Quinoa Turkey Sushi

Does anyone else love seaweed party wraps as much as me?

They are awesome. You can eat them plain or dress them up. Verity in my food is always a plus.
This dish seriously came as a last minute desire to use up some deli turkey and left over quinoa, oh and of course, eat some seaweed!!!

Honestly, I can only handle tempura sushi. Just not the biggest fan of sea food. But the idea of filling and rolling food in seaweed, genius.

So I give you these.

Super easy. Very versatile. Delicious.

So grab your fillings and make some rolls

Ingredients:
~1/2 cup quinoa, cooked
3 sheets of dried seaweed
3 slices of deli turkey
6 cherry tomatoes
3 slices of cucumbers
soy sauce, optional.

Directions:
*It helps to have a sushi rolling mat but if you don't have one don't worry, I didn't use one either.  *

Lay out a sheet of seaweed and spreed a spoonful of quinoa onto the sheet using the back of a spoon. Try to cover all the seaweed with your spread quinoa leaving one edge free.

 

Lay your turkey then veggies int the center of your sheet. 

Using rice vinegar or just water, moisten the edge you left free.
Now, fold the cover in quinoa end  end of the roll to the middle and tuck under your turkey/veggies.
Gripping the now tucked end pull back a little and then continue to roll forward using the palms of your hands until you make a nice roll.

Using a very sharp knife, cut roll into bite size sushi and drizzle with some soy sauce.
*Check out this sushi rolling video from Noms for the Poor. It may help my descriptions:

Done.

Enjoy!!!

Healthy Easy Stuffing

HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!

This my first married thanksgiving, and although we are nowhere near our families I am so thankful to be able to share this holiday with my amazing husband and new friends!

I was asked to make the stuffing...

Have I ever made stuffing?

 No.

Of course I have to make it from scratch.

And it needs to be healthier than the boxed alternative.

Also have no meat....other recipes I looked at called for some sort of sausage....WHAT?  

Who stuffs a turkey with another meat? That sounds so ODD and probably against some animal right policy 

(even though I, personally, am not stuffing the turkey with this as it is being brought as a side...still people. Sausage?)

ANYWAYS, this is what I came up with, and it was DELICIOUS!

Easy, healthy and flavorful.

Ingredients:

• 1 bag of Oroweat whole wheat Premium Stuffing-Herb Seasoning--a mouthful I know. (you can also just get a loaf of whole wheat bread and let it sit out in the open air for ~2 days til it drys out and cut the loaf into cubes then season with desired herbs)

• 1/2 cup panko bread crumbs, plain (Optional--just added a little more umph to the mix)

• 1 tbs olive oil

• 1 tbs butter (I used parkay)

• 3 chopped celery stalks

• 1 large carrot peeled and chopped

• 1/2 onion, minced

• 3/4 cup dried cranberries 

• 3 cup chicken broth (or veggie broth) 

• 2 large eggs

• 1tsp parsley

• 1/2 salt

• 1/4 tsp oregano

• 1/2 tsp rosemary

Directions:

Heat a large skillet on medium high with 1 tbs olive oil and 1tbs butter
Peel and chop carrots, chop celery, and mince onion. Place in skillet and saute for 2-3 min. 
Add parsley, salt, oregano, and rosemary. Stir for 1 min
Stir in dried cranberries for 1 min. 
Remove from heat

Preheat oven 400 degrees 

Pour bread cubes and bread crumbs into a large bowl. 
Whisk eggs and pour over bread mixture.
Dump veggie mix from skillet into bread mixture and mix very well. (BE CAREFUL VEGGIE MIXTURE WILL BE HOT)

Spread evenly into a large baking pan. Evenly pour 3 cups of broth over mixture. Cover mixture with foil and bake for 25 min. 

Remove foil, stir stuffing, and bake for ~10 min, or until top of mixture is golden and crispy. (LESS TIME IF YOU LIKE IT MORE MOIST)

Serve while warm with some Turkey.

ENJOY!!!!

Turkey Bacon Ranch Wrap

I know what you're thinking.....

Ranch?

Bacon???

Tortilla????

HEALTHY?????  

YES I SAY. YES. If you make it like this:

 

Ingredients:

1 medium-large tortilla, big enough for wrapping (I used my homemade tortillas)
2 slices of cooked bacon
1 1/2 slice of deli sliced turkey
2 tbs shredded cheese (I used colby-jack...but you can use any flavor)
1 tsp ranch mix
1/4 cup ranch (the dip mix, NOT the salad dressing mix)
1 tbs milk (any...your choice)
handful of greens (spinach, romaine, leafy green...etc.)
3-4 cherry tomatoes

Directions:
- Mix ranch mix, milk, and Greek yogurt to make your Ranch. (You will have plenty of extra...use on a salad its awesome and WAY healthier)
- Lay tortilla flat and top with 1 tbs-ish ranch mix, then shredded cheese.
- Put in the microwave for about 20-30 sec to melt cheese
- Then add greens, cooked bacon, and turkey--I Microwaved the turkey for 15-20 just to warm since everything else was. 
- Top with tomatoes. 
- Roll tortilla into a burrito. 
- Cut in half to see your awesome layered creation. 

EAT!

ENJOY!!!!!

 Nutrition Information: 

~255 Cal * 24 carbs * 4 Sat Fat * 16 g Protien * 3 g Fiber