6 minutes. It is recommended to serve with fresh vegetables.

In the video below, we offer you another option for cooking turkey fillet - steaks with cheese in the oven:

surprise tomatoes

This is one of the most successful recipes for turkey fillet dishes cooked in the oven.

Ingredients:

• Minced turkey fillet - 200-300 gr;
• 6 large tomatoes;
• Rice - 20-50 gr;
• Cooking fat - 20 gr;
• Feta - 100-150 gr;
• Half a teaspoon of cumin and rosemary;
• Greens - 50 gr;
• A glass of diluted bouillon cube or broth;
• Spices and spices.

Cut off the top of the washed tomatoes and carefully peel the core. Boil a fluffy porridge from rice. Bring the meat to a crust in hot fat over high heat in a heat-resistant dish.

Turn on the oven to heat up to 190 degrees. In a separate bowl, mix rice with minced meat, tomato pulp, crumbled cheese, chopped herbs, zira, rosemary, and other spices and spices (optional).

Put the filling in tomatoes, cover with a cut off lid. Place on a baking sheet and pour over the broth. Bake in the oven for 20 minutes.

Turkey with potatoes in the oven

For cooking you need:

• Turkey fillet or thigh - 2 pcs;
• Potato - 4 pcs;
• Cooking fat - 50 gr;
• Half a red onion;
• Garlic - 15 gr;
• Spices and seasonings - optional;
• Prunes - 8 pieces.

Grate turkey meat with salt, pepper, rosemary, basil and cooking oil, combine with finely chopped onion and garlic. Transfer the meat to the foil, put the prunes on top of it.

Arrange peeled potatoes around the turkey. It also needs to be poured with vegetable oil, seasoned with spices, spices and rosemary.

Close the turkey and potatoes with foil, tuck the edges. Bake in an oven heated to 195 degrees for 50 minutes.

Remove from the oven, make an incision on the foil and return to the oven again to brown for 7-9 minutes at a temperature of 230 degrees.

If you don’t feel like messing around with molds and the oven, then here is a wonderful video recipe for cooking in a pan - “Turkey Fillet with Bell Peppers and Cream Sauce”. Yummy!

Meat in a slow cooker with zucchini

The following ingredients are required for cooking:

• Turkey fillet - 450-500 gr;
• Zucchini - 2 pcs;
• Mushrooms - 170-200 gr;
• Onions - 120 gr;
• Cooking fat - 20 gr;
• Spices and spices.

Remove skin from zucchini and cut into cubes. Finely chop the onion and mushrooms.

In the "Baking" mode, fry the onions and mushrooms in cooking oil for 16 minutes, then send the zucchini there, season with spices and mix everything thoroughly and simmer for 7 minutes.

Cut the fillet and send to the vegetables. In the "Extinguishing" mode, simmer for half an hour.

Cheese balls with turkey

This is a quick and easy snack to make. Besides, it is also very tasty.

Balls Ingredients:

• Boiled turkey fillet - 250 gr;
• Parmesan - 250 gr;
• Garlic - 15 gr;
• Mayonnaise sauce - 100 gr;
• Salt;
• Pepper.

Boiled meat and garlic are passed through a meat grinder. Finely grate the parmesan. Then add mayonnaise sauce and salt.

Form into balls and sprinkle with grated cheese. The dish is ready to serve!

buffet baskets

In addition to shortbread dough baskets, you will need the following ingredients:

• Turkey fillet - 350 gr;
• Carrots - 200 gr;
• Sour wine - 25 gr;
• Adjika - 25 gr;
• Mayonnaise sauce, spices and seasonings - to taste.

Remove skin from carrots and boil in slightly salted water. When the vegetable becomes soft, cool and crush.

Boil the turkey fillet, cool and cut into small slices. Combine with carrots and salt.

Dilute adjika with sour wine, add ground cumin and pepper. Mix this mixture with turkey and carrots. Put the resulting appetizer in shortbread baskets, grease with mayonnaise sauce and decorate with herbs.

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Homemade turkey pate

For cooking you will need:

• Turkey fillet - 600 gr;
• Carrots - 150 gr;
• 1 large onion;
• Softened margarine - 100 gr.

Rinse the turkey fillet under running water. Clean vegetables. Turn on the oven to preheat to 190 degrees.

Cut the fillet, carrots and onions into small cubes. Add salt and pepper to chopped vegetables and meat. You can pour a little vegetable or olive oil.

Mix everything and place in an oven bag. Seal it tightly and poke a hole in it. Put on a baking sheet and put in the oven for 35-50 minutes.

Remove from oven, cool. After putting the meat with vegetables in a blender, add margarine at room temperature there and grind until smooth. Cool the finished pate by placing it in the refrigerator for several hours.

Soup "Full family"

Ingredients:

• Turkey fillet or wing - 600 gr;
• Purple onion and onion - 1 each;
• Carrots - 150 gr or 1 piece;
• Half hot pepper;
• Tomatoes - 3 pieces;
• Cooking fat - 50 gr;
• Peppercorns - 6 pieces;
• Half a bunch of fresh parsley;
• Celery - 3 stalks;
• Garlic - 10 gr;
• Spices and spices.

Rinse the turkey meat with water, if the fillet is cut, and if you choose the wings, divide it into joints. Coarsely chop the peeled carrots and onions. Wash the celery stalks well.

Put in a deep heat-resistant dish and pour water at room temperature, send to the stove, pre-salt and pepper. Bring to a boil and cook for 60 minutes at low power, removing the foam.

Finely chop the purple onion, garlic and hot pepper. Chop the washed tomatoes with a grater.

Saute onions, peppers and garlic in a preheated pan in cooking oil for 4-8 minutes. Then put tomatoes there and simmer for 12-14 minutes at low power.

From the finished broth, remove vegetables and turkey with a slotted spoon, remove the fillet from the bones and cut. Add sautéed vegetables and chopped meat to the strained broth.

Boil the soup, then sprinkle it with parsley and cook for a couple of minutes. Add salt and pepper.

Meat pie with turkey

Ingredients:

• 800 gr. boiled turkey fillet;
• 500 gr. puff pastry;
• Bulgarian pepper - 50 gr (1 piece);
• 1 onion;
• 50 gr. pitted olives;
• 4 tbsp. l. fat sour cream or heavy cream;
• Cooking fat - 30 gr;
• Egg - 150 gr (3 pieces);
• A handful of chopped greens;
• Spices and seasonings to taste.

Mince the meat. Peel the onion, remove the core from the pepper. Chop and saute vegetables in cooking oil, preheating the pan, for 5 minutes.

Mix together sour cream and eggs, add vegetables, meat, herbs, chopped olives, sprinkle with salt and pepper. Mix until smooth.

Roll out the dough, cut out 2 circles from it, slightly wider than the shape. Put one layer of dough in a greased form, stuff with meat and vegetables and cover with the remaining layer. Pinch the edges of the cake, grease it with yolk and bake in an oven at a temperature of 190 degrees.

holiday roll

This treat is perfect for a buffet table.

For cooking, you need the following products:

• Turkey breast - 1 pc;
• Butter (in extreme cases, margarine) - 50 gr;
• Garlic - 5 gr;
• 5 gr. thyme;
• 10 gr. sage;
• 10 gr. chopped greens;
• White wine - 200 gr;
• Zest and juice of one lime;
• Cooking fat - 20 gr;
• Spices as desired.

First you need to turn on the oven to heat up to 190 degrees and prepare a heat-resistant sheet.

Cut the fillet so that it becomes one whole piece, that is, we begin to cut the breast in half lengthwise, but do not cut it to the end.

Then straighten and get one meat layer.

In a separate container, combine butter, thyme, lime zest and garlic, then apply this mixture to one side of the meat layer, sprinkle with sage and herbs, season with salt and spices.

Form a roll and place on a baking sheet with a seam down, if desired, you can secure with a thread.

Drizzle with wine and lime juice. Pepper and salt.

Bake in the oven for 90-120 minutes. Then let cool, divide into portioned slices and can be served.

In the next video, you will learn about another great recipe for cooking baked turkey fillet, and it is from the category of a healthy diet and is suitable for everyone who is losing weight.

The name of this dish fascinates and captivates - "Mittens". We look:

gourmet cutlets

Ingredients:

• Minced turkey fillet - 500 gr;
• Bulb - 1 piece;
• Garlic - 15 gr;
• A handful of finely chopped parsley;
• ½ cup crackers;
• Table mustard - 2 tbsp. l;
• Soy sauce - 10 ml;
• Chicken egg - 75 gr (1 large, 2 medium or 3 small);
• Spicy herbs - 1 tsp;
• Black pepper;
• Cooking fat.

Combine chopped onion, garlic and parsley with minced meat. Add mustard, soy sauce, egg, pepper, herbs and breadcrumbs. Stick cutlets and fry them in cooking oil for 7-9 minutes on each side.

Tender cutlets with cheese

The recipe for tender cutlets includes the following ingredients:

• Minced turkey fillet - 500 gr;
• Parmesan - 200 gr;
• Onions - 1 piece;
• Chicken egg - 1 piece;
• Cooking oil - 4 tbsp. l;
• Spices, seasonings as desired.

Chop the onion and sauté in cooking oil until translucent. Combine with minced meat, pour salt and pepper, mix.

Grind Parmesan with a grater and mix with minced meat and egg. Blind cutlets and fry in boiling fat for 7 minutes on each side at medium power.

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Diet dumplings

Such dumplings will relieve hunger, diversify the table and are perfect for those who watch their weight.

For the test you will need:

• Wheat flour - 450 gr;
• Chicken egg - 1 piece;
• Water;
• Salt.

For stuffing you need:

• Turkey fillet - 500 gr;
• Garlic - 5 gr;
• Spices and spices.

Pour the egg, water and spices into the cooked flour. Knead dumplings dough, cover and put in the refrigerator for half an hour.

Grind turkey meat with a blender or meat grinder. Pass the garlic through a press into the minced meat. Stir in the turkey mince, salt and pepper.

Roll out the dough as thin as possible and cut circles out of it. Put minced meat on each circle and fasten the edges. Boil dumplings in water. Sprinkle with onion and parsley when serving.

Dietary meat salad with spinach

Ingredients for this diet turkey fillet dish:

• Turkey fillet - 300 gr;
• Fresh spinach - 200 gr;
• Cherry tomatoes - 10-12 pcs;
• Fresh cucumber - 1 pc;
• Apple - 1 pc;
• Lime juice - 10 gr;
• Sesame - 10 gr;
• Sunflower oil - 20 gr;
• Spices and spices to taste.

Boil the turkey fillet over low heat, cool, chop.

In a hot heat-resistant dish in oil, fry the fillet for 3-4 minutes.

Cut the washed cucumber into half rings.

Rinse the spinach under running water, let it dry and finely chop.

Grind a peeled apple without seeds and pour over lime juice.

Cut the tomatoes into slices (in half).

Heat the sesame seeds in a pan without oil for a minute.

Put all the ingredients in a deep plate, season with vegetable oil, spices, salt.

Mix everything and the salad is ready.

We suggest that you familiarize yourself with the opinion of a specialist regarding the use of turkey fillet as a dietary product:

Summing up

Turkey is a meat that combines many different properties: it is tasty, healthy, easy to prepare and suitable for absolutely everyone, from young children, as the first meat supplement, to athletes, to keep fit.

In addition, experts give advice to eat it before going to bed, then the sleep will be strong, and the awakening will be pleasant. But, like any other product, turkey meat should not be abused, otherwise, instead of benefit and health, you can not get anything good.

Just cook turkey fillets in moderation. We hope that the recipes that we have proposed in this article will be useful to you more than once.

How to cook a whole turkey so that it is soft and juicy
The custom of roasting a turkey to the table came from America, where Thanksgiving and Christmas are indispensable without this dish. The bird often becomes a signature dish, because every housewife should know how to cook a whole turkey so that it is soft and juicy.
In addition to the fact that this dish looks beautiful and incredibly tasty, it is also healthy, as it is low in calories, contains a minimum of cholesterol, many vitamins and minerals that have a beneficial effect on the human body.
There are several recipes for cooking a whole turkey, they differ in the preparatory process and filling.

"Holiday Turkey"
Ingredients:
large bird carcass;
1 pc. carrots, oranges, onions, garlic;
2 bay leaves;
cinnamon stick;
7 carnations;
2 tsp favorite spices, coriander;
1 tsp allspice peas;
1/2 stack. granulated sugar;
10 st. lies. rock salt;
150 g butter
Cooking steps:
1. The turkey is gutted and washed, or a ready-made thawed one is used. All edible entrails from the turkey are also removed, the neck is removed.
2. In order for the bird to be juicy, 2-3 days before cooking, it must be soaked in a solution that includes: salt and sugar dissolved in boiling water (1 liter), chopped carrots and onions, cinnamon stick broken into pieces, bay leaf, allspice and coriander.
3. The turkey is lowered into a large container, filled with a solution, and then cold purified (filtered or bottled) water is added so that it completely covers the product. Periodically, the bird needs to be turned over and the meat massaged, then it will be better saturated with moisture.

4. The bird is removed from the solution, washed under running water.
5. The carcass is smeared with butter, previously softened at room temperature and supplemented with a mixture of herbs and spices, mashed garlic (half a head). The turkey is rubbed inside, outside, and also under the skin, for which you need to break the film - the ligament that connects the skin to the pulp.
6. An orange boiled in boiling water for 2 minutes is placed inside the bird, after which it is stuffed with cloves. The remaining half of the head of garlic is cut in two and also placed in the inside of the bird so that one part is in front of the orange, the second follows it.
7. The hole is fixed with wooden skewers or sewn with harsh threads.
8. The turkey is baked in a sleeve or foil. If a sleeve is used, then it is not worth cutting it at the end, the bird will turn brown and so on. Foil is another matter: the turkey should be wrapped in such a way that an air layer remains under it, and during the cooking process, the bird is poured with released juices and fat, 30 minutes before the end of baking, the foil opens - the top is browned.
The product is laid out breast-side down, as this is the driest part of the bird and it is necessary that it be fed by the flowing fat.

Cooking time is calculated by the weight of the bird: half an hour per 1 kg of mass. To begin with, a large fire is set up to 240 degrees for 30 minutes to form a golden crust. Then the fire is reduced to 190 degrees, and the product remains like this for 3 to 4 hours, depending on the weight.
From the finished turkey, when pierced with a wooden skewer, completely transparent juice should stand out.
9.Now the threads or skewers are removed, the orange and garlic are removed.
The turkey is laid out on a dish breast up, covered with clean foil and left for a third of an hour. Then it is served to the table.
This is a classic whole version, so that it is soft and juicy in the oven for a special occasion, but it can always be supplemented and diversified.

Holiday Turkey Variations and Tips
1. The bird can be stuffed with a mixture of: boiled rice, turkey liver fried and twisted in a meat grinder, dried grated carrots and diced onions, a small handful of steamed dried fruits (dried apricots, raisins and prunes), ground pepper, salt and nutmeg, and a little broth is added or just water. The mass is kneaded and sent inside the turkey.
Roasting occurs as in the above recipe. A side dish of vegetables is good for such a dish: Brussels sprouts, bean sprouts, broccoli, asparagus beans, carrots.
2. You can also prepare the filling from a mixture of prunes and apples, cutting them and adding spices and salt, sunflower or melted butter.
3. Good and turkey with bacon. The carcass is not pre-soaked, but deep cuts are made over its entire surface with the end of a sharp knife, where pieces of frozen chicken fat and thin slices of garlic are placed. All surfaces are rubbed with spices, smeared with butter or olive oil, an orange, apple or lemon, cut into pieces, is placed inside.
The bird is topped with pieces of chicken fat and strips of bacon, placed in the refrigerator overnight, and then left at room temperature for another couple of hours, and then baked.
4. You can add honey, cognac, champagne, wine to the marinade, replace ordinary water with sparkling mineral water.

5. If there is no time for a long pickling, then you can simply rub the bird with salt, garlic, rosemary and olive oil, leaving it like that for only a couple of hours.
With the help of one medium-sized turkey of 5 - 7 kg (more than 10 kg of poultry should not be taken, it is better to buy two, but smaller) you can feed 10 guests, because other meat masterpieces are no longer required.

Baked turkey fillet with herbs and spices is a delicious diet dish. Turkey meat contains a large amount of vitamin B and is considered a low-allergenic product.

To prepare the dish you will need: 1 kg of turkey fillet, 1 liter of purified water, 6-7 cloves of garlic, 1 tbsp. l. olive oil, 1/2 tsp. ground coriander, 1/2 tsp. ground black pepper, 1/2 tsp. dried basil, 1/2 tsp. curry, salt to taste.

1. In order to cook a tasty and tender turkey fillet, first prepare the meat. Take the bird fillet and rinse under warm running water. Then let the excess water drip off the fillet and place the meat on a cutting board. Remember that you should have a separate cutting board for raw meat. Cut the turkey into pieces 3-4 centimeters thick. Transfer the chopped fillets to a separate bowl and set aside.
2. Prepare the marinade for the dish. Take a deep bowl and pour the required amount of water into it. Put salt in the water, the water should be very salty. In order for the salt to dissolve faster, you can heat the water to a warm state over low heat. Add the required amount of ground black pepper, mix the ingredients well.

Take your sliced ​​turkey and dip it into the marinade. The water should completely cover the meat. Cover the bowl with a lid and refrigerate for 2 hours. At this time, prepare seasonings and spices.

Take the garlic and place it on a cutting board. Press each clove with the wide side of the knife, then peel the garlic from the husk. Rinse it under cold running water. Cut each clove of garlic lengthwise into 3-4 pieces.

Take a medium-sized bowl and pour all the spices into it to prepare a tender turkey fillet. Feel free to experiment with seasonings to suit your taste. Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil to the spices and mix the ingredients thoroughly. Set aside.

Remove the meat marinated in salt water from the refrigerator. Remove from dish and pat dry with kitchen towel or paper towels. Make small cuts or indentations on each piece and insert garlic slices into them.

Take a baking sheet, grease it with a little vegetable oil and cover it with food foil. One side of the foil should extend far beyond the edge of the baking sheet so that you can then cover the meat from above. The foil itself does not need to be oiled. Lay the chopped turkey fillet on top of it. Cover each piece with spices, generously smearing all its sides. Then cover the meat with the remaining foil.

Preheat the oven to 230 degrees, place a baking sheet with meat in it. Roast the turkey for 20-25 minutes. Next, turn off the oven, but do not remove the turkey from it. Leave the baking sheet with the meat in the switched off oven for 2 hours. During this time, the meat will completely reach and become tender and juicy. Remove the turkey from the oven after the time has elapsed.

Delicious and tender turkey fillet is ready! Serve the meat dish with baked or boiled potatoes, fresh vegetables and herbs.