Friendsgiving Recipes and Extra | Minnesota Month-to-month

Have a dinner arising with associates? Or on the lookout for one thing somewhat totally different to contribute to Thanksgiving dinner? Try these recipes for dip, a turkey breast that’s simpler than cooking a complete chicken, an autumn-inspired pasta that would function a aspect or vegetarian major, and a twist on pumpkin bars that additionally mixes in caramel and pecans.

When you favor to make ham, it’s tremendous simple. It’s normally precooked, so you might be principally simply heating it. When you’ve got a half ham, place reduce aspect down in a baking pan, add ½ cup water, and canopy with foil. You’ll warmth at 325°F 20 minutes per pound or till heated by means of. When you’re all for including a glaze, take a look at this recipe by meat professional Bruce Aidells I highlighted. Completely happy festivities!

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Whipped Feta and Piquillo Pepper Dip

Makes 6 to eight Servings | Recipe by Molly Stevens from Actual Meals

The mix of briny feta and candy piquillo peppers makes an excellent social gathering appetizer as a result of it comes collectively in minutes and might be made properly forward. For the best-tasting, fluffiest model, store for good feta and jarred piquillo peppers (see Prepare dinner’s Notes for suggestions). Serve alongside contemporary crudité and pita wedges.

8 ounces feta, damaged into massive chunks
1 cup (5 ounces) coarsely chopped piquillo peppers (see Prepare dinner’s Notes)
½ cup plain Greek yogurt
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon honey (see Prepare dinner’s Notes)
1 tablespoon contemporary lemon juice
Pinch pink pepper flakes
Freshly floor black pepper
Salt, to style (non-compulsory)
2 tablespoons chopped contemporary dill, plus extra for garnish

1. Mix the feta, peppers, and yogurt in a meals processor and pulse a number of instances to create a rough puree. Add the olive oil, honey, lemon juice, pink pepper flakes, and several other grinds of black pepper. Puree till clean and spreadable. Style for seasoning. Some feta won’t want any further salt, however it might want one other shot of pink or black pepper. Add the dill and pulse to mix.
2. Spoon right into a bowl and serve, or cowl and refrigerate for as much as 5 days.

Prepare dinner’s Notes
• Store for feta in a block, both in brine or a vacuum pack. French and Bulgarian feta have the softest texture, making them greatest for whipping right into a dip. No matter you purchase, skip the pre-crumbled selection as it is going to give the dip a chalky really feel.
• Piquillo peppers are available in a jar or can; they’re small, candy pink peppers which were roasted over wooden fires, peeled, and packed in brine. Drain earlier than utilizing. When you can’t discover piquillo peppers, any good high quality roasted pink pepper will work. You can too roast and peel your individual by charring a complete bell pepper, turning till blackened throughout and tender, beneath the broiler or on a fuel burner. As soon as cool, the pores and skin slips proper off.
• To keep away from a large number when measuring honey, pour it into the identical tablespoon you used to measure the olive oil. The sticky honey will slide proper out.

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Orange-Glazed Turkey Breast with Olives and Rosemary

Makes 8 to 12 Servings | Recipe by Kristin Donnelly from Actual Meals

A turkey breast (as a substitute of an entire turkey) is an effective way to feed a small crowd. Plus, because you’re not worrying about ready for the legs to cook dinner, you possibly can guarantee it stays juicy. A jammy glaze creates a powerful presentation. And as a substitute of a flour-thickened gravy, this turkey is served with its buttery pan juices, brightened with a little bit of contemporary citrus and chopped olives.

1 (9-10 pound) entire bone-in turkey breast
4-5 teaspoons salt
¾ teaspoon freshly floor black pepper
1 stick unsalted butter, at room temperature
4 teaspoons chopped contemporary rosemary leaves, divided
¼ cup apricot jam
1 orange, zested and juiced, divided
1 cup pitted castelvetrano olives, roughly chopped
2 tablespoons contemporary lemon juice

1. Dry the turkey breast very properly with paper towels and season with salt and pepper. Let stand at room temperature for 1 hour.
2. In a small bowl, mix collectively the butter and a couple of teaspoons of the rosemary. Rub the butter all around the turkey breast, together with on the underside of the breast and beneath and on high of the pores and skin.
3. Warmth the oven to 350°F. Set the turkey breast in a roasting pan or on a baking sheet and switch to the oven. Pour 1 cup water into the pan with the turkey. Shut the oven door and roast till an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest a part of the turkey (however not close to the bone) reads 145°F, about 1 hour, half-hour. Rotate the pan midway by means of roasting and add extra water if the pan appears dry.
4. In the meantime, in a small bowl, combine the apricot jam with the finely grated zest of the orange and the juice from half of the orange. Combine within the remaining 2 teaspoons rosemary.
5. Brush the turkey with the glaze and cook dinner for quarter-hour, then brush with the glaze once more. Prepare dinner till the pores and skin is burnished and the thermometer reads 160°F, about quarter-hour longer.
6. Switch the turkey breast to a piece floor, forsaking all of the juices. To the pan, add the olives, juice from the remaining half of the orange, and the lemon juice to the juices and stir, scraping up any browned bits from the underside and sides of the pan. Pour the turkey juices combination right into a bowl and permit to accept 1 minute, then spoon off as a lot of the highest layer of fats as you possibly can. Carve the turkey breast and serve with the juice combination.

Prepare dinner’s Word: When you favor darkish meat, swap in 4 turkey legs for the turkey breast and comply with the recipe as written. (Or you possibly can add 2 turkey legs to the pan with the turkey breast.) Prepare dinner the turkey legs till the interior temperature reaches 165°F.

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Butternut Squash Parmesan Pasta

Makes 6 serving | Recipe courtesy Wisconsin Cheese

All of the flavors of fall are packed into this simple pasta that children and adults will get pleasure from.

4 cups (32 ounces) rooster inventory
1 cup heavy whipping cream
3 cups (12 ounces) raw penne pasta
3 cups cubed butternut squash (½-inch cubes)
1 massive shallot, thinly sliced
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 tablespoons butter, cubed
3 contemporary sage leaves, minced
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper
6 ounces Nordic Creamery Parmesan cheese, finely shredded (about 2 cups)
Recent sage leaves, minced, for garnish

1. Mix the rooster inventory, cream, pasta, squash, shallot, garlic, butter, sage, salt, and pepper in a Dutch oven over medium warmth. Convey to a boil, stirring continually. Scale back warmth to medium; gently boil for 12 to fifteen minutes or till pasta and squash are tender and sauce begins to thicken, stirring often.
2. Take away from the warmth. Regularly stir in Parmesan till melted. Garnish with sage. Serve instantly.

Cheesemonger Tip: Freshly grated cheese works greatest in sauces; some commercially grated cheeses include anticaking elements that stop them from incorporating fully when melted.

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Mascarpone-Pumpkin Pie Squares

Makes 12 Servings | Recipe courtesy Wisconsin Cheese

Mix the flavors of creamy pumpkin and pecans into this simple deal with.

1 cup gingersnap cookie crumbs
1 cup graham cracker crumbs
1 cup packed brown sugar, divided
¼ cup all-purpose flour
6 tablespoons butter, cubed and melted
1 (15-ounce) can solid-packed pumpkin
4 massive eggs
¼ cup heavy whipping cream
4½ teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
1 cup Cello Mascarpone cheese (8 ounces)
Sweetened whipped cream, heat caramel sauce and candied pecans

1. Warmth oven to 375°F.
2. Mix the gingersnap crumbs, graham cracker crumbs, ¼ cup brown sugar, flour, and butter in a bowl. Press right into a greased 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
3. Beat pumpkin and remaining brown sugar in a big bowl till clean. Add the eggs, cream, and pumpkin pie spice; beat till blended. Beat in mascarpone. Pour combination over crust.
4. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes or till bars are set within the center and a knife inserted close to the middle comes out clear. Cool fully on a wire rack.
5. Reduce into squares. Garnish with whipped cream, caramel sauce, and pecans.

Diet data (per serving)
Whipped Feta and Piquillo Pepper Dip: Energy: 170, Fats: 13g (Sat: 5g), Ldl cholesterol: 30mg, Sodium: 420mg, Carb: 6g, Fiber: 0g, Sugar: 4g, Protein: 7g
Orange-Glazed Turkey Breast with Olives and Rosemary
• Complete recipe (per serving): Energy: 540, Fats: 28g (Sat: 12g), Ldl cholesterol: 200mg, Sodium: 1480mg, Carb: 10g, Fiber: <1g, Sugar: 5g, Protein: 65g
• Simply turkey and glaze (per serving): Energy: 510, Fats: 25g (Sat: 11g), Ldl cholesterol: 200mg, Sodium: 1200mg, Carb: 9g, Fiber: 0g, Sugar: 4g, Protein: 65g
• Simply sauce (per serving): Energy: 30, Fats: 3g (Sat: 0g), Ldl cholesterol: 0mg, Sodium: 280mg, Carb: 2g, Fiber: <1g, Sugar: <1g, Protein: 0g

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