Diet turkey in the oven. Dietary turkey fillet dishes

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

Today - turkey baked in the oven. Recently, tender, tasty and lean 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! Its meat also contains nicotinic acid, which regulates cholesterol in the blood.

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

Very interesting recipes for cooking turkey in different countries. In France, poultry 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), turkey is baked for homeless people.

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

How to deliciously cook juicy turkey in the oven

Roasted turkey is also one of the popular holiday dishes.

Housewives are very fond of turkey baked in foil, or in a sleeve, stuffed with apples or oranges, or simply with potatoes. It can be baked and boiled, stewed and stuffed, whole or chopped into pieces. Dietary fillet and breast are highly valued. The lids, thighs and drumsticks are no less tasty.

There are a huge variety of cooking recipes, and everyone can choose something for themselves. I would like to offer you some simple tips on how to cook delicious poultry:

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

Whole roasted turkey in the oven

As one chef I know said, if you bake a whole bird it will be great, but if you stuff it with nuts and fruits, it will be a holiday. So, let's cook a big, tasty, juicy, festive turkey in the oven.

It is very convenient to bake a whole bird in a special roasting bag or in foil. Or you can just put it 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, home-made, steamed carcass. If you don’t have one, then buy chilled poultry. Preferably medium size 5 - 6 kilograms.

Homemade turkey baked in the oven turns out very tasty, juicy and attractive in appearance. It is better to bake it whole.

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

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

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

Peel the walnuts and grind them using 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 it in boiling butter with sugar, add cinnamon, cloves, and black pepper. This combination gives an unimaginable Persian aroma.

In a large bowl, add chopped nuts, fried onions, add pomegranate sauce and mix well.

The result was nut and pomegranate minced meat; the consistency should be like meat. If too thick, add pomegranate sauce.

Take a piece of minced nuts in your palm and place a fried apple slice inside.

And stuff the turkey with this stuffing.

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

Preheat the oven in advance. It takes approximately 2-3 hours to prepare this dish at a temperature of 180 degrees.

You can check readiness with a sharp knife; make a small puncture; if clear juice comes out, then the meat is ready. The result was such a beauty, crispy, rosy, tasty, dripping with juice. The potatoes were soaked in the juice that came out of the bird during baking.

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

Turkey fillet with apples baked in foil

Take note of the recipe for preparing low-calorie and dietary turkey fillet with fruit. Fruits not only add aroma and taste to meat, but also make it juicier and softer.

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

Preparation:

1. Beat the poultry fillet moderately; it should not be very thin. Salt and pepper.
2. Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan and fry the fillet on both sides until golden brown, and transfer to foil. Place bacon on top.
3. Cut the apple into 4 parts and fry in butter.
4. Place on bacon, top with tomato paste, drizzle with melted butter used to fry the apple, and wrap everything in foil.
5. Bake in a hot oven. When the foil is inflated, cut it and immediately serve the dish.

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 baking sleeve

I think you will appreciate the benefits of cooking meat in a roasting bag: meat is cooked in its own juices, with minimal or no added 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

Preparation:

1. Take a small turkey. Prick the skin with a sharp knife.
2. In a bowl, combine 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 bag with special clips. And place in the oven for 2 hours at 180 degrees.

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

Turkey with potatoes in French

This is an exquisite second course that can be prepared for both everyday lunch and festive dinner. It's quick and easy to prepare.

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).

Preparation:

1. Cut the turkey fillet into small pieces, pound lightly 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 water into a bowl, add 1/2 teaspoon salt and sugar, add vinegar. Place chopped onion in this marinade for 15 minutes, then gently squeeze it out.
3. Cut the potatoes into slices 1 centimeter thick. Season with salt and pepper, and if desired, add garlic squeezed through a press.
4. Cut the tomato into slices 1 centimeter thick.
5. Grate the cheese 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. Grease everything generously with sour cream, cover the top with baking paper.
7. Place in the oven for 30 minutes at 180 degrees.
8. Remove the dish, remove the paper, sprinkle with cheese and place back in 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

Turkey drumstick in the oven prepared 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 or in a baking sleeve.

Ingredients:

• turkey drumstick - 2 pcs.
• potatoes ̶ 6 pcs.
• tomato - 2 pcs.
• onion ̶ 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.
• poultry seasoning

Preparation:

First prepare the marinade. Place melted butter in a bowl and all your favorite poultry spices. Mix everything.

Finely chop the onion into cubes and add to the seasonings.

Take the drumstick. In order for the marinade to saturate the meat well, the skin must be carefully pulled off, try not to damage it. Trim the film and pull the skin off the shin.

Prick the drumstick meat with a knife or make small cuts. Rub the prepared marinade onto 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 onto the meat and leave to marinate for 1 hour.

Our drumstick is ready for baking. It can be baked this way. A good side dish for this drumstick is mashed potatoes and sour cream sauce.

Today we are preparing drumsticks with vegetables. Chop all the vegetables. Cut the zucchini, potatoes and carrots into rings, the onion into half rings, and the tomato into quarters. Salt, pepper, add olive oil.

Grease a baking dish with vegetable oil, place the turkey drumstick and place in the oven for 40 minutes at 180 degrees. As it bakes, baste the drumstick with any of its juices and turn it over.

When a slight crust appears, remove the pan from the oven and place the prepared vegetables around the meat. Bake for another 20 minutes, do not forget to baste with 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 boiled pork from turkey breast

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 lubrication
• salt to taste
• cinnamon ̶ 1 tsp.
• pepper ̶ 1/2 tsp.
• sugar ̶ 1 tbsp. l.
• breadcrumbs ̶ 1 tbsp.

Preparation:

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

Roasted 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

Turkey baked in the oven with sweet potatoes and chestnuts

Why with chestnuts? Products that are non-traditional for Russian cuisine are increasingly appearing in stores. I became interested myself. I bought it and tried it. Cooked and fried. I really liked the roasted chestnuts. 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, cabbage and Brussels sprouts. And then the idea came to stuff the turkey.

Ingredients:

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

Preparation:

1. Finely chop the leek and garlic and fry in a frying pan.
2. Then cook the chestnuts. Don't forget to make an X-shaped cut in advance.
3. This is done so that during cooking or frying they do not explode from internal pressure.
4. To do this, put them in a saucepan and fill with cold water, after the water boils, cook for 4 minutes, then take out one at a time and immediately peel and remove the inner film. Nuts can be roasted in the oven. Cover a baking sheet with baking parchment, lay out the nuts and bake at 200 degrees. The peel will open up and peel easily. Leave some of the roasted chestnuts to decorate the dish.
5. Next, prepare the sweet potato puree. Cook like regular potatoes, puree, salt, pepper, add butter.
6. In a large bowl, carefully combine chestnut puree, mashed potatoes and roast.
7. Fill the turkey with this stuffing and secure the edges of the belly with chopsticks.
8. Place the dish in an oven preheated to 180 degrees and bake for 2 hours. Baste the turkey every 20 minutes with its juices.
9. To find out if the bird is ready, pierce it in the thickest part; if clear juice comes out, the dish is ready.

The dish can be served hot or cold.

In this article I tried to collect and show recipes for cooking turkey 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.

Diets aimed at losing weight while maintaining and increasing muscle mass require a protein diet with limited calories. The ideal component of such a diet is, combined with richness.

Baking preserves the nutritional properties of meat as much as possible and, at the same time, does not add calories to it. Poultry fillet prepared in this way is a tasty and healthy dish for the most demanding devotee.

Let's look at several recipes for cooking turkey fillet in the oven, the use of this juicy and flavorful meat in dietary nutrition and all kinds of additions to it.

Three ways to bake white turkey meat

When purchasing turkey fillet for a dietary table, you should check its compliance with the expiration date and the tightness of the packaging. To give the baked dish softness, juiciness, magical taste and aroma, you will need preliminary grating or marinating and a set of spices.

The following are used as marinades:

• Fermented milk products - natural without additives or preservatives, cream,... In the most dietary options, they should have minimal fat content.
• – made from natural raw materials without flavor enhancers, dyes or preservatives. This product is sold only in glass containers.
• Citrus juices - orange, lemon, lime.
• Very strong.
• Dry white wine.

In addition, honey and vegetable oil are used to process the fillet before baking, preferably olive oil.

The bouquet of spices includes:

• all kinds of ground and whole peppers - black and allspice, pink, white, hot, as well as paprika;
• salt, table and sea salt;
• spicy plants, fresh and dried - marjoram, as well as ready-made sets of Italian or French herbs;
• , dried;
• “nominal” spice mixtures - curry, hops-suneli, adjika.

You can cook turkey in the oven in foil, in a sleeve and in a baking dish. Typically, this process takes about an hour.

Three simple examples of dietary turkey fillet cooking in the oven:

• Method two - up your sleeve. Wash 600 g of turkey fillet, dry, rub with a mixture of two teaspoons of adjika with a pinch of black pepper and a small amount of salt. Make ten to fifteen punctures in the meat and stuff it with three to four peeled, chopped cloves of garlic. Pack the prepared fillet into a sleeve and place on a wire rack in a cold oven. Place the tray down, turn on the heat and bake for an hour at 200 degrees.

• Method one - in foil. You will need a kilogram of fillet, two or three cloves of garlic, a little red and black ground pepper, and less than a teaspoon of salt. Rinse the turkey, dry with a paper towel, rub with a mixture of peppers, crushed garlic and salt. Then wrap the prepared fillet tightly in foil and place in the oven for 25 minutes at 220 degrees. Then turn off the heat and leave the turkey in the oven for two hours without opening the oven door.
• Method three - in the shape of. You will need 800 g of fillet, 100 g of leeks, a bunch of parsley, two cloves of garlic, a jar of natural yoghurt and half a liter of fermented baked milk. Place thinly sliced ​​leeks on the bottom of the baking dish, and place turkey meat divided into portions on it. Sprinkle chopped parsley and chopped garlic on top, add yogurt and pour fermented baked milk over everything. Marinate in the refrigerator for two to eight hours, after which bake for an hour in an oven heated to 180 degrees. The energy equivalent of such a dish is only 72 kilocalories per hundred grams.

The perfect protein meal

Moreover, with such a serious disease as pancreatitis, baked turkey directly recommended for inclusion in the treatment menu.

Tender fillet in good company

The simple recipes given as examples can be significantly enriched with pleasant and healthy additions that are baked with turkey:

• Vegetables. If there are no dietary restrictions on starch, potatoes are baked with turkey fillet to create a ready-made side dish. Multi-colored sweet peppers, zucchini, eggplants, cabbage of all varieties, carrots, tomatoes, green beans and onions are perfect for the most strict diets.
• Mushrooms. Wild mushrooms and champignons go equally well with turkey meat, especially since such components do not increase the total calorie content.
• Fruits. Ripe fruits with sourness are used, primarily citrus fruits, as well as kiwi, plum, pineapple, currants, gooseberries, sour apples and pomegranate.
• Cheese of hard and soft varieties. It is used sparingly in dietary recipes due to its high calorie content.
• Dried fruits. They go well with turkey – figs, raisins, dried apricots, and prunes are appropriate.
• Nuts. A breading of chopped walnuts is a way to give a baked turkey a particularly subtle taste and aroma.

How to cook turkey fillet in the oven - video

The video below demonstrates baking a turkey fillet in a festive version. Marinated in soy sauce and honey coated. The tender meat is accompanied by apples and oranges.

Baking is a cooking method especially recommended for dietary nutrition. Turkey fillet prepared in this way is an ideal protein dish for all fitness diets. Healthy low-calorie additives baked with turkey meat also fully retain their nutritional value and, at the same time, diversify and enrich the composition of the protein menu.

Which method of roasting turkey fillet is your favorite? What seasonings and marinades do you particularly recommend? Do you use baked turkey fillet in your diet? Share your culinary discoveries, achievements and impressions with us in the comments!

This recipe comes with step-by-step photographs. Be sure to try this recipe, you won't regret it. I saw a recipe for such turkey breast pastrami in many sources, including Yulia Vysotskaya (she prepared it in exactly the same way, with garlic and soaking in salt water, but the ingredients for coating were slightly different: sweet paprika, salt, a mixture of different peppers: white, black, red and vegetable oil). I strongly recommend it because this is a recipe that I personally prepare again and again - everyone at home asks for it, and I myself want it. You know, there are such dishes that sink into the soul and are remembered. This is one of them. Even now, when I look at photos of this turkey pastrami, I really want a piece.

Ingredients: 1.5 kg. turkey breast fillet, 2 liters of water for marinade, ground coriander - 1 teaspoon, coriander beans - 1 tablespoon, mustard - 1 tablespoon, red hot pepper - 1 teaspoon, oregano - 1 tablespoon, dried basil - 1 tablespoon spoon, red paprika - 1 tablespoon, garlic - 5 cloves, vegetable oil - 3 tablespoons, salt - 4 tablespoons.

Cooking method:

1. Pour water into a saucepan, dilute salt in water, and place a washed, skinless turkey breast in the water. Let it marinate in this brine for 2 hours.
2. After 2 hours of marinating, remove the turkey fillet from the water, pat lightly with napkins, and stuff with chopped garlic cloves. You can use more garlic.
3. Prepare a homogeneous mixture of all seasonings and vegetable oil. Brush the meat thoroughly on all sides with this mixture.
4. Preheat the oven to 250 degrees. Please note - it is very important to preheat the oven.
5. Place the meat on a baking sheet in a preheated oven and cook for exactly 15 minutes.
6. After 15 minutes, turn off the oven and, without ever opening the oven door, leave the turkey breast fillet in the cooling oven for 2 hours.

So, within 2 hours, the turkey will be fully cooked in the turned off oven. It will have a baked crust and will be very juicy inside. Perhaps the meat will be pink inside, but this should not scare you - it should be so - just try it, it is amazingly tasty.

Recipe No. 2. Spicy turkey breast fillet baked in the oven in foil

This recipe is even simpler than the previous one, but it is suitable only for those who like it spicy, because it involves adjika, red pepper and garlic (just a nuclear mixture!). If you don’t really like spicy dishes, then instead of red pepper, take black pepper, and smaller ones, and instead of adjika, you can use regular, non-spicy ketchup or tomato paste. Do not skimp on the garlic; stuff the turkey with it “lengthwise and crosswise”, making deep cuts with a sharp knife and pushing the pieces of garlic deeper inside.

Ingredients: 1.5 kg. turkey breast fillet, adjika - 2 tablespoons, garlic - 5 cloves, vegetable oil - 2 tablespoons, red hot pepper - 0.5 teaspoons, salt - 2 teaspoons (flat), water for soaking the turkey.

Cooking method:

1. Pour water into a saucepan, dilute salt in water, and place a washed, skinless turkey breast in the water. Let it marinate in this brine for 2 hours.
2. After 2 hours of marinating, remove the turkey fillet from the water, pat dry with a paper towel, and stuff with garlic.
3. Prepare a mixture of adjika, vegetable oil, hot red pepper, and coat the meat thoroughly with this mixture.
4. Wrap the meat in foil and place in the oven for 30 minutes. The oven should be preheated to 200 degrees.
5. After 30 minutes, turn off the oven, leaving the meat inside, without opening the oven door, and let the meat stand for another hour and a half.

Recipe No. 3. Turkey fillet in the oven with potatoes

Great recipe, very simple and very tasty. There are a minimum of ingredients (to simplify the recipe, I am giving here a very ascetic option - basically just turkey and potatoes, but in the next recipe I will show what other vegetables can be added to this recipe, besides potatoes). This dish is best prepared in a sealed baking bag.

Ingredients: 1 kg. turkey breast fillet, potatoes - 6 pcs., onions - 1 pc., carrots - 1 pc., salt, ground black pepper, 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil. Optional: 300 grams of whole mushrooms.

Cooking method:

1. Chop the onion and grate the carrots.
2. If there are mushrooms, just wash them, no need to cut them, even if they are large champignons.
3. In a saucepan, combine turkey fillet, carrots, onions, potatoes, vegetable oil, salt and pepper the mixture.
4. Place the mixture in a baking bag or a thick cauldron, add a couple of tablespoons of water, and place in the oven for 50 minutes at 200 degrees. The form in which the dish is baked must be hermetically closed (if it is a cauldron, then the lid must cover it tightly). The dish will turn out very juicy and soft. The water should not evaporate, the dish should not be fried, it should be stewed in its own juice.

Mushrooms - champignons, whole - will look very good in this recipe. Just wash them and add them to the mixture. The finished dish will contain whole mushrooms. Cabbage will also look good in this dish. Ideally, a mixture of regular (fresh white cabbage) and sauerkraut.

Recipe No. 4. Turkey fillet in the oven with vegetables

There are a lot of ingredients in this recipe. I love recipes that have a lot of ingredients, because they give a very, very rich taste, just an explosion of emotions, true pleasure. It is clear that almost any vegetables in this dish can be neglected and cooked without their participation. The taste will just be a little different, but nevertheless, it will still turn out very tasty.

Ingredients: 1 kg. turkey breast fillet, potatoes - 4 pcs., onion - 1 pc., carrots - 1 pc., shredded white cabbage - 200 grams, sauerkraut - 150 grams (handful), small zucchini - 1 pc., small eggplant - 1 pc., handful green beans, sweet pepper (preferably colored - red, yellow) - 1 piece, adjika or delicious Georgian tomato sauce - 3 tablespoons, salt, ground black pepper, 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil, herbs: dill and parsley.

Cooking method:

1. Wash the turkey fillet and cut into cubes (2-3 cm on a side).
2. Peel the potatoes, wash them and cut them into fairly large pieces.
3. Chop the cabbage, grate the carrots, chop the onion, cut the zucchini and eggplant into cubes (you can remove the skin), and chop the red bell pepper into strips. Green beans do not require chopping.
4. Mix all the vegetables and meat in a large saucepan, add salt and pepper to taste, add tomato sauce, vegetable oil, and mix.
5. Transfer the mixture into a baking bag or large cauldron, cover it with a lid, and bake in the oven for 2 hours at 180 degrees. Let it simmer and simmer until fully cooked. Vegetables will release all their juices and flavors.

Recipe No. 5. Turkey breast fillet in the accordion oven with soy sauce, cheese and tomatoes

Ingredients: 1 kg. turkey breast fillet, 2 medium tomatoes, 150 grams of cheese, soy sauce - 3 tablespoons, salt, ground black pepper, other seasonings to taste (for example, suneli hops, coriander, red sweet paprika or basil.)

Cooking method:

1. Wash the turkey fillet, remove the skin, put it in a saline solution for an hour (4 tablespoons of salt per 2 liters of water). You can keep the marinating turkey water in the refrigerator.
2. Blot the meat with a napkin to remove excess water, sprinkle the meat with soy sauce, and treat with spices.
3. Cut the meat repeatedly without cutting all the way through.
4. Place tomato and cheese slices into the cuts.
5. Wrap the accordion meat in foil and bake in the oven for 30 minutes at 200 degrees.

All recipe photos

Turkey is a very tender, tasty and lean meat. It can be fried, boiled, stewed, baked, stuffed, added to salads. Everyone loves a whole turkey baked in the oven. Turkey escalopes marinated in oil and lemon juice are good; turkey shish kebab is incomparable, for which breast and thighs are suitable. First courses are also prepared from turkey: golden soups and broths. Turkey cutlets and pates are delicious. What are the benefits of turkey?

Benefits of turkey

Turkey meat is the healthiest and most dietary of poultry meat. Contains a small amount of healthy polyunsaturated fats that remove cholesterol, a large amount of antioxidant vitamins A and E, which protect the body from aging, giving vigor and energy. In terms of iron content, turkey meat is a record holder and is far ahead of beef, pork and chicken combined. This meat contains a lot of calcium, which allows it to be used to prevent osteoporosis and prevent joint diseases. By the way, turkey meat has twice the sodium content of beef, so when cooking turkey, you don’t need to use salt. And this is not all the beneficial properties of turkey meat. We can talk about how healthy turkey is for a very, very long time. One serving of turkey contains 60% of the daily value of vitamins. And with all this, turkey is also very tasty!

How to cook turkey

Soft, juicy, flavorful turkey is one of the most popular dishes both on holidays and on weekdays. The easiest way to cook a roast turkey. It could be a turkey baked in foil, a turkey baked in a sleeve, a turkey stuffed with apples or oranges. Turkey recipes are so varied that everyone will find a recipe to suit their taste. At the same time, remember that turkey meat requires attention. To cook a soft, tender turkey, be careful not to dry it out. Turkey meat will acquire incredible juiciness, tenderness and softness if it is marinated in advance. If you are not yet ready to bake the whole turkey in the oven, cook the fillet, breasts and drumsticks. We bring to your attention simple recipes for cooking turkey in the oven.

How to Cook Juicy, Tender Turkey

Dietary, juicy and very tasty meat. The main thing is not to spoil it. To make your oven-baked turkey juicy, tender and very tasty, follow the advice of experienced housewives and you will be able to cook the turkey correctly. Whatever turkey dish you prepare, remember - remove the fillet or whole bird from the refrigerator an hour before cooking. This is especially important if you cook the whole turkey - this allows the meat to warm up faster, and it turns out juicier and tastier.

• how long to bake a turkey- depends on its weight, as a rule, the baking time is 18 minutes for every 450 g of meat;
• at what temperature to bake turkey- baking temperature 190 degrees or 170 in ovens with air circulation;
• when the turkey is ready- at the end of the estimated time, pierce the turkey thigh with a knitting needle in the thickest place - the released juice should be clear, if it is pink, then bake the turkey for about 30 minutes;
• how to put a turkey in the oven- turkey breast will be juicier if you place the carcass breast down rather than up;
• how to bake a turkey in foil- wrap the wings, legs and carcass separately in foil, since the foil is removed from the legs and wings last;
• how to bake a turkey in a sleeve- the easiest way, you don’t need to pour sauce over it, it cooks almost without your attention;
• how to bake a turkey in the oven- if the turkey is baked without a sleeve and without foil, then it needs to be basted with the released juice or prepared sauce every half hour;
• how to stuff a turkey- the stuffing in a stuffed turkey should be loose and be at the same temperature as the turkey; you can stuff it with fruits, vegetables, mushrooms, nuts, etc.;
• spices and herbs for turkey- cumin, turmeric, coriander, curry, basil, saffron, pepper mixtures, Italian herbs, garlic go well with turkey;
• turkey marinade- for juiciness, turkey meat is marinated in soy sauce, white wine, fermented milk products, sparkling water with the addition of mustard, vegetable oil and various seasonings; the meat can be marinated for several hours or even overnight;
• how to serve turkey- before serving, place the turkey on a plate and cover tightly with foil, leave for 20-45 minutes;
• side dish for turkey- fluffy rice, buckwheat, boiled potatoes or fresh vegetables are perfect as a side dish for baked turkey;
• wine for turkey- turkey meat is served with dry white wine.

What to cook with turkey - Turkey recipes

Turkey baked in the oven is a delicious holiday dish, great for New Year, Christmas and other winter holidays. The simplest recipe for cooking turkey in the oven is familiar to every housewife: wash the turkey, rub it with salt and spices, put it in a sleeve or wrap it in foil and bake it. If you want to cook turkey quickly, try marinating it, this will give you the opportunity to bake it faster, while getting a more tender and juicy dish.

Whole turkey baked in the oven with apples

• 1 turkey carcass; sour cream, mayonnaise, vegetable oil - to choose from; apples.

• Rub the prepared turkey carcass with salt inside and out, coat the skin with sour cream to form a crust. Place the turkey in a roasting bag, place on a baking sheet, place in a preheated oven and bake until done. If the turkey is baked without a sleeve, periodically baste it with sauce. If desired, stuff the bird with sour apples cut into slices, or place a few uncut cloves of garlic and 3-5 black peppercorns inside the turkey.

Turkey baked in the oven in a sleeve with honey

• honey, mustard, paprika, suneli hops, ground black pepper, salt - to taste

• A washed, plucked and oiled turkey or parts thereof (turkey drumstick, turkey thigh, etc.) should be salted and peppered and rubbed with seasonings. Mix honey with mustard and spread the mixture onto the turkey meat. Leave for some time to soak. Preheat the oven to 180 C. Place the turkey in a sleeve and place on a baking sheet. The turkey is baked in the oven for 1.5 - 2 hours, depending on the size.

Turkey baked in the oven with oranges

• for the dish: turkey 5.5 kg, butter 175 g, onion 1 pc, orange 1 pc, thyme (thyme)
• for the sauce: cranberries 250 g, bacon 120 g, oranges 3 pcs., honey 2 tbsp., thyme (thyme)

• We gut the turkey, setting aside the giblets for gravy. Wash the turkey carcass, dry it, coat it with butter mixed with seasonings, and place it in a greased baking dish. Finely chop the onion, cut the orange in half, chop the thyme and place inside the turkey. Bake at 190 degrees for one hour, until the turkey is covered with a brown crust. Then cover with foil and bake for another three hours, basting with juice every half hour.
• We peel the oranges, grate the zest, and separate the orange into slices. Fry the bacon and cut into small pieces. Mix all this with cranberries, honey and thyme.
• Open the turkey, spread the sauce on top and bake for another 10 minutes under foil. Then remove the foil and bake for another 10 minutes, until crispy. Remove from the oven and cover loosely with foil. Transfer to a plate and save the juice from the pan for gravy.

Turkey fillet baked in the oven

• turkey fillet - 1 kg; kefir 1% - 300 ml; lemon, salt, spices.

• Turkey fillet marinated in kefir turns out very tender and juicy when baked. For a brighter taste, you can add a little rosemary and white pepper or chopped garlic, red pepper and adjika to the kefir marinade.
• Rinse and dry turkey fillet. Mix the juice of half a lemon and kefir, add spices to taste and a little salt. Place the turkey fillet in the marinade for 3 hours in the refrigerator. Wrap the marinated fillet tightly in foil and place on a baking sheet. Prepare turkey fillet baked in the oven in foil for about 40 minutes at a temperature of 200 C.

Turkey thigh baked in the oven

• turkey thighs - 3 pcs.; onion - 2 pcs.; dried apricots - 150 g; prunes - 150 g; salt and pepper to taste.

• Wash the turkey thighs, dry them, trim off excess skin and fat. Rub salt and pepper on all sides. Cut the peeled onion into rings. Wash dried apricots and prunes and soak in hot water for 15 minutes. Grease a baking dish with oil and place half of the chopped onion on the bottom. Place half of the dried fruit on top of the onion. Place turkey thighs on top of dried apricots and prunes. Then a layer of onions and a layer of dried fruits. Cover the top of the pan tightly with a sheet of foil and leave on the counter for half an hour. Cook turkey thighs baked in the oven with dried fruits at 200 C for an hour. At the end of baking, you can remove the foil to get a golden brown crust. If you want to prepare a more satisfying dish, bake several potatoes, cut into mugs, along with the meat.

Turkey drumstick baked in the oven

To cook turkey drumsticks in the oven you need:

• turkey drumstick - 800 g; potatoes - 4 pcs.; carrots - 1 pc.; soy sauce - 3 tbsp. l.; onion - 2 pcs.; garlic - 5 cloves; sparkling water - 150 ml; olive oil - 3 tbsp. l.; bay leaf - 2 pcs.; mixture of Italian herbs - 2 tsp; salt.

• Wash the turkey drumstick, make cuts on it, into which insert two cloves of garlic, cut into pieces.
• Pass the remaining garlic through a press into a small bowl, add soy sauce, olive oil, salt, herb mixture and bay leaf. Pour in sparkling water and stir.
• Tie the baking sleeve on one side, place the turkey drumstick and pour in the marinade. Tie tightly and leave to marinate for 3 hours, turning occasionally.
• Cut potatoes into large pieces, carrots into circles, onions into rings. Place the chopped vegetables in a new baking sleeve and add the drumstick with the marinade to them. Tie the ends and bake in the oven at 180 C for about 2 hours. 20 minutes before cooking, cut the sleeve to form a crust.

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• Baked turkey fillet with spices

— Turkey loin – 500 g.
- Spices, salt - to taste
— Olive oil – 1 tbsp. l.
— Garlic – 4-5 cloves.

We wash the meat with water and dry it on paper napkins. Dissolve pepper and salt in water. Place the meat in a deep bowl and pour the prepared marinade over it. Cover the dish with cling film and place the turkey fillet in the refrigerator for two hours so that the meat is saturated with the aroma of spices. At the end of the process, wipe the fillet from excess liquid and make shallow cuts in it. Cut the garlic cloves into several slices and stuff the fillet. Grease the surface of the fillet with spices (thyme, basil) as desired and place the meat on a baking sheet.

• Turkey fillet soup

- Rice - 2 tbsp. l.
— Bell pepper, onion, carrot – 1 pc.
— Olive oil – 1 tbsp. l.
— Turkey fillet – 400 g.
- Spices to taste.

Boil the fillet in lightly salted water, remove the finished meat with a slotted spoon, and transfer it to a separate bowl. Add rice to the broth. When the cereal is ready, pour the spices diluted in olive oil into the soup. At the very end, cut the fillet into pieces and add to the soup. If desired, you can season the soup with low-fat yogurt and fresh herbs.
To find out the benefits of turkey fillet, you need to pay attention to the composition of the product. Meat contains protein, macro and B vitamins, microelements, and a minimal amount of carbohydrates.

• Turkey fillet meatballs

- Oatmeal - 2 tbsp. l.
— Turkey (fillet) – 400 g.
— Zucchini – 1 pc.
— Celery, onions, carrots – 1 pc.
— Salt, spices to taste
— Garlic – 2-3 heads.

We wash the fillet with water and grind it through a meat grinder. Grate the zucchini on a fine grater. Chop celery, garlic, and onion very finely. Combine the above ingredients and mix well. Add oatmeal and spices. We form round meatballs from the minced meat and place them on the bottom of the pan. Add a little water and simmer over low heat for thirty minutes.

• Steamed turkey fillet

— Tomatoes (small) – 2-3 pcs.
— Turkey fillet – 450 g.
- Garlic and spices - to taste
— Hard cheese – 200 g.

Cut the fillet washed with water into small cubes. If desired, you can marinate the fillet in mustard or lemon juice. Grind the cheese on a coarse grater. Cut the tomatoes into cubes, finely chop the garlic, and cut the onion into thin half rings. Place the fillet sticks in the steamer bowl, sprinkle onions and garlic, tomatoes and cheese on top. In forty minutes the dish will be ready, let it cool and serve.
To be healthy and get rid of a few extra pounds, it is enough to eat turkey fillet twice a week. The recipes are dietary and require a minimum amount of effort and time to prepare.