Turkey Burgers - Canadian Living Recipe

I had to work this past Saturday so my husband was in charge of sorting out dinner. He prepared me such a tasty meal that I simply had to share it with you. He whipped up some turkey burgers that he served with a baked potato and a side of asparagus. It was absolutely delicious and perfect for a hot summer day. Now this meal was not 100% GI friendly (baked potatoes are red light items) but that is simple to fix. Serve it with some boiled or baked new red potatoes instead.

If you want to make your own turkey burgers simply mix some lean ground turkey with whole wheat bread crumbs, green onions, a little Parmesan cheese and an egg. Then pop it on the BBQ or broil it in the oven.

COOKING TIPS: I haven't got any since I didn't lift a finger on this one.

SERVED WITH: A baked potato with yogurt (instead of sour cream) and asparagus.

RATING: 9. It would have scored a perfect 10 if it weren't for the red light baked potato!

Stuffed Peppers

I have been avoiding this recipe for a long time. I am not a big fan of peppers of any colour. I usually only eat them if they are chopped up really small and hidden in something. Today I was in the mood to try out a new recipe so I choose this one for some reason. It was actually quite fun to make. After preparing the filling of rice, beef and seasonings you stuff it into a pepper and believe it or not pop it into a pot of water and simmer it for 45 minutes. This was a novel way of cooking meat for me.

This recipe made 4 peppers/4 servings. My husband and I felt that 1/2 a pepper was filling enough. We have plenty of left overs to gobble up this week.

COOKING TIPS: I cooked the rice before I mixed it with the meat. You don't have to but I always find grains take forever to cook when mixed with other ingredients.

SERVED WITH: This really a whole meal packed into a pepper. It has your grain, meat and veg all in one. Never the less I felt an extra serving of veggies couldn't hurt so I served it with some broccoli.

RATING: A solid 8. This dish reminded me of a cabbage roll made with a pepper instead of cabbage. It was a lot less greasy then any cabbage roll I have ever eaten as well.