TURKEY AND DUMPLINGS .... a new take on Chicken & Dumplings

 I have discovered the cheapest MEAT you can find  without having to wait for a sale - just everyday lowest price ....

Fiesta Ground Turkey in all its varieties - regular ground, Italian, Breakfast sausage, and even Taco Sausage.

Fiesta is a subside of Jenni-o-O meats (completely GLUTEN FREE, they don't play with the FDA numbers the way some others do - I'm looking at you Butterball!) 

Now I will admit, you will have to be willing to give up a couple of things - like how they get the meat .... it is "mechanically" obtained, and no this doesn't mean they have some AI machine doing it ... basically, it's been in the news before.  But I believe Jenni-O has learned and is just using water - shut up - I choose to believe this!

So, it costs (currently) $1.98 LB -- that's cheaper than ANYTHING else in the store.  And it tastes really good, in my opinion.

so - let's get into the recipe ....

TURKEY & DUMPLINGS for 4-ish (we are big eaters when hubby is out of town)

You will need:
1 pound/LB of Turkey - I used a roll of the Italian Sausage
1 quart broth/stock - I used chicken stock because it's what I had at hand.
1 package mixed veg, frozen - or a can of veg of your choice
2 Tablespoons of flour
spice to taste - I used garlic powder, minced onions, and salt, the turkey was peppery enough for me.
1 can biscuit dough - I used Grands thwack biscuits, but any kind will do.

Let's cook this thang!

In the INSTANT POT - there was a reason for this, which you likely won't need, so it's optional - cook the turkey until cooked but there is plenty of fat in the pan (you're going to want this in a second), add your spices.
Sprinkle in your flour over the turkey, don't just dump it in or you will get clumps.  Stir and cook the flour, turkey for a few minutes to darken the flour just a little bit and cook out that "flour" taste.

SLOWLY add your broth while stirring.  when it gets to a consistancy you like - add in your veg.
This will thing it out just a little bit, but you're going to want that too.

Open your biscuits, or better, have some homemade dough close at hand - cut each biscuit into smaller bits (4-8 pieces, choice is yours).
throw them in the pot one at a time, giving them a slight dip with the spoon when they enter the pot - this will keep them from clumping together.

cover - let boil for 15-30 minutes.

Tada - your done - get out the bowls.

How I felt about this

Well, I found that after SLOW COOKING this for 1/2 hour after adding the biscuits - they were still quite doughy - which is why I like the Instant Pot - I threw on the sealing cover and Pressure cooked the whole thing for 4 minutes and they were great!

The biscuits puffed up fluffy.

I would say if you do this in a regular crock-pot, put the biscuits in about 1/2 - 1 full hour before you sit to eat.

Will I do this again?  Yup ....