Tantalising flavours make this healthy tikka masala a winner on all levels.

Regular ground turkey, which is a mixture of dark and white meat, has a higher fat content (similar to that of lean ground beef). Hoisin sauce is a spicy, sweet sauce made from soybeans, chiles, garlic and spices. It will keep in the refrigerator for at least a year.

I thought I'd start out the week making a classic dish using two nontraditional ingredients that seldom (if ever) make their way into my kitchen, brown rice noodles and ground turkey. This recipe for Turkey-Spinach Lasagne from The Gloriously Gluten-Free Cookbook is one of the only recipes that I'll be sharing this week that calls for a gluten-free substitute—in this case the brown rice pasta.

That's the question I always ask myself when someone rolls up to a cookout with a whole mess of them. All too often turkey burgers end up being dry, tasteless patties that pale in comparison to their beef counterpart. So if you're an all-purpose meat eater, why bother?
While pondering the question further, I came to a clear and concise answer that got my mind whirling with the excitement of possibilities—they're a blank slate just waiting to take on any flavor.

Turkey Mini Meat Loaves (Adapted from CL)

Turkey Burgers with Peanut Sauce (Adapted from CL)

Turkey Bolognese (CL)

Turkey Alfredo Pizza (Adapted from CL)

Turkey-Potato Casserole (Adapted from Cabot)

Whole Wheat Rotini with Spicy Turkey Sausage and Spinach (Adapted from CL)

Turkey Burgers with Special Sauce (Adapted from CL)

Mozzarella-Stuffed Turkey Meatloaf

Ground Turkey and Tofu

Grilled Turkey Burgers with Goat Cheese Spread (Adapted from CL)

Turkey and Leek Risotto (Adapted from CL)

Turkey Meatloaf with Smoked Gouda and Mushrooms (Adapted from Everyday Food)

Adapted from Everyday Food.

Adapted from Barefoot Contessa.

Mary Ostyn has ten children, and has managed to shelter, educate, and feed them all on her husband’s $56,000 salary. She blogs regularly about her experiences at Owlhaven, and on September 1st, she released her second book, Family Feasts for $75 a Week. Last week, I got my hands on a (full disclosure:) free copy. I read it and tried two recipes, wondering all the while if a cookbook intended for large families could also help a pair of veggie-lovin’ Brooklynites.