Jennie-O® Lean Ground Turkey

The start of September signals the end of summer and the beginning of the fall season. While this can be a busy month with back-to-school, football season starting, and other activities beginning, it is important to still bond with the family as the busy days progress. Since September is also Family Meals Month, we want to make it a little easier on you and provide healthy meal options your family can enjoy together at the dinner table.

Plan your family meals with lean meat, which is an important part of any meal. Lean turkey is a good source of protein and boosts your intake of important nutrients, without the extra calories and fat that a lot of other cuts of meat contain. The Dietitian Pick of the Month for September is Jennie-O® Lean Ground Turkey, an excellent source of lean protein to start adding to your family meals.

5 Reasons to Try Jennie-O® Lean Ground Turkey:

1. Jennie-O® Lean Ground Turkey offers 21 grams of quality protein.

2. Contains just two ingredients, turkey and rosemary extract.

3. Cooks several pounds of Jennie-O® Lean Ground Turkey all at once, portion, store and reheat for later use in pasta sauce, tacos and omelets.

4. Only 170 calories per 4-ounce serving (raw).

5. Turkey has a mild flavor and easily absorbs the flavors of other ingredients.

Jennie-O® Lean Ground Turkey is great for tacos, spaghetti, stuffed peppers and is also great in these Moo Shu Turkey Wraps!

Moo Shu Turkey Wraps 

All you need:

1 (16-ounce) package Jennie-O® Lean Ground Turkey

8 ounces white or button mushrooms, stems discarded and caps sliced

2 tsp minced garlic

2 tsp minced ginger root

1 red or yellow bell pepper, cut into short, thin strips

2 cups Hy-Vee coleslaw salad mix

½ cup hoisin sauce

½ cup Hy-Vee sweet & sour sauce

6 Hy-Vee fajita size whole wheat tortillas

All you do:

1. Cook ground turkey as specified on package. Always cook to well done, 165 degrees as measured by a meat thermometer.

2. Add mushrooms, garlic and ginger root and stir-fry 2 minutes. Add bell pepper and cook 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add coleslaw mix and hoisin sauce; stir-fry 3 minutes.

3. Spread sweet and sour sauce evenly over each tortilla; top with turkey mixture. Fold bottom of tortilla up over filling and fold sides in and roll up.

Nutrition per serving: 400 calories, 11 g fat, 2g saturated fat, 840mg sodium, 51g carbohydrate, 7g fiber, 17g sugar, 23g protein  

-West Lakes Hy-Vee Dietitians Team