Rabbit loin (backstrap) Nuggets

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If you are following our menu this week (click here to see it) you'll know I added a bonus lunch recipe to share this week ... Bunny Nuggets.

We raise Flemish Giants and usually use the backstrap portion (the most tender part) to make grilled or fried nuggets.  If your farm rabbits are smaller than a flemish giant you can make this recipe using the leg meat.

Here is the recipe!

Ingredients:

• Rabbit loin (aka backstrap)
• 1 1/2 Cups flour
• 1 large egg
• 2 Tbs half n half or milk
• 1/2 Cup Panko or breadcrumbs (optional, can use additional 1/2 cup flour)
• 1 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
• 2 tsp garlic powder
• salt/pepper (to taste)
• Frying oil (you can also do these in the air fryer if you have one)

Instructions:

1. Cut up the loin pieces into 1/2 inch rounds 
   
2. Season one side with salt and pepper to taste, 3/4 tsp paprika, 1 tsp garlic powder.  
3. Flip pieces over and season the second side with salt/pepper to taste and the remaining spices.
4. put the flour into a medium size bowl with high sides
5. Toss the seasoned nuggets in there one at a time shaking the bowl to coat them, then place them back on the cutting board.
6. Mix egg and milk in a small sized bowl
7. Add 1/2 cup of panko or breadcrumbs to flour in medium sized bowl.
8. Coat each nugget in the egg mixture then toss into the flour mixture and put back on the cutting board.
9. When completely done heat up your oil to 375F or get the air fryer ready.  
1. For deep frying, fry for 5-7min or until they float and are golden brown, then drain on flour sack towel.  
2. For air fryer, lightly spray basket with oil and put nuggets in single layer, spray nuggets and cook for 15min. 
10. Allow to cool before diving in, they will be HOT! 

*Note: You can do steps 1-8 ahead of time and keep in the refrigerator for a few hours until ready to fry.

^^If you are looking for a good side to these nuggets, try this crispy oven baked fries recipe^^

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Weekly Menu plan for Nov 27th through Dec 3rd

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My husband surprised me with a fun gift on black Friday (he might have heard me talking about these once or twice haha).  An electric canner and pressure cooker.  I'm excited to try it in this weeks menu! 

Coming up this Week (Nov 20th-26th):

• Sunday, Green bean and tomato meat sauce with rice in the pressure cooker.
• Monday, Stuffed Manicotti 
• Tuesday, BBQ Pulled rabbit sandwiches using the pressure cooker with homemade chips  
• Wednesday, Make your own pizza bar
• Thursday, Shrimp scampi with broccoli 
• Friday, Leftover buffet and Family Movie Fun Night 
• Saturday, Corn chowder with side salad 

Bonus:  I'll be making Bunny Nuggets for lunch this week so I'll post the recipe for those too :)  *Edit* It is now posted, click here for the Bunny Nuggets recipe.

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Garlic and herb roasted turkey drumsticks with roasted veggies

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If you followed our meal plan last week (click here to see it) you know that we are using one of our farm fresh turkeys for a total of 8 completely different meals in 2 weeks.  I can generally use one turkey for 6-8 full meals.

I have prepared these many times in 2 different ways.  In the crock pot (this is the one I use) or in a roasting pan (this is the one I use for the drumsticks).  Both sets of instructions are listed below :)  Enjoy!!

Ingredients:

• Two turkey drumsticks
• 8 medium red potatoes (halved)
• 4 Large carrots (peeled and cut into 2" long pieces)
• 4 Large celery stalks (cut into 2" long pieces)
• 1 Medium onion (peeled and cut into 4 half moon pieces) 
• 4 Large garlic cloves (peeled)
• Garlic and herb spice mix (see below)
• 4 Tbs Olive oil
• 1/2-1 cup of water

Garlic and herb spice mix:

• 2 Tbs Smoked paprika
• 1 Tbs Turmeric
• 1 Tbs Garlic powder
• 1 Tbs Onion powder
• 1 Tbs Thyme 
• 1 tsp Allspice
• 2 tsp Freshly ground black peeper 
• 1 1/2 Tbs Salt + more to taste if needed

Crock pot instructions:

1. You can do this recipe in a crock pot or in the oven (if doing this in the oven look for the oven instructions below). 
2. Pour 1/2 cup of water into the bottom of your crock pot.
3. Add the turkey drumsticks and evenly sprinkle 1/3 of the garlic and herb seasoning mix on them.
4. Add all the veggies around and on top of the drumsticks.
5. Evenly drizzle the olive oil onto the veggies and sprinkle the rest of the spice mix over the veggies.
6. Cook on High for 6 hours in the crock pot.  (Do not lift the lid to "check on them" ... it will increase the cooking time).   

Oven instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 380F. 
2. Pour 1 cup of water into the bottom of a small roasting pan.
3. Add the turkey drumsticks and evenly sprinkle 1/3 of the garlic and herb seasoning mix on them.
4. Add all the veggies around and on top of the drumsticks.
5. Evenly drizzle the olive oil onto the veggies and sprinkle the rest of the spice mix over the veggies.
6. Cover and roast at 380F for 75min. 

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Weekly menu plan for Nov 20th through 26th, and a review of last week's with recipes

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Coming up this Week (Nov 20th-26th):

• Sunday, Broccoli cheddar soup with homemade bread (recipe here)
• Monday, Turkey burgers on homemade buns and crispy oven fries (recipe here)   
• Tuesday, Turkey meatballs (recipe here) in tomato sauce on spaghetti (and speghetti squash for mom :) ... instructions on how I prepare it here) 
• Wednesday, Leftover buffet and baking day
• Thursday, Our second big family thanksgiving dinner of the season!
• Friday, Eggnog, peppermint popcorn, Christmas cookies and finger food w/ holiday movies 
• Saturday, Turkey dumpling soup

Review of last Week (Nov 13th-19th):

• Sunday, Veggie turkey rice - this is a quick go to meal that is ready in less than 25min!!  Please let me know if you would like the recipe in the comments below :)

• Monday, Lemon pepper turkey breast on angel hair pasta - Sooooo yummy!  We typed up the recipe (here) and will definitly be making this again!

• Tuesday, Homemade Chipotle bowls - So.Much.FOOD .... we were all so full and had lots of leftovers!  yummy beans and rice for the win :)  Pictured above is my bowl that included Guacamole (recipe here), corn salsa, pico de gallo, black beans and lettuce.  Farmer J and the kids added lemon cilantro rice, chipole turkey, sour cream and shredded cheese. 

• Wednesday, Garlic and herb roasted turkey drumsticks with roasted veggies (recipe here) - These are by far my favorite of the week!  They were fall apart delicious!!

*Edit*I got lots of questions about the pan pictured above.  Its actually an insert you put onto your cookie sheet.  (I bought mine from here - affiliate)

• Thursday, Steak, cheese and mushroom sandwiches with homemade fries - We baked some fresh baguettes using natural yeast, then turned them into sandwiches with steak, sauteed onions/mushrooms, cheese, and homemade mayo.  *Edit*I got lots of questions about the pan pictured above.  Its actually an insert you put onto your cookie sheet.  You can find it here (affiliate)
• Friday, Leftover buffet and FMFN - Family Movie Fun Night is our most favorite night of the week!!  We do leftover buffet, games and a movie picnic.  More info in the "Bring dinner home again" post click here to see it.
• Saturday, Our first big family thanksgiving dinner of the season!

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Lemon Pepper Turkey on Angel Hair Pasta

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If you are following our meal plan this week (click here to see it) you know that we are using one of our farm fresh turkeys for three completely different meals this week.  I can generally use one turkey for 6-8 full meals.

Monday's menu was Lemon Pepper Turkey on Angel Hair Pasta ... it was DELICIOUS.  This full meal cost us $3.51 for about 10 servings since we used our homegrown turkey, but you can get really good deals on turkey this time of year that will make this meal around $0.41/serving.

Ingredients

• 3 Tbls butter
• 1 small onion sliced (~1/2 cup)
• 8 oz sliced mushrooms
• 1 lb diced turkey breast
• 2 Tbls Lemon Pepper
• 1 Tbls Italian seasoning
• 2-3 cloves minced garlic
• 1-1/2 cups white wine (I like a sweet Riesling or Piesporter)
• 1 cup diced tomatoes (or whole small cherry tomatoes)
• ½ cup heavy cream
• Salt to taste
• 1 lb angel hair pasta

Instructions:  

This sauce will come together in about the time it takes to boil your pasta, so start by getting your generously salted pasta water boiling then toss in the angel hair pasta J

1. Melt butter over medium-high heat in a large skillet.
2. Add onions, mushrooms and turkey and a pinch of salt.
3. Cook for 4-5 minutes, stirring occasionally- you want to allow the turkey to brown nicely on all sides, but don’t burn the onions and mushrooms.
4. Once browned, add lemon pepper, Italian seasoning and garlic, stir well and cook for another minute.
5. Add the wine and deglaze (get all those good crusty bits of flavor that are stuck to the bottom of your skillet).
6. Reduce the heat to medium low. Add the tomatoes and simmer for 2-3 minutes.
7. Turn off heat, stir in the cream and salt to taste.
8. Toss pasta in the sauce, adding a bit of the pasta water to loosen up the sauce enough to coat the pasta.

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**Want another turkey recipe?  Try our Turkey Meatballs (click here for recipe), we use them as an appetizer with Gravy Dipping Sauce (click here for recipe) or in sauce over pasta :)

Weekly menu plan for Nov 13th through 19th, and a review of last week's

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We had a few hits and one major FAIL on last week's menu.  For recipes and review look below.

Coming up this Week (Nov 13th-19th):

Sunday, Veggie turkey rice

Monday, Lemon pepper turkey breast on angel hair pasta 

Tuesday, Homemade Chipotle bowls 

Wednesday, Roasted turkey drumsticks and veggies 

Thursday, Steak, cheese and mushroom sandwiches with homemade fries

Friday, Leftover buffet and FMFN

Saturday, Our first big family thanksgiving dinner of the season!

Review of last Week (Nov 6th-12th):

Sunday, Savory turnover rice casserole.  ✔

*This was a big hit!!  I will be sharing this recipe on the blog soon.

Monday, Honey roasted Butternut Squash ✔

Honey roasted butternut squash, grilled tenderloin and thyme glazed peas.✔  

*This was another big hit!  For the honey roasted butternut squash recipe click here

Tuesday, Homemade Tacos. 

*Homemade Tacos are on our menu at least once every two weeks.  We make the tortillas, refried beans, salsa and guacamole from scratch.  Please let me know if you would like any of these recipes and I will post them for you!!  (If you would like Farmer J's Guacamole Perfection recipe click here)


Thursday, Pineapple sage braised rabbit and veggies.  ❎ 

     We had such high hopes for this one!!! Unfortunately, it was just OK, but we will not be making it again.  Life is too short to waste time on just "OK" food lol 

Friday, Leftover buffet and FMFN.
     Family Movie Fun Night is our most favorite night of the week!!  We do leftover buffet, games and a movie picnic.  More info in the "Bring dinner home again" post click here to see it.

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