Teriyaki Burger

2lbs ground turkey, chicken, or beef
1 large egg
1/2 unseasoned bread crumbs
2 cubes frozen caramelized onion squares
1 cube garlic
1/4 c teriyaki sauce
1/2 t salt
1/4 t black pepper

Mix above ingredients in a large bowl combine well with hands and form 6 hamburgers.  Preheat grill to medium about 375 degrees.

6 rings of sliced fresh pineapple
6 Ciabatta buns
Lettuce
Teriyaki sauce

Grill the burgers about 6 minutes on each side and baste with teriyaki sauce.
Once the burger are flipped, add the pineapple and grill 2 minutes on each side.  Brush pineapple with teriyaki sauce.  Assemble buns, lettuce, burger, pineapple, teriyaki sauce.

Mel's Kitchen Cafe
Tweaks from Ash

White Chicken Black Bean Chili

1lb cubed cooked chicken or turkey leftovers
1 1/2 c chicken broth
15oz can of diced tomatoes
4.5oz can green chili
15oz can black beans washed & drained
15oz can pinto beans washed & drained
2T nonfat dry milk
1 1/2 t chili powder
1 t salt
1 t dried parsley
1 t ground cumin
1/2 t onion powder
1/2 t pepper
1/2 t salt
1/2 t dried oregano
1/4 t dill
4oz cream cheese

Mix all ingredients in one at a time to incorporate and let sit and soak up all the flavor then top with fresh cilantro & lime juice.

Mel's Kitchen Cafe
Tweaks from Ash

Pear Flatbread

4 pieces of flatbread
1 pear (sliced thin)
4 slices of turkey
12 pistachios (shelled & diced)
12 thin slices of fresh mozzarella
2 T honey

Layer your ingredients on the flat bread as above and broil in the oven 2-3 minutes.


Ashlee Macdonald

One Dish Creamy Stuffing Chicken

1 1/2 c hot water
1/4 c butter or margarine (melted)
1 pkg chicken stuffing mix
6 small boneless skinless chicken breasts (1 1/2lb) or turkey
1 can condensed cream of mushroom soup
1/3 c sour cream

Mix hot water. butter, and stuffing mix. In another bowl mix soup and sour cream. Place chicken or turkey in a greased baking dish. Pour soup mixture over chicken then stuffing mixture on top of soup mixture. Bake 35 minutes or until chicken is done on 375 degrees.

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