"Roy" > wrote in message
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> On Monday, September 18, 2017 at 9:22:21 AM UTC-6, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>> On Sun, 17 Sep 2017 22:43:39 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>> > wrote:
>>
>> >Okay, this is going to sound weird but... I am helping someone out by
>> >doing
>> >their cooking for them. I won't get into the whole story but they
>> >acquired
>> >food from the food bank so no real choice as to what they got. They gave
>> >me
>> >the meat to cook for them. It came frozen. None of it is stuff that I
>> >will
>> >eat and I am not used to cooking this stuff.
>> >
>> >The first three things I pulled out were BBQ flavored turkey lunch meat,
>> >pork chops and ground turkey. I figure the lunch meat can go into
>> >Panini's
>> >but I will have to research the flavors to see what might go with. Seems
>> >like an odd flavor for turkey. The pork chops will use the orange/plum
>> >sauce
>> >that was given to me as a gift.
>> >
>> >But the ground turkey? I only ever tried it once and did not like it at
>> >all.
>> >However, the dish I will make with it is not one that I will be eating.
>> >Of
>> >course the obvious answer would be to ask the person what he would like
>> >but
>> >he is too busy working now and only has time to stop by for dinner.
>> >So...
>> >What would be good to make with this? I am also feeding his dog so am
>> >trying
>> >to make things without onions or other things that dogs shouldn't eat. I
>> >have made some things that do contain onions but kept back a small
>> >portion
>> >of the other ingredients so that I could make something safe for the
>> >dog.
>> >
>> >I was thinking of a white chili but would this work with ground turkey?
>> >I
>> >have plenty of canned white beans, and some jarred salsa verde. If not
>> >chili, then some other foods that I have are carrots, celery, peppers,
>> >potatoes and all sorts of canned vegetables. Also pasta and rice.
>> >
>> >Any ideas? Going through this food will be interesting. Also saw a
>> >turkey
>> >wing, chicken wings, ground bison, ground mystery meat and perhaps stew
>> >meat. The meat came as such a surprise that my freezer is stuffed full.
>> >We
>> >had an interesting meal using up bits and pieces of things to make more
>> >room
>> >in there. I will go through the rest of it in a few days and see what
>> >else
>> >is there.
>>
>> turkey lunchmeat is just fine for sandwiches. Turkey lunchmeat comes
>> in all kinds of flavors and is just fine. Ground turkey is just fine
>> in chili. I just don't understand all the squeamishness around ground
>> turkey. Particularly in this case where you will not be eating it.
>> Make your regular chili and just use the turkey. I make my spaghetti
>> sauce with ground turkey all the time. It is much lower fat content,
>> better for you than beef and mixed with spices and garlic and onions,
>> who cares? I still get compliments on my spaghetti sauce and I never
>> tell anyone what the meat is. You're just being silly.
>> Janet US
>
> Very good posting, and yes Julie is just being "herself"...anything to get
> another opinion or two that she can discard.
> Sorry, Julie but a good cook would know what to do with ground turkey.
> ====

Yes they would. They would throw it out.