Healthy Main Dishes: Turkey Roasting, Seafood & Keto Entrees

Mastering main dishes requires techniques for moisture retention, safe reheating of seafood, and adapting recipes for Keto or low-sodium dietary needs.

Closeup of sausage on the grill

Ways to Cook Sausage Links

For the most flavorful, moist sausages, cook the links slowly under relatively low heat. Slow cooking ensures that the sausage cooks evenly, as cooking too quickly results in sausage that is golden brown on the outside but still pink on the inside.

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Chicken & Rice Bake Without Canned Soup

Although canned soup is convenient and adds flavor and creaminess to a chicken-and-rice bake, it's possible to make a flavorful rice bake without the added fat, sodium and preservatives found in most canned soups.

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Pork chop, boiled potatoes and vegetables

How to Bake Turkey Chops

Turkey chops are thin, bone-in 4- to-8-ounce slices cut from the breast of a turkey. The tender chops look and taste much like lamb, veal or pork chops and use similar cooking techniques. However, turkey chops are lower in fat and calories.

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Raw pork on cutting board and vegetables.

How to Cook Butterfly Pork Chops on the Stove

A butterfly pork chop is a thick chop that is cut in half lengthwise through the center, with a small "hinge" remaining uncut in the middle. The chop is then opened like a book so the two halves look much like the wings of a butterfly.

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Can I Cook Ribeye Steaks in a Crock Pot?

Rib eye steak is a tender, succulent steak cut from the outer edge of beef ribs. Simple cooking methods bring out the natural flavor of the meat. Cooking rib eye steak in a slow cooker is a particularly effortless way to cook rib eye steak, resulting in juicy, mouthwatering meat.

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Roast beef

How to Oven Roast Beef With Soup & Dry Onion Mix

Pairing a roast beef with instant onion soup mix and canned soup is a tasty way to prepare any type of roast but is an especially effective cooking technique to moisten and tenderize an inexpensive roast. Preparing the roast takes only minutes.

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hot dogs

How to Cook Turkey Franks

Turkey franks are a healthy, low-fat alternative to traditional pork or beef franks. According to Brown University Nutrition Academic Award Program, turkey franks contain 8 to 11 fat g, depending on the brand, while beef and pork franks contain 12 to 18 g.

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Grilled salmon fillet with potato-spinach mash and vegetables.

How to Bake Trout in the Oven

Trout can be enjoyed as a healthy meal that is rich in protein, vitamin D, omega 3 oils, selenium and magnesium but low in calories, polyunsaturated fats and saturated fats. Baking trout isn't difficult and is an excellent way to retain the flavor and healthy qualities of the fish.

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