New Recipe of the Week

This week the recipe is Turkey and Pasta with Peanut Sauce. This recipe when I first saw it thought it sounded a little strange. It has pineapple, peas and turkey or chicken. (I use the canned chicken from costco). I didn't have any whole pea pods since the dog dug up our garden so I used frozen peas. Jacob and I couldn't figure out what would go well with this dish. We decided something bland since this dish has some flavor would even out the tastes. I have used lemon and lime juice in the recipe and like it both ways. I usually add more red pepper flakes and also sprinkle some ginger in it to give it a little more kick. When making the sauce I usually double it and then add cornstarch to it to thicken it up. If you don't put the cornstarch in, then the sauce just sinks to the bottom of the bowl. This recipe came from my Better Homes and Gardens cookbook. I've also added a picture of last weeks recipe as well. Another recipe follows as well!

6 oz linguine

2 c fresh pea pods or 6 oz frozen pea pods
1 c cooked turkey or chicken strips

1 (8oz) can pineapple chunks, drained
¼ c reduced sodium chicken broth

2 Tbs. creamy peanut butter
1 Tbs. reduced sodium soy sauce

1 Tbs. lemon or lime juice
¼ tsp crushed red pepper

1 clove garlic, minced

Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, halve the pea pods diagonally. Place pea pods and turkey in a large colander. Pour hot cooking liquid from pasta over pea pods and turkey in colander; drain well. Return the pasta, pea pods and turkey to hot pan. Add the pineapple.
Meanwhile, for sauce, in a small saucepan stir chicken broth into peanut butter. Heat and stir until peanut butter melts. Stir in soy sauce, lemon juice, red pepper, and garlic; heat through. Add sauce to pasta mixture. Gently stir to coat pasta with sauce.

Frozen Fruit Pops

3 (6oz) cartons raspberry yogurt

2 Tbs. lemon juice

2 medium ripe bananas, cut into chunks

12 Popsicle molds or 3oz paper cups with Popsicle sticks

Combine all ingredients in a blender. Mix until smooth. Fill molds or cups with 1/4 cup yogurt. Freeze.

I think these are good and so does Emma. Our neighbor Ed and my husband Jacob both don't like them. They both don't like banana though so I'm thinking that's probably the problem. They are only 60 calories per pop. I think they would taste good with any flavor yogurt. I got this one from one of my Taste of Home magazines.