Turkey Tenderloins - WINNER DINNER!

I found these in the Walmart Superstore and decided to give them a try for dinner - and what a winner!! They were eaten so fast I couldn't get a picture of the finished meal but I promise I will make them again and come back and put one here. If you click on the picture you are taken to the Jennie-O site that shows their nutritional value - only 1.5 grams of fat per serving.I made Apricot-Herb Roasted Turkey Tenderloin, Skinny Mashed Potatoes, Light Cranberry Sauce and Pear Walnut Salad for dinner - all in about 30 minutes or less.Roasted Turkey TenderloinPreheat oven to 350 degrees. Place tenderloins in baking dish and coat with apricot jam. Add chopped onions and top the tenderloins with rosemary, thyme, black pepper and granulated garlic/parsley mix. Bake until done, about 25 minutes. Remove from oven and let stand for 5 minutes before slicing.Meanwhile make a batch of skinny mashed potatoes and light cranberries.Serve with Pear Walnut Salad:1 bag ready-to-serve romaine lettuce1 slice cheddar cheese cut in thin strips2 tablespoons toasted walnut pieces (use toaster oven on light setting)1/4 red or green bell pepper, sliced thin strips1 pear, cored and cubed, peel left on1 carrot, shredded1 lemon, grated zest and juice1 tablespoon olive oilfresh cracked black pepperToss ingredients together and serve.This was a fast 30 minute dinner that had holiday charm and disappeared with gusto!Here is the link to a selection of Holiday Recipes. And here are our Holiday Education Products.

Judy Doherty, MPS, PCII

Judy Doherty, MPS, PCII discovered her love of cooking at her grandmother's side, stirring raisin oatmeal on a Saturday morning. By 15 she had her first food service job. At 18 she was accepted to the Culinary Institute of America, where she graduated second in her class, then went on to the Fachschule Richemont in Switzerland to study pastry arts and baking. A decade with Hyatt Hotels followed before she founded Food and Health Communications with a single conviction: food that is good for you should taste extraordinary.

Judy holds a Master of Professional Studies in Food Business from the Culinary Institute of America, a Bachelor of Science in Culinary Arts from Johnson and Wales University (Summa Cum Laude), two art certificates from UC Berkeley Extension, and the CIA's Pro Chef II certification. She has earned the American Culinary Federation Bronze Medal, Gold Medal, and ACF Chef of the Year award.

Today she develops every recipe on this site, shoots and styles food through her food photography and motion studio, and publishes nutrition education materials for dietitians, schools, extension offices, and health professionals through nutritioneducationstore.com. She uses the latest nutritional science and Dietary Guidelines to drive her creativity — whether that means a new twist on fajitas or Italian brownies made with toasted nuts and cooked honey. Her mission has never changed: help everyone make food that tastes as good as it is for them.

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