Turkey pot roast, brought to you by the letters Jennie and O
I received a Jennie-O turkey post roast for purposes of review. All opinions here, however, are my own
So a couple of months ago, I made a toss-off comment in a Dominick's deals post about "what the heck is turkey pot roast?"
Well, now I know! Look what showed up on my doorstep this morning, courtesy of the nice folks at Jennie-O, who read my post and wanted to spread the word. 🙂
This was fortuitous, because I didn't have dinner plans for the evening yet. So, I opened one up...
And I cooked it... and I pulled out the bone per package directions...
And I shredded it...
And we ate it! Easy-peasy. You can oven cook or microwave this. I opted for the oven method -- it's pre-cooked, so only takes an hour -- and it shredded easily and made the house smell like Thanksgiving.
Yes, but how did it taste?
This is dark meat, which isn't Mr. Mashup Mom's favorite. He pronounced it: "OK, I'd eat it again." The boys pronounced it: YUMMY. I pronounced it: Pretty darn good. They have a nice recipe on the back for making turkey tortilla soup with the leftovers, which I may try if there are enough left. (Or just eat it for lunch tomorrow. Decisions, decisions.)
So there you go
Am I the only one who had never heard of this?
Nope! I have never heard of a Turkey Pot Roast before. That looks pretty darn good. I might have to try me one of those.
Yes, I have heard of turkey pot roast, and let me just say....I am a white meat all the way kinda girl, but, this has changed my opinion forever. I have bought several from the deli (when they have them, and they are to say the least ABSOLUTELY THE BEST THING!) i have never eaten turkey anything like this. It is so juicy, tender and flavorful! I just want to know how to cook turkey thighs or wings like this at home. The best money ever spent!
just wanted to say i love your blog 🙂
WOW, it looks super tender. My DH would love that its dark meat, I on the other hand...and miss 3, she does'nt care what we eat, she just knows she's not eating any LOL (ya, that phase)
Never in my life heard of such a thing and umm, no likey the dark meat so it would be a no go at our house. Glad y'all liked it though, nice of Jennie-O to let you give it a try. I'm partial to their turkey products; the grond turkey with italian seasoning is THE BOMB!
wow!!
I love there ground turkey.. i may have to give this a try..
oh and I tried what you do with companies I like:
I emailed ARNOLDs sandwich thins and told them what a GREAT product they have and how GREAT it was for my weight watchers..
THEY SENT ME TWO $1 OFF Q'S !!!
thanks for the tips Rachel.. you and your site rock
I e-mailed Hershey about the out-dated rancid Hershey products at CVS, they sent me one $1.00 Q on any product.
never heard of it
wonder how much it cost if it's more than 6.00 not worth for me
Looks yummy but what is retail cost?
Sodium count?
I wonder if a turkey breast slow cooked in a crockpot (with a little chicken broth for moisture) would be cheaper?
It's cool they sent you one, though. You're so lucky!
OK guys, let's see. Mine was actually stickered with a $9.49 price tag. It looks like it's sold in the deli at variable cost because it lists price per pound $3.39 and net wt 2.80 lb. I don't think I'd pay that much (wait for the turkey breast to go on sale!), but I'd buy it on sale.
Serving size 3 oz
Sodium 390 mg 16%
ingredients: dark turkey, water, less than 2% of the following: modified food starch, salt, sugar, sodium phosphate, seasoning (yeast extract, natural flavors, salt), flavoring.
Thanks for checking for us Rachel!
I agree, at almost $10 it is too high for me. But regular turkey goes on sale and freezes so well. (I guess I won't be getting any free ones! ha ha!)
Also I see I saved a $5 rebate from Jenni-o back in Feb. IP . Anyone else print one and maybe forgot ? Their are pictures on the IP showing all kinds of Jenni-o