turkey croquettes

[Deana]

This has become a favorite dish to prepare at my house. (I passed it along to my sister - she and her FI love it too - so the notes are to here)

Turkey Croquettes
1 package (about 1 1/3 lb) ground turkey
1 small onion, chopped
2 teaspoons poultry seasoning
3 TBS chopped fresh flat leaf parsley
black pepper
1 egg yolk
2 cups plain breadcrumbs
vegetable oil for sauteeing
2 TBS butter
2 TBS flour
2 Cups chicken stock

Place the turkey in a bowl. Add the onions, polutry seasoning, parsley, salt pepper and egg yolk. Combine and form 8 patties (I only do 6). Coat both sides with breadcrumbs. Heat the veg oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Cook the patties for 5 minutes on each side. Remove the croquettes to a plate and cover to keep warm. Reduce heat in pan and add butter to melt, then whisk in the flour. Cook the roux for a minute or two. Whisk in 2 cups of the chicken stock and bring to a bubble. Thicken for a minute or so and then turn off the heat. Season the sauce with a little salt and pepper. Serve the croquettes with the gravy over mashed potatoes. I also served with steamed green beans and corn bread. Total keeper!

** next time I am going to double the recipe and freeze half of the uncooked patties before putting the bread crumbs on. Then I can defrost overnight, and then coat in breadcrumbs, then pan cook.

[Csara]

sounds fab! I am always looking for new ground turkey ideas.

[Deana]

I just posted another rec that you can use ground turkey (called oven meatball dinner)

[Csara]

I think I'm going to try this one tonight.

Any suggestions on side dishes?

[heather6773]

I will add this one to next weeks...looks great and I LOVE ground turkey...why did it take me so long to discover it?

[Csara]

oops nevermind....I saw that you put in your post what you serve these with.

Well, I made them tonight, but improvised a bit b/c I didn't have an egg, parsley or enough chicken stock to make a gravy.

I sautéed some red onion, carrots and garlic until soft and mixed with the turkey, pepper, poultry seasoning, and salt. I then made into patties, coated in breadcrumbs and browned on each side using some oil and butter. I then put them in the oven and baked at 350 for about 10 minutes. They were so moist and delicious.

I just served a Greek salad first.....and we finished the meal off with ice cream sandwiches.