Balsamic Ground Turkey Spaghetti

It has been a very long week for me. I had a ton of food to cook for clients, which means less cooking for hubby and I. I did manage to cook a few nights so I will share those recipes. To start I made a ground turkey pasta dish....yes I am trying my hardest to get creative with ground turkey. You see, I do not eat beef and I'm only mildly interested in pork so we eat a lot of chicken and ground turkey. I should probably start cooking more seafood because who knows what is going to happen to our supply. I also made soup this week. Some of you my ask, "soup in the summer", my answer is yes!!! Anybody that has been to the Boro house knows that it feels like a meat locker.....thus I wanted soup. Not to mention that it helps hydrate you and I indulged in a few too many glasses of wine the night before. Thanks Jess! Here are the recipes.

Balsamic Ground Turkey, Spinach and Tomato Spaghetti

1 lb Ground Turkey-cooked and drained
1 lb Pasta-you choose, we had spaghetti
2 Medium Tomatoes-diced
1/2 Cup Kalamata Olive-sliced
1 Bag Fresh Spinach-cleaned
1 Small Can Tomato Sauce
1/4 Cup Balsamic Vinegar
1/2 Tsp Salt
1/4 Tsp-Pepper
Pinch of Crushed Red Pepper

Cook ground turkey, and drain. return to pan and add tomato sauce and balsamic vinegar. Allow to cook for about 5 minutes. Add spinach, olives and diced tomato. Season with salt, pepper and crushed red pepper. Serve over pasta.


Mexican Meatball Soup

I saw this recipe somewhere and had to make it, however I could not find the recipe so I just came up with what I thought would be good.

Meatballs

1 lb Ground Turkey
1/2 Cup Crushed Tortilla Chips
1 Tsp Cilantro-chopped
2 Green Onions-chopped
1 Tsp Cumin
1 Tsp Chili Powder
1 Lime-juiced
1/2 Tsp Salt
1/4 Tsp Pepper


Broth

2 32oz Chicken Broth
1 Can Green Enchilada Sauce
1 Can Diced Tomato
1 Can Black Beans
1 Can Hominy or Corn
1 Lime-juiced
1/4 Cup Cilantro-chopped
2-4 Green Onions-chopped
Salt and Pepper to taste


Add all ingredients for broth in a pot and simmer.
Mix all ingredients for meatballs in a bowl. Roll into meatballs, I made mine about the size of a quarter...you can make them as big or little as you like. Sear in a pan and then add to broth OR bake them in the oven on 350 for 10-15 minutes and then add to broth.
Garnish with diced Avocado, Chips, Cheese, Sour Cream