Turkey has long established itself as a delicious dietary meat. In addition, it is very useful, because. has a rich chemical composition. Therefore, turkey is often present in the diet and children's menu. Another advantage of this meat is that it cooks quickly and you can get a delicious hot meat dish in a short time. Today we will talk about what to cook tasty and fast from a turkey, and consider several recipes from a turkey fillet or thigh.

You can cook turkey fillet in the form of goulash. Quick and easy goulash with gravy is a real find for connoisseurs of healthy and tasty food. Light, juicy goulash will be a great dinner for the whole family. It can be served as an independent dish or supplemented with a light vegetable side dish.

Servings Per Container: 2.

Cooking time: 35 minutes.

Calorie content: 63 kcal per 100 g.

Ingredients:

• 0.5 kg turkey fillet;
• 1 onion;
• 2 garlic cloves;
• 1 tsp granulated sugar;
• 1-2 pods of sweet pepper (green, yellow);
• 2 tbsp tomato paste;
• 1-2 tbsp vegetable oil;
• 2 tomatoes;
• 1 tbsp wine vinegar;
• 100-200 ml of water or broth;
• 2 tsp ground paprika;
• 1 tsp curry;
• 1 tsp dry Georgian adjika;
• 5-7 sprigs of parsley;
• 2-3 tbsp sour cream;
• A little salt, black pepper.

Cooking process:

1. We thoroughly wash the pulp, cut into equal pieces of medium size.
2. We clean the onion, cut into cubes. Remove the husk from the garlic cloves, finely chop with a knife.
3. From washed peppers, cut out the core with seeds. Cut the flesh across into thin strips or large cubes. My tomatoes, cut into large slices.
4. Pour vegetable oil into the pan, when it is hot, put the onion. We fry it, stirring, until it browns a little. Then add garlic, mix, cook for a couple more minutes. Pour wine vinegar into the contents, which will evaporate without a trace, but will give the vegetables a pleasant sour-sweet note.
5. Now add sweet pepper to the pan, mix, cook for 2-3 minutes. Next, add the tomato slices, fry everything together for 5 minutes. Then we put the tomato paste, stir thoroughly, simmer for a couple more minutes.
6. In parallel with vegetables, fry pieces of turkey in another pan. Fry for 2-3 minutes on each side until golden brown. We spread the fried meat on vegetables, add water or broth to the pan so that the liquid covers the pieces of meat a little.
7. When the contents boil, add spices: curry, ground paprika, Georgian dry adjika, black pepper, salt.
8. Stir the goulash, cover with a lid, simmer over low heat for about 20 minutes.
9. Meanwhile, wash and finely chop the parsley. Sprinkle the finished dish with greenfinch, season with sour cream.

You can cook turkey fillet with different ingredients. A particularly good combination of turkey meat with pineapple and cheese. It will conquer any admirer of delicious food. This dish can be prepared quickly and tasty in minutes. The dish is suitable for a festive dinner or for a family dinner.

Servings Per Container: 4.

Calorie content: 113 kcal per 100 g.

Ingredients:

• 0.5 kg turkey fillet;
• 50 gr. fresh champignons;
• 100 gr. hard cheese;
• 1 onion;
• 250 gr. canned pineapple rings;
• 1 tbsp vegetable oil;
• A little salt and pepper.

Cooking process:

1. Rinse the fillet, dry it, cut into portioned slices 3-4 cm thick. We beat off each piece with a hammer on both sides. Season with salt and pepper.
   
2. Now let's prepare the other ingredients. We clean, cut the onion into thin circles. Rinse the champignons, clean, cut into plates.
3. We take out the pineapple rings from the jar, cut them in half into half rings. Three cheese on a medium grater.
4. We cover the refractory form with parchment, grease with vegetable oil, put the beaten turkey meat. Top with mushroom slices, onion rings and 2 slices of pineapple.
5. Sprinkle each piece generously with grated cheese, put the mold in the oven, heated to 170 degrees for half an hour.
6. Serve the baked turkey meat hot on a pillow of fresh vegetables with herbs. You can serve baked potatoes, boiled rice or just a salad of fresh vegetables as a side dish.

Turkey fillet in sour cream mustard sauce

The dish is a whole piece of poultry, pre-marinated and baked in a sauce with mustard and sour cream. This dish is deservedly considered dietary, because. contains very few calories. Such meat can be offered to children with absolutely any side dish. And if the meat cools down, then it is quite suitable for making snack sandwiches or canapes.

Servings: 10.

Preparation time: 3.5 hours (including 2 hours for marinating).

Calorie content: 98 kcal per 100 g.

Ingredients:

• 1 kg turkey fillet;
• 1 tbsp table mustard;
• 2 tbsp sour cream;
• 1 tbsp honey;
• 1 tbsp French mustard with grains;
• 1 tsp ground paprika;
• 6-7 garlic cloves;
• 1 tsp salt;
• 0.5 tsp ground black pepper;
• 1 tsp seasoning mixes for poultry.

Cooking process:

1. So, let's talk about how to cook delicious turkey fillet. Wash the bird well and pat dry with paper towels. Separately, mix seasoning for poultry, dry ground paprika and salt. With the resulting mixture, rub the fillet well on all sides.
2. For the marinade, mix sour cream, honey, chopped garlic, two types of mustard. We combine the turkey with the marinade, coat it on all sides. We tighten the bowl with meat with cling film, send it to the refrigerator for a couple of hours.
3. After the specified period of time, we shift the meat into a refractory form with sides, tighten the top with foil, put in an oven heated to 180 degrees for 50 minutes. Then remove the foil and return the meat to brown for another half hour.
4. When the meat is golden brown, it is ready. We put it on a dish decorated with a green salad or vegetable slices, serve as hot with any side dish. The cooled meat will be well served as cold cuts.

Quick and tasty cutlets will always please loved ones. Dense thigh fillet cutlets can be fried in the usual way in a pan with oil. And you can cook on the grill or grill pan. The second cooking method will be less high-calorie, because. there is no oil when frying.

Servings Per Container: 5.

Ingredients:

• 0.8 kg boneless turkey thigh;
• 200 gr. stale loaf;
• 2 onions;
• 70 gr. butter;
• 4 garlic cloves;
• 200 ml cream;
• 1 pinch each of salt and black pepper.

Cooking process:

1. We cut off the peels from the stale loaf, cut the pulp into large cubes, pour over the cream and leave for a while.
2. We clean the garlic cloves and onions from the husk. We cut the vegetables into arbitrary large pieces, put them in a chopper, twist them to a puree state.
3. Rinse the thigh fillet, dry it, cut into medium pieces. We place it in the chopper container, chop the minced meat using a double meat knife. You can also use a meat grinder to prepare minced meat.
4. We spread the bird to the onion, put a soaked loaf in its place, a piece of frozen butter (it will give the cutlets juiciness). Mix bread and butter mass with minced meat. All salt, pepper, knead well by hand. When the stuffing becomes homogeneous, we throw it several times or just beat it with our palms. This simple technique will remove excess air from the cutlet mass and the cutlets will keep their shape better.
   

   So that the minced meat does not stick to your hands, and the cutlets turn out to be beautifully shaped, we moisten our hands in plain cold water before forming each cutlet.

5. With moistened hands, take a ball of minced meat, form a cutlet. We spread a few pieces on a grill pan, fry for a total of 10-12 minutes, periodically turning it over to one side or the other.
6. Cutlets are served hot with spicy tomato sauce and pickled vegetables.

Paprikash is a moderately spicy turkey dish in a thick tomato sauce with the addition of sweet and hot peppers. Wine gives the dish a subtle aroma and piquancy, so it turns out to cook an original dish of turkey thigh in a fragrant gravy. And how to cook it deliciously, let's talk a little lower.

Servings Per Container: 4.

Cooking time: 50 minutes.

Ingredients:

• 0.7 kg turkey thigh (without bone);
• 150 ml dry red wine;
• 1 pinch of red ground pepper;
• 2 tbsp sour cream;
• 150 gr. tomatoes in their own juice;
• 1 tbsp white flour;
• 1 onion;
• 1 tsp salt;
• 40 ml vegetable oil, odorless;
• 1 bell pepper;
• 1 tbsp sweet ground paprika.

Cooking process:

1. Thoroughly wash the turkey thigh, dry it, cut into small pieces. Pour a little oil into the pan, put it on the stove, put the pieces of meat in the hot oil, salt quite a bit. Fry the pieces on all sides until a bright golden brown for a quarter of an hour.
2. Meanwhile, peel and finely chop the onions. Add it to the pan, mix, fry everything together for about 10 minutes over medium heat.
3. We shift the contents of the pan into a thick-walled pan or cauldron.
4. My pepper, take out the core, cut the pulp into cubes. Pour the pepper to the meat, add wine, add finely chopped tomatoes.
5. Let's not forget the spices. We put sweet paprika (you can put a little red hot ground pepper). Mix everything thoroughly, cover, simmer over low heat until soft, about 20 minutes.
6. In the meantime, separately mix sour cream with flour so that there are no lumps. In a thin stream, we introduce the mass into the finished dish, mix thoroughly, taste for salt and let it boil. Simmer the dish for another 5-7 minutes, turn off the stove.

Turkey in sweet and sour sauce

Turkey meat dishes are easily digestible and deservedly considered dietary and nutritious. Poultry with sweet and sour sauce will perfectly satisfy your hunger and give you strength for the whole day.

Servings Per Container: 4.

Cooking time: 40 minutes.

Calorie content: 138 kcal per 100 g.

Ingredients:

• 450 gr. turkey thigh fillet;
• 1 carrot;
• 1 head of onion;
• 2 garlic cloves;
• 1 tbsp brown sugar;
• 0.5 st. tomato paste;
• 1 fresh egg;
• 0.5 st. starch;
• 1.5 tsp table salt;
• 4-5 tbsp olive oil;
• 2 tbsp wine vinegar;
• 50 ml of water.

Cooking process:

1. Before cooking the thigh, cut the washed meat into medium rectangular pieces.
2. In a deep bowl, prepare the egg marinade. We break the egg, salt, pepper, add 1 tbsp. starch. Mix the mass thoroughly, lay the meat for a quarter of an hour, mix.
3. Pour the rest of the starch onto a flat plate. Then we take out the pieces of turkey, roll on all sides in starch.
4. Heat up a frying pan with oil, fry the turkey until blush on all sides. We spread the workpiece on paper towels to dry them from excess fat.
5. We clean the onions with carrots. Finely chop the onion into cubes, and coarsely three carrots. We spread the vegetables in the pan where the meat was fried, fry them, stirring all the time. Add brown sugar, and after a minute put tomato paste, add white wine.
6. Mix everything thoroughly, return the meat. Add water, mix everything again, bring the dish to a boil. Then cover with a lid, simmer the turkey in sweet and sour sauce for about 10 minutes.
7. Serve the turkey with sauce and boiled rice. Bon appetit everyone!

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Turkey meat is distinguished by a significant content of vitamins and minerals, it is quite tasty and healthy.

Turkey fillet is perfectly absorbed by the body and is ideal for people who want to maintain their health and improve their figure. Therefore, every housewife in the cookbook should have recipes for turkey fillet dishes.

We have selected for you, our dear readers, the best recipes with this product, but first we will tell you about the properties of this meat and the rules for choosing it.

The benefits and harms of turkey

We can talk endlessly about the benefits of turkey, one of the main useful features is that this product does not have a very high calorie content and occupies a significant place in proper nutrition.

Breeding turkeys is carried out by specialists and farmers from many countries around the world, because scientists have studied and proved all the advantages and disadvantages of their meat.

Turkey meat contains vitamins A and E and trace elements such as iodine, potassium, calcium, magnesium and many others.

Turkey fillet is a source of protein, there is practically no cholesterol in it, which is favorable for the absorption of this product by the body.

Turkey has a high sodium content, higher than veal or pork. Sodium increases metabolism and improves blood quality. Thanks to this sodium content, meat can not be salted during cooking, which is also its plus.

The fat content of this meat helps the full absorption of calcium. And it is very important for bones.

The use of turkey contributes to the prevention of many diseases.

The harm from turkey meat is minimal, but people with diseased kidneys and gout should not lean on it. Due to the high sodium content, turkey is not recommended for people with high blood pressure.

Choosing meat: the main rules

Having decided to buy a turkey for dinner, you should determine in favor of which meat to choose - chilled or frozen.

Almost every store has a huge assortment, you can buy a whole turkey or individual pieces: drumstick, thighs, breast, wings, and also in the form of minced meat.

When buying, it is worth evaluating the appearance of the turkey carcass, ideally it should be plump and fleshy, breasts and legs should be thick. Skin color - light, with a yellowish tinge, without extraneous spots.

Free-range birds are considered especially tasty. Before purchasing, it is worth checking the fillet for freshness. To determine the degree of freshness of the meat, you should press on the carcass and if the impression quickly passes, then the turkey is really fresh, but if not, then you should not buy such a bird.

How and what to cook?

There are an incredible number of methods for preparing dishes from turkey fillet. It can be baked, boiled, fried, in addition, the meat can be smoked or stewed, steamed, grilled or in a slow cooker.

In addition, many different preserves, meatballs, sausages and pates are made from turkey. Due to its dietary properties, turkey meat is often used in baby food.

Chefs of many nationalities have their own individual way of cooking turkey in their piggy bank: the British make stuffing with it from mushrooms or berries, the French - from truffles, porcini mushrooms. Served on the table in conjunction with a creamy white wine sauce. And in Italy, the turkey is stuffed with oranges.

Turkey fillet makes a wonderful duet with many vegetables, liver and mushrooms. But if you cook this meat with cabbage or pumpkin, then it is better not to eat this culinary creation, because these products do not combine!

If fresh meat is purchased, then it must be stored in a plastic bag for no more than 72 hours in the refrigerator.

Step by step recipes with photos

Turkey chops in a pan

Cut the turkey meat into slices no thicker than 10 mm with a knife and beat with a kitchen hammer. Grate with seasonings or regular salt and pepper.

Roll the chops in breadcrumbs. Prepare the batter - in a deep bowl, mix the beaten chicken eggs and Parmesan.

Before frying in a pan in hot cooking oil, each chop must be dipped in batter. Then fry in a pan on one side and the other for 4-6 minutes. It is recommended to serve with fresh vegetables.

In the video below, we offer you another option for cooking turkey fillet - steaks with cheese in the oven:

surprise tomatoes

This is one of the most successful recipes for turkey fillet dishes cooked in the oven.

Ingredients:

• Minced turkey fillet - 200-300 gr;
• 6 large tomatoes;
• Rice - 20-50 gr;
• Cooking fat - 20 gr;
• Feta - 100-150 gr;
• Half a teaspoon of cumin and rosemary;
• Greens - 50 gr;
• A glass of diluted bouillon cube or broth;
• Spices and spices.

Cut off the top of the washed tomatoes and carefully peel the core. Boil a fluffy porridge from rice. Bring the meat to a crust in hot fat over high heat in a heat-resistant dish.

Turn on the oven to heat up to 190 degrees. In a separate bowl, mix rice with minced meat, tomato pulp, crumbled cheese, chopped herbs, zira, rosemary, and other spices and spices (optional).

Put the filling in tomatoes, cover with a cut off lid. Place on a baking sheet and pour over the broth. Bake in the oven for 20 minutes.

Turkey with potatoes in the oven

For cooking you need:

• Turkey fillet or thigh - 2 pcs;
• Potato - 4 pcs;
• Cooking fat - 50 gr;
• Half a red onion;
• Garlic - 15 gr;
• Spices and seasonings - optional;
• Prunes - 8 pieces.

Grate turkey meat with salt, pepper, rosemary, basil and cooking oil, combine with finely chopped onion and garlic. Transfer the meat to the foil, put the prunes on top of it.

Arrange peeled potatoes around the turkey. It also needs to be poured with vegetable oil, seasoned with spices, spices and rosemary.

Close the turkey and potatoes with foil, tuck the edges. Bake in an oven heated to 195 degrees for 50 minutes.

Remove from the oven, make an incision on the foil and return to the oven again to brown for 7-9 minutes at a temperature of 230 degrees.

If you don’t feel like messing around with molds and the oven, then here is a wonderful video recipe for cooking in a pan - “Turkey Fillet with Bell Peppers and Cream Sauce”. Yummy!

Meat in a slow cooker with zucchini

The following ingredients are required for cooking:

• Turkey fillet - 450-500 gr;
• Zucchini - 2 pcs;
• Mushrooms - 170-200 gr;
• Onions - 120 gr;
• Cooking fat - 20 gr;
• Spices and spices.

Remove skin from zucchini and cut into cubes. Finely chop the onion and mushrooms.

In the “Baking” mode, fry the onions and mushrooms in cooking oil for 16 minutes, then send the zucchini there, season with spices and mix everything thoroughly and simmer for 7 minutes.

Cut the fillet and send to the vegetables. In the "Extinguishing" mode, simmer for half an hour.

Cheese balls with turkey

This is a quick and easy snack to make. Besides, it is also very tasty.

Balls Ingredients:

• Boiled turkey fillet - 250 gr;
• Parmesan - 250 gr;
• Garlic - 15 gr;
• Mayonnaise sauce - 100 gr;
• Salt;
• Pepper.

Boiled meat and garlic are passed through a meat grinder. Finely grate the parmesan. Then add mayonnaise sauce and salt.

Form into balls and sprinkle with grated cheese. The dish is ready to serve!

buffet baskets

In addition to shortbread dough baskets, you will need the following ingredients:

• Turkey fillet - 350 gr;
• Carrots - 200 gr;
• Sour wine - 25 gr;
• Adjika - 25 gr;
• Mayonnaise sauce, spices and seasonings - to taste.

Remove skin from carrots and boil in slightly salted water. When the vegetable becomes soft, cool and crush.

Boil the turkey fillet, cool and cut into small slices. Combine with carrots and salt.

Dilute adjika with sour wine, add ground cumin and pepper. Mix this mixture with turkey and carrots. Put the resulting appetizer in shortbread baskets, grease with mayonnaise sauce and decorate with herbs.

Do you want to learn how to cook snack muffins from turkey fillet with mushrooms and cherry tomatoes? If yes, then watch our next video recipe:

Homemade turkey pate

For cooking you will need:

• Turkey fillet - 600 gr;
• Carrots - 150 gr;
• 1 large onion;
• Softened margarine - 100 gr.

Rinse the turkey fillet under running water. Clean vegetables. Turn on the oven to preheat to 190 degrees.

Cut the fillet, carrots and onions into small cubes. Add salt and pepper to chopped vegetables and meat. You can pour a little vegetable or olive oil.

Mix everything and place in an oven bag. Seal it tightly and poke a hole in it. Put on a baking sheet and put in the oven for 35-50 minutes.

Remove from oven, cool. After putting the meat with vegetables in a blender, add margarine at room temperature there and grind until smooth. Cool the finished pate by placing it in the refrigerator for several hours.

Soup "Full family"

Ingredients:

• Turkey fillet or wing - 600 gr;
• Purple onion and onion - 1 each;
• Carrots - 150 gr or 1 piece;
• Half hot pepper;
• Tomatoes - 3 pieces;
• Cooking fat - 50 gr;
• Peppercorns - 6 pieces;
• Half a bunch of fresh parsley;
• Celery - 3 stalks;
• Garlic - 10 gr;
• Spices and spices.

Rinse the turkey meat with water, if the fillet is cut, and if you choose the wings, divide it into joints. Coarsely chop the peeled carrots and onions. Wash the celery stalks well.

Put in a deep heat-resistant dish and pour water at room temperature, send to the stove, pre-salt and pepper. Bring to a boil and cook for 60 minutes at low power, removing the foam.

Finely chop the purple onion, garlic and hot pepper. Chop the washed tomatoes with a grater.

Saute onions, peppers and garlic in a preheated pan in cooking oil for 4-8 minutes. Then put tomatoes there and simmer for 12-14 minutes at low power.

From the finished broth, remove vegetables and turkey with a slotted spoon, remove the fillet from the bones and cut. Add sautéed vegetables and chopped meat to the strained broth.

Boil the soup, then sprinkle it with parsley and cook for a couple of minutes. Add salt and pepper.

Meat pie with turkey

Ingredients:

• 800 gr. boiled turkey fillet;
• 500 gr. puff pastry;
• Bulgarian pepper - 50 gr (1 piece);
• 1 onion;
• 50 gr. pitted olives;
• 4 tbsp. l. fat sour cream or heavy cream;
• Cooking fat - 30 gr;
• Egg - 150 gr (3 pieces);
• A handful of chopped greens;
• Spices and seasonings to taste.

Mince the meat. Peel the onion, remove the core from the pepper. Chop and saute vegetables in cooking oil, preheating the pan, for 5 minutes.

Mix together sour cream and eggs, add vegetables, meat, herbs, chopped olives, sprinkle with salt and pepper. Mix until smooth.

Roll out the dough, cut out 2 circles from it, slightly wider than the shape. Put one layer of dough in a greased form, stuff with meat and vegetables and cover with the remaining layer. Pinch the edges of the cake, grease it with yolk and bake in an oven at a temperature of 190 degrees.

holiday roll

This treat is perfect for a buffet table.

For cooking, you need the following products:

• Turkey breast - 1 pc;
• Butter (in extreme cases, margarine) - 50 gr;
• Garlic - 5 gr;
• 5 gr. thyme;
• 10 gr. sage;
• 10 gr. chopped greens;
• White wine - 200 gr;
• Zest and juice of one lime;
• Cooking fat - 20 gr;
• Spices as desired.

First you need to turn on the oven to heat up to 190 degrees and prepare a heat-resistant sheet.

Cut the fillet so that it becomes one whole piece, that is, we begin to cut the breast in half lengthwise, but do not cut it to the end.

Then straighten and get one meat layer.

In a separate container, combine butter, thyme, lime zest and garlic, then apply this mixture to one side of the meat layer, sprinkle with sage and herbs, season with salt and spices.

Form a roll and place on a baking sheet with a seam down, if desired, you can secure with a thread.

Drizzle with wine and lime juice. Pepper and salt.

Bake in the oven for 90-120 minutes. Then let cool, divide into portioned slices and can be served.

In the next video, you will learn about another great recipe for cooking baked turkey fillet, and it is from the category of a healthy diet and is suitable for everyone who is losing weight.

The name of this dish fascinates and captivates - "Mittens". We look:

gourmet cutlets

Ingredients:

• Minced turkey fillet - 500 gr;
• Bulb - 1 piece;
• Garlic - 15 gr;
• A handful of finely chopped parsley;
• ½ cup crackers;
• Table mustard - 2 tbsp. l;
• Soy sauce - 10 ml;
• Chicken egg - 75 gr (1 large, 2 medium or 3 small);
• Spicy herbs - 1 tsp;
• Black pepper;
• Cooking fat.

Combine chopped onion, garlic and parsley with minced meat. Add mustard, soy sauce, egg, pepper, herbs and breadcrumbs. Stick cutlets and fry them in cooking oil for 7-9 minutes on each side.

Tender cutlets with cheese

The recipe for tender cutlets includes the following ingredients:

• Minced turkey fillet - 500 gr;
• Parmesan - 200 gr;
• Onions - 1 piece;
• Chicken egg - 1 piece;
• Cooking oil - 4 tbsp. l;
• Spices, seasonings as desired.

Chop the onion and sauté in cooking oil until translucent. Combine with minced meat, pour salt and pepper, mix.

Grind Parmesan with a grater and mix with minced meat and egg. Blind cutlets and fry in boiling fat for 7 minutes on each side at medium power.

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Diet dumplings

Such dumplings will relieve hunger, diversify the table and are perfect for those who watch their weight.

For the test you will need:

• Wheat flour - 450 gr;
• Chicken egg - 1 piece;
• Water;
• Salt.

For stuffing you need:

• Turkey fillet - 500 gr;
• Garlic - 5 gr;
• Spices and spices.

Pour the egg, water and spices into the cooked flour. Knead dumplings dough, cover and put in the refrigerator for half an hour.

Grind turkey meat with a blender or meat grinder. Pass the garlic through a press into the minced meat. Stir in the turkey mince, salt and pepper.

Roll out the dough as thin as possible and cut circles out of it. Put minced meat on each circle and fasten the edges. Boil dumplings in water. Sprinkle with onion and parsley when serving.

Dietary meat salad with spinach

Ingredients for this diet turkey fillet dish:

• Turkey fillet - 300 gr;
• Fresh spinach - 200 gr;
• Cherry tomatoes - 10-12 pcs;
• Fresh cucumber - 1 pc;
• Apple - 1 pc;
• Lime juice - 10 gr;
• Sesame - 10 gr;
• Sunflower oil - 20 gr;
• Spices and spices to taste.

Boil the turkey fillet over low heat, cool, chop.

In a hot heat-resistant dish in oil, fry the fillet for 3-4 minutes.

Cut the washed cucumber into half rings.

Rinse the spinach under running water, let it dry and finely chop.

Grind a peeled apple without seeds and pour over lime juice.

Cut the tomatoes into slices (in half).

Heat the sesame seeds in a pan without oil for a minute.

Put all the ingredients in a deep plate, season with vegetable oil, spices, salt.

Mix everything and the salad is ready.

We suggest that you familiarize yourself with the opinion of a specialist regarding the use of turkey fillet as a dietary product:

Summing up

Turkey is a meat that combines many different properties: it is tasty, healthy, easy to prepare and suitable for absolutely everyone, from young children, as the first meat supplement, to athletes, to keep fit.

In addition, experts give advice to eat it before going to bed, then the sleep will be strong, and the awakening will be pleasant. But, like any other product, turkey meat should not be abused, otherwise, instead of benefit and health, you can not get anything good.

Just cook turkey fillets in moderation. We hope that the recipes that we have proposed in this article will be useful to you more than once.

Turkey can be considered one of the best types of dietary meat.
Turkey meat is rich in vitamins, proteins and other useful trace elements; it is low in cholesterol and is easily absorbed by our digestive system. Turkey is especially useful for hypertensive patients: due to the sufficient amount of sodium in its chemical composition, meat can not be salted during cooking. Salt is known to increase blood pressure. The constant use of turkey in food contributes to the prevention of diseases such as osteoporosis, osteochondrosis, arthrosis, iron deficiency anemia, since the meat contains a high content of calcium and iron. Turkey is recommended to be included in the diet of almost everyone, the meat of this bird has no contraindications.

You can cook a turkey in different ways. It is delicious boiled, fried, stewed, baked. The turkey is steamed, stuffed with mushrooms and other fillings, made into appetizing meatballs, pastes, stuffing for pies and dumplings, prepared for future use with the help of preservation. Turkey meat is suitable for salads, soups, aspic, sirloin - for chops. Turkey eggs and offal - liver, heart, ventricles - are also eaten.

You need to cook a young turkey (chicken) for at least 30 minutes, an adult bird - from one and a half hours, fry and bake - at least two hours. In order to make the meat juicy, in the process of cooking it is poured from time to time with melted fat, as well as sour cream and sauces. Recipes for turkey dishes are very diverse. Its tender meat goes well with vegetables, beans, mushrooms, cereals.

Turkey meat is no more difficult to prepare than any other poultry meat. Wings baked with spices are delicious. It will take no more than 5 minutes to prepare the products, everything else happens in the oven.

If you want something light, dietary, but at the same time hearty and meaty, cook a turkey with champignons. But do not just fry, but stew in a white delicate creamy sauce. The taste is simply magical!

Turkey meat is considered one of the best - tender, tasty and healthy. It turns out especially appetizing if baked in the oven with some kind of sauce. Then even a dry fillet will be juicy.

Turkey fillet is a meat that is rather dry in itself, so you need to choose recipes very carefully to prepare it. Fillet stuffed with apples and prunes baked in foil always turns out juicy and tasty.

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Turkey, without which not a single Christmas table and Thanksgiving is complete in America, is becoming popular with us, but not all housewives know how to cook this meat so that it turns out delicious, soft and juicy. Since this product is considered light, low-calorie and hypoallergenic, it should definitely be included in the diet, especially when it comes to baby and medical nutrition. The fact is that turkey contains the least cholesterol compared to other types of animal products, and from one serving of poultry you can get 60% of the daily dose of vitamins and minerals. Although turkey meat is not the easiest to prepare, there are a few tricks that will help turn it into a favorite dish on the home menu.

Choosing a good turkey

If you are going at home and hoping to get a tasty dish, you should choose only fresh young meat of good quality. Make sure that the skin of the bird is light and smooth (not slippery), and the meat is dense and elastic.

The belly of a fresh turkey is usually moist and shiny, the carcass and scallop are light pink, the legs are smooth and gray, and the eyes are bulging and transparent, without cloudy spots. The tastiest meat is from a turkey, which is 16 weeks old and weighs 5–10 kg. You should not chase large carcasses weighing 35 kg - as a rule, these are “older” birds, the meat of which remains tough and dry even after several hours of cooking.

Ways to cook a turkey

Stew in pieces, boil, fry in a pan, bake in the oven, on a spit, in foil - stuffed or without stuffing. You can cook minced meat for cutlets, pies, meatballs or make pate, boiled pork, roll, schnitzels, goulash, stew and azu.

Fruits, mushrooms, chestnuts, liver, dried fruits, nuts, rice, potatoes and other vegetables are popular as fillings for turkey. The turkey is very tasty in fruit glaze or with various sauces, often this bird is stewed in wine or champagne.

The turkey has one unusual feature - the white flesh of the bird easily "adjusts" to the taste of other types of meat, and if you mix the turkey with chicken, beef or pork, it will be difficult to guess that there is a turkey in the dish.

Turkey Cooking Secrets

• Buy a turkey no earlier than two days before cooking - at the same time, the carcass of a fresh bird should be thoroughly washed under water, wiped dry inside and out, covered with foil and refrigerated. A frozen turkey needs to be thawed slowly, either indoors or in cold water that needs to be changed periodically. Remember that a bird weighing 9 kg can be thawed for two days.
• Never cook a cold turkey, as only meat at room temperature will be tender and juicy. Take the bird out of the refrigerator an hour before cooking.
• Before roasting, it is better to pre-marinate the turkey so that it turns out to be more tender and tasty. Water, wine, champagne, cognac with sugar, honey, spices, herbs, lemon and garlic are used as marinade. The turkey should be in the marinade for up to three days.
• Instead of pickling, you can rub the carcass inside and out with a mixture of garlic, salt, olive oil and rosemary, leaving it for several hours to soak.
• Stuff the turkey with stuffing (not too tight) and sew up the opening.
• How to cook a turkey in the oven so that the meat is juicy? Place the bird breast down on a baking sheet, in a sleeve or in foil, set the temperature to 170-190 degrees and bake, pouring the resulting juice on the carcass.
• The roasting time is calculated by the weight of the meat (including the filling) - add 18 minutes for every 450 grams.

Roasted turkey was a favorite dish of the Indian tribes, which is why, in fact, it got its name. Learning how to properly cook a turkey is easy if you practice more often. In addition, this bird is combined with all products, is highly nutritious and inexpensive. And most importantly, it is quite possible to feed 10-15 people with it, which means you don’t have to worry about the festive menu. However, it is not necessary to wait until Christmas to enjoy delicious meat - cook it at least every week, try different recipes, toppings, sauces and turn on your own imagination!

Turkey fillet is a valuable dietary meat that is suitable for any culinary experiments. In terms of taste, turkey is in many ways superior to traditional chicken. In addition, turkey meat turns out to be more tender and juicy, you just need to marinate it a little.

There are whole legends about the benefits of turkey meat. This product is considered dietary, because 100 g of finished fillet contains only 194 kcal. The chemical composition of the turkey fillet contains as much phosphorus as in the valuable breeds of red fish. In addition, it includes magnesium, sulfur, iodine, potassium, selenium, sodium, iron, calcium and other trace elements.

In turkey meat there is practically no harmful cholesterol, but a lot of easily digestible protein. Due to the high sodium content, it is not at all necessary to salt the turkey abundantly, and for those who are on a diet for cooking, it is better to do without salt at all.

It is believed that with regular use of turkey meat, you can protect yourself from cancer, significantly increase the level of iron in the blood, normalize digestion and metabolic processes. This product does not cause allergies at all, and therefore it is recommended for baby food.

Turkey fillet in the oven - recipe with video

The turkey fillet dish prepared according to the following recipe with video is great for big family holidays. But even on an ordinary Sunday, you can pamper your family with tender turkey meat baked in the oven with fruit.

• 1.5–2 kg fillet;
• 100 g of honey;
• 150 g soy sauce;
• 2 large oranges;
• 4 medium apples;
• 1 tsp granulated garlic;
• the same amount of coarse black pepper.

Cooking:

1. Rinse a whole piece of turkey fillet under running water, dry slightly with a paper towel.
2. Rub generously with granulated garlic and coarse pepper, do not salt as soy sauce will be used. Leave to marinate for 2-3 hours, ideally overnight.
3. Cut apples into quarters, removing the seed box, oranges into thinner slices.
4. Grease a deep baking sheet with butter or vegetable oil. Put a marinated piece of meat in the center, spread slices of fruit around.
5. Pour in soy sauce, and pour honey over meat and fruit in a thin stream.
6. Put in an oven preheated to 200 ° C for 40-60 minutes. Watch the process carefully, the turkey cooks very quickly and is easy to overdry. Therefore, sometimes it is better to underexpose the meat a little and remove it from the oven a little earlier, and in order for the dish to “reach”, tighten the baking sheet with foil and leave for 15–20 minutes.
7. Serve the sliced ​​meat on a large platter with beautifully baked fruit.

Turkey fillet in a slow cooker - a step by step recipe with a photo

In a slow cooker, you can cook a delicious “goulash” from turkey fillet, which goes well with any side dish. Indeed, in appearance, turkey meat is very similar to pork, but has a more delicate and mild taste.

• 700 g turkey fillet;
• 1 large onion;
• 2 tbsp flour;
• 1 tbsp tomato paste;
• 1 tsp coarse salt;
• 1 st. water;
• 4 tbsp vegetable oil;
• bay leaf.

Cooking:

1. Peel the onion and chop it into small cubes. Turn on the multicooker in the frying mode, pour in the sunflower oil.

2. Cut the turkey meat into medium cubes.

3. Fry the fillet pieces with the onion for about 15-20 minutes until golden. Add flour, salt and tomato, stir to combine. Drop the laurel.

4. Steam everything together for about five minutes, then pour in water and set the extinguishing program. If this mode is not provided, then leave frying.

5. Simmer the turkey for at least 50-60 minutes. After the end of the program, let the dish rest for about ten minutes and serve with any side dish, for example, crumbly buckwheat.

Baked turkey fillet

To make the turkey fillet baked in the oven especially juicy, you need to cook it quickly and preferably under a coat of vegetables and cheese.

• 500 g fillet;
• 1-2 ripe red tomatoes;
• salt and aromatic spices to taste;
• 150-200 g of hard cheese.

Cooking:

1. Cut a piece of fillet into 4-5 thick slices. Beat them very lightly with a wooden mallet to make the pieces a little thinner.
2. Grate each with spices and add a little salt. Lay on a greased baking sheet, stepping back from each other.
3. Cut clean tomatoes into thin circles and arrange them on top of each slice.
4. Top with plenty of cheese, grated on a small grater.
5. Put the prepared meat in the oven, heated to an average of 180 ° C and bake for about 15-20 minutes. The main thing is not to overcook, otherwise the meat appetizer will turn out to be rather dry.

Turkey fillet in a pan

Using turkey fillet right in the pan, you can cook meat in Stroganoff style. According to the method and ingredients used, this dish resembles the classic beef stroganoff and, in fact, is its variety.

• 300 g clean fillet;
• 100 g of any fresh mushrooms;
• 1-2 medium bulbs;
• 1 tbsp mustard;
• 100 g of fat sour cream;
• oil for frying;
• salt and pepper to taste.

Cooking:

1. Cut the fillet into thin sticks and quickly fry in a small amount of oil until golden brown.
2. Chop the peeled onions, chop the mushrooms arbitrarily. Ideally, it should be white, but you can use champignons or oyster mushrooms.
3. Add mushrooms and onions to the meat, as soon as liquid appears in the pan, reduce the heat to low and simmer until it has almost completely evaporated (on average 10-15 minutes).
4. Salt and pepper, add mustard and sour cream, stir quickly and simmer covered for about five more minutes. Serve with rice, potatoes or salad.

How to cook delicious turkey fillet - the best recipe

The tastiest turkey is obtained if its fillet is baked whole. Prunes add a special zest and piquancy to the dish prepared according to the following recipe.

• 1.2 kg of turkey meat;
• 100 g large pitted prunes;
• large onion;
• half a lemon;
• 4-5 medium cloves of garlic;
• dry basil and rosemary;
• a generous handful of paprika;
• a little salt, black and red pepper;
• 30 g of vegetable oil;
• 120-150 g of dry white wine.

Cooking:

1. In a small bowl, mix all the spices and herbs to make it easier to coat the meat.
2. Rinse the fillet in cold water and pat dry. Brush with vegetable oil and then rub with the previously mixed spices. Place in a cool place to marinate for at least an hour, preferably more.
3. Cut prunes into quarters, onions into large half rings, garlic into thin slices. Put everything in a bowl, add 1 tsp. juice squeezed from half a lemon and a little zest, mix.
4. Form with high sides, but a small size, coat with oil. Lay out a piece of marinated turkey, lay out a mass of prunes on top.
5. Bake in the oven at a temperature not exceeding 200 ° C for about 30 minutes.
6. Turn the piece over to the other side and fill with wine. Reduce the heat to 180°C and bake for about half an hour more.
7. Turn over again, pour over the resulting sauce, check for readiness and, if necessary, bake for another 10 to 30 minutes.

Turkey fillet in sauce

If enough sauce is not used in the preparation of the turkey fillet, it may turn out to be too dry in taste. This is the main secret of a particularly tasty dish.

• 700 g of turkey meat;
• 150 ml of olive oil;
• 1.5 tbsp fresh lemon juice;
• 1 onion;
• 3 garlic cloves;
• oregano, salt, ground black pepper, cumin, bay leaf.

Cooking:

1. First of all, start preparing the sauce, for which, in a deep bowl, combine olive oil, freshly squeezed lemon juice, dry herbs, salt and pepper.
2. Cut the onion into the thinnest half rings and also add to the sauce. Mix well.
3. Place the washed and dried fillet in a pan of a suitable size, pour the prepared sauce on top, cover and marinate in the refrigerator for about 8-12 hours. If necessary, the time can be reduced to 2-3 hours, but it is very undesirable, since the meat will not have time to soak in the aromas of herbs.
4. Place the marinated piece in a deep baking sheet, top with the rest of the sauce. Cover the top with foil and bake for about 30-40 minutes in an oven (200°C).
5. To get a small crust, remove the foil, grease the surface of the meat piece with sauce and leave in the oven for another five to ten minutes.

How to cook a juicy and soft turkey fillet

Whole-piece baked turkey fillet is an excellent substitute for sausage on a morning sandwich. It is not only tastier, but also undoubtedly healthier. And to make the meat especially tender and juicy, use a detailed recipe.

• 1–1.5 kg of meat;
• 300 ml with a fat content of 1% kefir;
• juice of half a lemon;
• any spices and a little salt;

Cooking:

1. Make many cuts on the surface of the whole piece with a sharp knife for better and faster pickling.
2. Separately, in a saucepan, mix kefir, lemon juice and any suitable spices to taste. Dip the fillet in the sauce, tighten the top with cling film and marinate for about 3 hours. During this time, do not forget to turn the piece over a couple of times.
3. There are two ways to bake marinated turkey meat:

• wrap in a couple of layers of foil and bake for about 25-30 minutes at a temperature of about 200 ° C;
• put the fillet directly on the grate, having previously installed a baking sheet at the bottom, and bake for 15-20 minutes (the temperature in this case should be about 220 ° C).

Turkey fillet in foil - a delicious and healthy recipe

A simple and relatively quick recipe will tell you how to cook a turkey fillet in foil. The finished dish when hot goes well with any side dish, and when cold it is suitable for sandwiches.

• 1 kg turkey;
• 4-5 cloves of garlic;
• 50–100 g of mustard strictly with grains;
• salt pepper.

Cooking:

1. Washed and dried meat stuff with garlic, cut into thin slices. To do this, make deep cuts in the piece and push the garlic cloves into it.
2. Season lightly with salt and pepper, then generously sprinkle with mustard. If it was not possible to find soft mustard with grains, then you can use the usual one, but it is better to dilute it with a spoonful of sour cream.
3. Wrap the prepared piece in several layers of foil so that not a single drop of juice leaks during baking.
4. Bake for 45-50 minutes at an average temperature of about 190-200°C.
5. Remove the bag from the oven and leave it wrapped for 10-15 minutes so that the meat absorbs the released juices.

How to cook turkey fillet in the sleeve

The original recipe suggests cooking turkey fillet with a particularly spicy taste in the culinary sleeve. Thanks to such a simple method, your meat will never burn, but it will remain juicy and fragrant.

• 1.2 kg of turkey;
• 3 tbsp soy sauce;
• 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar;
• 1 red bell pepper;
• fresh ginger root 3–5 cm long;
• 2-3 garlic cloves;
• 1 onion;
• half a hot pepper.

Cooking:

1. Peel and grate the ginger root, finely chop the onion without peel, chop the Bulgarian and hot peppers without seeds in a blender. Mix all the chopped ingredients, add balsamic vinegar and soy sauce.
2. With the resulting mass, generously grease the entire surface of a whole piece of turkey meat, put it in a bowl, pour the rest of the sauce on top and let it marinate for several hours.
3. Cut the culinary sleeve to the desired length, immediately tie one side in a knot. Put the marinated meat inside, distributing the sauce on top. Tie the other end tightly, leaving some space inside.
4. Bake for about one hour over medium heat (190-200°C). A few minutes before the end of cooking, gently tear the sleeve so that a crust appears.