Recipes with turkey

Microwave roast turkey with pan gravy cooks a 12-pound bird in under 90 minutes using the breast-down, breast-up method. A speedy small-kitchen solution for holiday dinner without tying up the oven.

Ground turkey meatloaf wrapped in crispy turkey bacon, the leaner cousin of classic beef meatloaf without sacrificing flavor. Family-friendly main dish with a bacon-crusted exterior and juicy poultry interior.

Turkey and rocket salad with macadamias tosses sliced turkey in a toasted macadamia-garlic paste dressing, served over peppery greens with chopped nuts and chives. A clever leftover-turkey makeover.

Honey basted grilled turkey pieces marinated in soy sauce, ginger, dry mustard, and garlic. Cut into parts and grilled in stages for evenly cooked, caramelized skin.

Turkey Divan with layered broccoli spears under a rich butter-cream sauce and bubbling Parmesan crust. A classic casserole that puts leftover turkey to work.

Slow cooker pot roast turkey stuffed with packaged stuffing mix and brushed with butter. Set it and forget it for 5 to 11 hours depending on your heat setting.

Turkey tortilla stew loaded with pinto beans, kidney beans, corn, and crushed tomatoes. A hearty, high-protein one-skillet Mexican-style stew topped with crunchy tortilla chips.

Cumin-crusted turkey breasts dredged in a cornmeal-flour-cayenne coating and pan-sauteed until golden. A Southwestern-spiced turkey cutlet served sliced with salsa.

Turkey scallopine pounded paper-thin, seared in butter and oil, then finished with a grape juice or vermouth pan sauce and double cream. A 20-minute weeknight answer to schnitzel.

Turkey shortcakes with a melted cheese sauce served over biscuits, toast, or cornbread. A quick, creamy way to use up leftover turkey in about 25 minutes.

Turkey sandwiches with herbed cream cheese spread made from reduced-fat cream cheese, sour cream, tarragon, parsley, and green onion. A flavorful upgrade to plain deli turkey.

Turkey meatloaf ring: a lean, veggie-flecked ground turkey loaf baked in a ring pan with peas, corn, and a tomato glaze, then filled with steamed broccoli and cauliflower. A lighter take on meatloaf.

Turkey spaghetti sauce with chopped cooked turkey, canned tomatoes, tomato paste, basil, and thyme. A lean, quick pasta sauce that uses up leftover turkey in 25 minutes.

Sauteed turkey cutlets with a quick citrus currant pan sauce made from orange juice, lemon juice, currant jelly, and tarragon finished with butter.

Green chili stew with ground turkey, four cans of diced green chilies, zucchini, corn, and canned tomatoes seasoned with cumin and garlic. A hearty Southwestern one-pot stew ready in 45 minutes.

Saucy turkey pie shapes a chili-sauce-spiked ground turkey shell around a creamy scalloped potato filling with mushrooms and Parmesan. A meat-crust dinner pie with a broiled top.