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Caramelized Pearl Onions

To peel pearl onions easily, slice off the root ends and drop into boiling water for less than a minute. Drain and rinse with cold water. Pinch the stem end of each, and a peeled onion will pop out. When they're in the skillet, shake the onions frequently for even browning.

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Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon butter
  • 1 (10-ounce) package pearl onions
  • 1/3 cup water
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
  • 2 tablespoons dry white wine
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon black pepper

Preparation

Heat oil in a medium nonstick skillet over medium heat. Melt butter in pan. Add onions, and cook 5 minutes or until lightly browned, shaking pan frequently. Add water and sugar, and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 8 minutes. Uncover and cook 2 minutes or until liquid evaporates. Stir in thyme and remaining ingredients; cook 1 minute.

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Braised Peas with Green Onions

Braised Peas with Green Onions

Ingredients

  • 8 green onions
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 2 cups fresh or frozen green peas, thawed
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1 teaspoon chopped fresh or 1/4 teaspoon dried marjoram
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt

Preparation

Remove green tops from green onions; reserve for another use. Cut white portion of each onion into 1/2-inch pieces.

Melt butter in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add the onion pieces and pepper; cover and cook 3 minutes. Stir in peas and water; bring to a boil. Cover and cook 5 minutes or until peas are tender. Uncover and cook 2 minutes or until liquid evaporates. Remove from heat; stir in marjoram and salt.

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Turkey Tenderloins with Mushroom Stuffing

Photography: Becky Luigart-Stayner; Styling: Melanie J. Clarke Photo by: Photography: Becky Luigart-Stayner; Styling: Melanie J. Clarke

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups boiling water
  • 1 cup dried porcini mushrooms (about 1 ounce)
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped shallots
  • 1 1/2 cups finely chopped cremini or button mushrooms (about 3 ounces)
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt, divided
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, divided
  • 2 tablespoons Madeira or port wine
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme
  • 2 (10-ounce) turkey tenderloins
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour, divided
  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • 1/2 cup fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
  • 1/2 cup 1% low-fat milk

Preparation

Place 1 1/2 cups boiling water and porcini in a bowl. Cover and let stand 30 minutes or until tender. Drain through a sieve over a bowl, reserving soaking liquid. Finely chop porcini; set aside.

Melt butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add shallots, and sauté 3 minutes. Add cremini; sauté 3 minutes. Sprinkle cremini mixture with 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Add wine, and cook 1 minute or until liquid evaporates. Remove from heat; stir in 1/4 cup porcini and thyme.

Cut a horizontal slit through the thickest portion of each tenderloin to form a pocket. Fill the pockets evenly with cremini mixture, and secure at 1-inch intervals with twine. Sprinkle tenderloins with 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Dredge tenderloins in 1 1/2 teaspoons flour.

Heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add turkey; cook 4 minutes on each side or until browned. Add the reserved soaking mixture and broth, and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 8 minutes. Remove turkey; keep warm. Cook broth mixture until reduced to 3/4 cup (about 5 minutes). Combine 1 tablespoon flour and milk, stirring with a whisk. Add milk mixture to broth mixture; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 2 minutes. Stir in 1/4 teaspoon salt and remaining porcini.

Remove twine from tenderloins; slice turkey diagonally. Serve with sauce.

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Roasted-Corn Bread Stuffing

Roasted-Corn Bread Stuffing

Ingredients

  • 2 strips center-cut bacon, chopped (such as Oscar Mayer)
  • 1/2 cup fresh corn kernels (1 ear yellow corn)
  • 1/4 cup chopped onion
  • 1/4 cup chopped celery
  • 1/3 cup water
  • 2 Corn Bread Muffins
  • 1 (1 1/2-ounce) slice hearty white bread
  • 2 teaspoons chopped fresh sage
  • 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 cup fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
  • Cooking spray

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350°.

Cook bacon in a large saucepan over medium heat until crisp. Remove bacon from pan, reserving 1 teaspoon of drippings in pan; crumble bacon. Set aside. Add corn, chopped onion, and celery; cook 2 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in water, and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 5 minutes.

Crumble 2 Corn Bread Muffins into a large bowl. Place white bread in a food processor, and pulse until coarse crumbs form. Stir into the crumbled Corn Bread Muffins. Add corn mixture, sage, thyme, black pepper, salt, and bacon; stir to combine. Add broth; stir gently to coat. Place mixture in a (1-quart) baking dish coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes.

Totals include 2 Corn Bread Muffins.

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Wild Rice and Walnut Pilaf

Photography: Becky Luigart-Stayner; Styling: Melanie J. Clarke Photo by: Photography: Becky Luigart-Stayner; Styling: Melanie J. Clarke

Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon butter
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
  • 2 1/2 cups water
  • 3/4 cup long-grain brown and wild rice blend (such as Lundberg's)
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt, divided
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons chopped walnuts, toasted

Preparation

Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add onion; cook 3 minutes, stirring frequently. Stir in water, rice, and 1/4 teaspoon salt; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 40 minutes or until liquid is absorbed. Remove from heat; stir in 1/4 teaspoon salt, parsley, chives, juice, and oil. Sprinkle each serving with walnuts.

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Apple and Ice Cream Pie

Similar to apple pie à la mode, this frozen dessert has an easy-to-make graham cracker crust. Layer the apple filling with vanilla frozen yogurt spiced with cinnamon, caramel syrup, and chopped pecans.

Photography: Becky Luigart-Stayner; Styling: Melanie J. Clarke Photo by: Photography: Becky Luigart-Stayner; Styling: Melanie J. Clarke

Ingredients

  • Crust:
  • 10 reduced-fat graham cracker sheets
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 1 large egg white
  • Cooking spray
  • Filling:
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 5 cups thinly sliced peeled Granny Smith apple (about 2 pounds)
  • 3/4 cup water
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 1 1/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon, divided
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 4 cups reduced-fat vanilla frozen yogurt, softened
  • 6 tablespoons caramel topping, divided
  • 1 reduced-fat graham cracker sheet, coarsely crumbled
  • 1 tablespoon chopped pecans, toasted

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350°.

To prepare the crust, place crackers in a food processor; process until fine crumbs form. Add 2 tablespoons sugar, 2 tablespoons melted butter, and egg white; pulse 8 times or until moist. Press crumb mixture into a 9-inch pie plate coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 8 minutes; cool on a wire rack. Freeze 30 minutes to overnight.

To prepare filling, melt 1 tablespoon butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add apple; cook 10 minutes or until lightly browned, stirring frequently. Add water; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 15 minutes. Stir in 1 tablespoon brown sugar, 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, and nutmeg; cook, uncovered, 3 minutes or until liquid evaporates. Remove from pan. Cover and chill 2 hours.

Place frozen yogurt in a chilled bowl. Stir in 1 teaspoon cinnamon and 3/4 cup apple mixture. Cover and chill 30 minutes. Spread half of yogurt mixture into frozen crust (keep remaining yogurt mixture in freezer). Top the yogurt mixture with the remaining apple mixture. Drizzle with 1/4 cup caramel topping. Cover and freeze 1 hour. Carefully spread reserved yogurt mixture over caramel. Top with graham cracker crumbs and pecans. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons caramel topping. Freeze overnight or until solid. Place pie in the refrigerator for 30 minutes before serving.

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Formal Menu Top Just-Us Thanksgiving Menu

Caramelized Pearl Onions

Braised Peas with Green Onions

Turkey Tenderloins with Mushroom Stuffing

Roasted-Corn Bread Stuffing

Wild Rice and Walnut Pilaf

Apple and Ice Cream Pie

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Shopping List for Just-Us Thanksgiving Menu

This festive menu suits a small gathering of friends. The star of the meal is the non-traditional turkey tenderloin with savory mushroom stuffing. (Serves 4)

Shopping List:

Baked

  • 1 (1 1/2-ounce) slice hearty white bread

Baking

  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar

Canned

  • 3/4 cup long-grain brown and wild rice blend (such as Lundberg's)

Dairy

  • 1 teaspoon butter
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 teaspoon butter
  • 2 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 1 large egg white
  • 1 tablespoon butter

Meat

  • 2 strips center-cut bacon, chopped (such as Oscar Mayer)

Other

  • 2 Corn Bread Muffins
  • Crust:
  • 10 reduced-fat graham cracker sheets
  • Filling:

Produce

  • 1 (10-ounce) package pearl onions
  • 1/3 cup water
  • 8 green onions
  • 2 cups fresh or frozen green peas, thawed
  • 1 1/2 cups boiling water
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped shallots
  • 1 1/2 cups finely chopped cremini or button mushrooms (about 3 ounces)
  • 1/2 cup fresh corn kernels (1 ear yellow corn)
  • 1/4 cup chopped onion
  • 1/4 cup chopped celery
  • 1/3 cup water
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
  • 2 1/2 cups water
  • 5 cups thinly sliced peeled Granny Smith apple (about 2 pounds)

Special

  • 1 cup dried porcini mushrooms (about 1 ounce)

Spices

  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt, divided
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, divided
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt, divided
  • Cooking spray

Recipe List

Caramelized Pearl Onions

Braised Peas with Green Onions

Turkey Tenderloins with Mushroom Stuffing

Roasted-Corn Bread Stuffing

Wild Rice and Walnut Pilaf

Apple and Ice Cream Pie

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