The holidays this year will be different from what we’re used to. Smaller, more intimate but no less festive. Our tree is up, my Christmas playlist has been on repeat since December 1st and we’ve already built two giant snowmen. While Stephen and I won’t be hosting any social gatherings this year, we are still taking time off work to recharge, hopefully relax and spend time away disconnected from work. For us, the definition of relaxing is playing video games or watching a movie once Alivia’s in bed with a bowl of snacks. And when it comes to snacks, nothing beats corn chips and a good cheese dip.

Two years ago, we attended a wedding in Virginia that served the best queso I’ve ever tasted. I ate more cheese that night than my entree and I’ve been dreaming of it ever since. We finally tried making our own version with this recipe for queso inspired Turkey Cheese Dip and it is the perfect movie snack. Also great as a holiday meal appetizer or afternoon grazing dish. The turkey kielbasa adds a nice smokiness to the dip and the turkey bacon a light crunch. This recipe also smelled amazing while it was simmering in our slow cooker.

This was our first time cooking with turkey kielbasa and I really enjoyed its flavour as well as how easy it was to cook with. We were able to add a lot of savoury, rich flavour with just one ingredient. The turkey bacon was also a nice light addition for texture

For more inspiration and recipes featuring turkey, visit www.ThinkTurkey.ca

Disclaimer: This is a sponsored post in collaboration with Turkey Farmers of Canada. All ideas and opinions expressed are wholly mine.

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Turkey Cheese Dip

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 2 hours

Ingredients

• 5 strips of turkey bacon
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 125 grams turkey kielbasa, diced
• 16 ounces Velveeta cheese
• 1 cup of milk
• 2 tsps smoked paprika
• 1 tbsp chili powder
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 2 tsp ground cumin
• 2-3 tbsp chopped cilantro
• Salt & pepper to taste

Instructions

1. Cook the turkey bacon following the package instructions until crisp.
2. While turkey bacon is cooking, dice the onion and turkey sausage into small 1/2 cm cubes. Dice Velveeta cheese into 2 cm inch cubes.
3. In a pan, sauté the onions and turkey kielbasa together until onions are softened.
4. Add cooked onions, turkey kielbasa, Velveeta cheese, milk, smoked paprika, chili powder, garlic powder and ground cumin into a slow cooker and set to low for 2hrs or high for 1 hour. Stir occasionally.
5. Garnish with chopped cilantro, salt and pepper to taste and chopped turkey bacon. Serve with unsalted corn chips.

Notes

Tips: Several of the ingredients in the recipe have salt already added, additional salt may not be needed.

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Eggs have always been my go to source for a quick and inexpensive protein. They’re versatile and easy to cook. My go to breakfast is usually a fried or hard boiled egg. I do get bored eating the same thing everyday though. So, in preparation for a busy week at work, The Hubby and I made a batch of Chinese Tea Leaf Eggs for a change to my instant breakfasts. This recipe adds a new level to the plain hard boiled egg.

Tea Leaf Eggs

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Leveling up hard boiled eggs

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Prep Time

5 min

Cook Time

2 hr

Total Time

2 hr 5 min

Prep Time

5 min

Cook Time

2 hr

Total Time

2 hr 5 min

Ingredients

1. 6-8 large eggs
2. 1 1/2 tbsp of black Pu'erh tea or 2 black tea bags
3. 2 whole star anise
4. 1 tbsp of rock sugar
5. 1 tbsp of light soy sauce
6. 1 tbsp of dark sauce

Instructions

1. Rinse the eggs and place in a small pot, cover with water and bring to a boil, remove the pot from heat and let sit for 10 minutes
2. Drain the hot water and rinse. Using the back of a spoon, lightly tap on the boiled eggs to crack the shell, this creates the marbling effect, place eggs back in pot
3. Cover the eggs with water and add in the tea, star anise, soy sauce and rock sugar
4. Bring to a boil and then turn heat to low, simmer for 2-3 hours

Notes

1. Pu'erh tea can be found for low price at Chinese grocery stores
2. Eggs can be eaten right away or left to marinate in the sauce, the flavour will get stronger over time
3. Like all hard boiled eggs, Tea Leaf Eggs do need to be refrigerated

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Step by Step Photos

Assemble Ingredients

Boil Eggs

Gently crack shell

Put eggs back in pot, cover with water and add in remaining ingredients

Bring to a boil and let simmer for 2-3 hours