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November 11, 2021 Main Course

How Much Turkey Breast Per Person?

Figuring out how much turkey breast to serve per person can be tricky, so we’ve done the math and made it easy for you! Whether you’re cooking for a large crowd, small group, or meal prepping ahead of a busy week – with very simple math, you’ll be able to figure out exactly how much turkey breast to make.

turkey breast sliced and served on three separate plates with serving utensils

Figure Out Who You’re Feeding

Adults will consume much more than, say, a 40-pound child will. Therefore, focus on how many full-grown humans you’ll have at your dinner table to then figure out how much turkey breast to prepare.
Remember, not all appetites are created equal. This guide outlines amounts for the average adult. But if you have a particularly hungry person coming over for Thanksgiving dinner, keep that in mind as well. For the people in your life with larger appetites, I recommend adding an extra quarter or half pound of uncooked turkey breast for just them.

Bone-In or Boneless?

Bone-In – Any bones in your meat will increase its weight. This probably goes without saying, but bones are not edible, and therefore should not contribute to how much turkey each person will eat. If you’re working with bone-in turkey breast, double the weight outlined below. To preface, if you’re cooking for 10 people, you’d aim for 5 pounds of boneless turkey breast, which would therefore equate to 10 pounds of bone-in turkey breast.

Boneless – The amounts in this post are for boneless turkey breast. The reason for this is because I highly recommend cooking boneless breast, over bone-in. Turkey bones don’t do much in terms of flavor, and in my opinion, just get in the way when it comes to eating. I’ve also noticed that boneless turkey breast is pretty easy to come by these days. Therefore, preparing boneless turkey breasts is a no-brainer.

close-up image of cooked boneless turkey breast

So, How Much Turkey Breast Per Person?

I recommend half a pound of uncooked turkey breast per person. The reason we measure by uncooked is so that you can have a precise number in mind when shopping for turkey.
So, in order to do the math for how much turkey breast to purchase per person, start with your number of guests. For this example, we’ll say you have 12 guests (don’t forget to include yourself!) attending dinner. Then, take that number of guests (12) and multiply it by 0.5, which will cut the number you started with in half. In this example, we multiply 12 by 0.5 and get 6. That means we’ll head to the store and purchase 6 pounds of uncooked turkey breast – easy!
To save you some time, I’ll also outline a few common guest amounts with the exact amount of how much turkey breast to purchase per person:

4 People = 2 Pounds Uncooked Turkey Breast

8 People = 4 Pounds Uncooked Turkey Breast

16 People = 8 Pounds Uncooked Turkey Breast

24 People = 12 Pounds Uncooked Turkey Breast

Things to Note

For little ones, I recommend reducing the amount of turkey breast for them by quarters or halves. Therefore, for one child, I’d add just a quarter (0.25) pound of turkey breast for them.
It’s always better to overestimate than underestimate! Let’s face it, turkey leftovers are great, there are so many delicious ways to use them. Therefore, if you overestimate your turkey breast amount by a couple pounds and end up with leftovers, no problem! After all, that’s better than not having enough food to feed everyone – yikes.
Add an extra half pound for particularly hungry people. Again, you’ll want enough turkey to leave everyone feeling super satisfied! And to maybe even send some people home with leftovers.

overhead image of turkey breast sliced and served on three separate plates with serving utensils

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July 13, 2021 Breakfast

Vegan Coffee Cake with Streusel Topping

Gorgeous and delicious, this vegan coffee cake is perfectly decadent. With a layer of rich cinnamon brown sugar sandwiched between two layers of fluffy, moist cake, it’s all topped with a crumbled streusel topping and sweet glaze for a perfect dairy-free, egg-free treat.

Two squares of vegan coffee cake stacked on top of each other

What Makes This Recipe So Good

Move over, Starbucks. The actual cake is SO incredibly moist and fluffy, and the crumbled streusel topping bakes up crisp and gives it just the right amount of texture. You’ll fall in love with the way this cake melts in your mouth.
It’s decadent enough for a special occasion or holiday, but simple enough to be a casual weekday treat. Enjoy it in the morning with a cup of coffee or after dinner to satisfy your sweet tooth.
This cake is perfect for a variety of dietary needs! Since it’s a vegan recipe, it’s written to be completely free from dairy and eggs. It’s also easy to make gluten free and added-sugar free, too!

Key Ingredients

All-Purpose Flour – For a vegan coffee cake that’s also gluten free, use gluten-free all-purpose flour. If your GF flour doesn’t contain xanthan gum, you’ll want to add a little so the texture is right. ½-¾ teaspoon added to the 3 cups of flour in the cake should do the trick. If your GF flour contains xanthan gum already, don’t add any extra!

Sugars – This recipe calls for 4 different sugars: granulated white sugar, brown sugar, light brown sugar, and powdered sugar. You can make it your own, though! Use brown sugar instead of granulated in the cake for a richer, warmer flavor. To cut back on the added sugars, use coconut sugar or Swerve (granular, Brown, and/or confectioners’) where appropriate.

Chef’s Tips

Like with most baked goods, the coffee cake will continue to bake a little as it cools, so it’s important that you don’t leave it in the oven too long. Bake times will vary from one oven to another and one altitude to another, so I recommend you start checking the doneness of the coffee cake around 25 minutes. Insert a toothpick or butter knife into the center of the cake – if it comes out clean or with just a few crumbs, it’s time to take the cake out of the oven!
This vegan coffee cake will keep best if you refrigerate the leftovers in an airtight container. You’ll get up to 2 weeks out of it that way, assuming it even lasts that long! If you want to store it at room temperature, an airtight container is still the way to go. It should keep 3-5 days at room temp if stored properly.
As written, this recipe is nut free, depending on the type of non-dairy milk you use. If you’d like, though, you can add finely chopped walnuts to the streusel topping for a little crunch and extra flavor!
For a vegan blueberry coffee cake, just fold ¾-1 cup fresh blueberries into the coffee cake mixture before you portion it into the baking dish.
To make vegan coffee cake muffins instead, line a muffin tin with paper liners and portion the recipe out as written – one layer of cake, the brown sugar-cinnamon filling, another layer of cake, then the streusel topping. They’ll need less time to bake, probably 15-20 minutes or so, up to 25 minutes depending on your oven. I’d start checking the doneness around minute 12 using the toothpick method. Take them out of the oven when they’re ready and finish the recipe as written below.

Squares of vegan coffee cake on a white plate

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Vegan Coffee Cake with Streusel Topping

Gorgeous and delicious, this vegan coffee cake is perfectly decadent. With a layer of rich cinnamon brown sugar sandwiched between two layers of fluffy, moist cake, it's all topped with a crumbled streusel topping and sweet glaze for a perfect dairy-free, egg-free treat.

Prep Time15 mins

Cook Time1 hr

Total Time1 hr 15 mins

Course: Breakfast, Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: dairy-free, egg free, holiday recipe

Servings: squares

Calories: 398kcal

Author: Cheryl Malik

Equipment

Oven
9×13 baking dish
Parchment paper
Small bowls (2)
Hand mixer
Large bowls (2)
Whisk (3)

Ingredients

For the Cinnamon-Sugar Filling

¾ packed cup brown sugar see Notes
½ cup all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon cinnamon

Fo the Streusel Topping

6 tablespoons vegan butter
1 packed cup light brown sugar see Notes
1 cup all-purpose flour

For the Coffee Cake

3 cups all-purpose flour
1 ½ cups granulated sugar see Notes
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
¼ cup unsweetened applesauce
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
½ cup coconut oil melted
1 ¾ cup unsweetened non-dairy milk
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar

For the Glaze (Optional)

¼ cup powdered sugar see Notes
1 tablespoon unsweetened non-dairy milk
1 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350° Fahrenheit. Line 9×13 baking dish with parchment paper.
In small bowl, mix together brown sugar, all-purpose flour, and cinnamon to create cinnamon-sugar filling. Set aside.
In separate small bowl, use hand mixer to mix together butter, light brown sugar, and all-purpose flour to create streusel topping. Set aside.
In large bowl, whisk together wet ingredients for coffee cake: applesauce, vanilla extract, coconut oil, non-dairy milk, and apple cider vinegar. Let mixture sit 5 minutes.
In separate large bowl, whisk together dry ingredients for coffee cake: all-purpose flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
When 5 minutes is up, slowly pour wet ingredients for coffee cake into large bowl with dry ingredients for coffee cake. Mix until ingredients are just combined.
Pour half of coffee cake mixture into lined baking dish. Add cinnamon-sugar filling to top of cake mixture, distributing evenly edge to edge.
Pour remaining coffee cake mixture on top of cinnamon-sugar filling layer. Crumble streusel topping over top of cake batter.
Place baking dish in preheated oven and bake 30-35 minutes. Toothpick inserted in center of cake should come out clean or with very few crumbs.
Remove baked coffee cake from oven and let cool completely in baking dish. While cake cools, whisk together all ingredients for glaze, if desired.
When cake is cool, drizzle glaze over top of cake. Cut coffee cake into squares and serve.

Notes

Sugar: Some sugar is filtered through bone char, which makes it not vegan. Use organic or unfiltered sugar, or a brand that specifically says it’s vegan.
Make it Added-Sugar Free: Use granular, Brown, and confectioners’ Swerve in place of the respective sugars listed above.
Make it Gluten Free: Use gluten-free all-purpose flour with xanthan gum.

1 square = 1 serving. Recipe yields approximately 16 servings. Actual number of servings will depend on the size of your squares and your preferred portion sizes.

Nutritional values shown are general guidelines and reflect information for 1 serving out of 16 using the ingredients listed. Actual macros may vary slightly depending on specific brands and types of ingredients used.

To determine the weight of one serving, prepare the recipe as instructed. Weigh the finished recipe, then divide the weight of the finished recipe (not including the weight of the container the food is in) by 16. Result will be the weight of one serving.

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December 21, 2020 Air Fryer

Air Fryer Garlic Bread

This super simple recipe for air fryer garlic bread produces perfect crispy, buttery garlic bread each and every time. Ready in less than 10 minutes, it’s great as a side for pasta dinners (like this Baked Feta Pasta) or to dip into pizza sauce for a quick snack or appetizer.

What Makes This Recipe So Good

This garlic bread is hot and table-ready in less than 10 minutes, so it’s perfect for easy weeknight spaghetti dinners.
It’s automatically better than store-bought garlic bread because it’s fresh and because you control the ingredients! Love extra garlicky garlic bread? Want it to be cheesier? Prefer a lighter bake for softer bread? You can make that happen!
If you’ve got older bread that needs to be eaten ASAP, this is a perfect recipe for it. Older bread will end up crispier, and really fresh bread will be a little softer.
Frozen garlic bread can go straight from the freezer to the air fryer with no thawing, so make a batch to keep on hand! Spread the butter mixture on slices of French bread and freeze them in a single layer. Once they’re fully frozen, you can transfer them to a zippered freezer bag and store them up to 6 months. When you’re ready to eat, cook them in the air fryer at 340°F for 5-7 minutes.

Key Ingredients

Bread – I love bread. I said it. I love bread. I used French bread for this recipe because it’s soft inside with a perfect crispy outer layer. You can also use Italian loaf or ciabatta.

Cheese – There’s just nothing like a great cheese. You can use any kind of grated parmesan for this recipe, but the mass-produced U.S. brands are usually imitation parmesan made with fillers. For the best flavor, buy a wedge of genuine Parmigiano-Reggiano and grate it yourself. If you’re a big cheese person, consider adding a little mozzarella or an Italian blend to your bread.

How to Make It

The full recipe & ingredients list are below, but here you’ll find a quick overview for making this recipe perfectly, along with useful tips and info!

Once you know how to make air fryer garlic bread, you’ll never make garlic bread any other way!

Mix softened butter, parmesan cheese, parsley, and crushed garlic together in a bowl and spread the mixture on slices of French bread. Place the slices of bread in the air fryer and cook for 3-5 minutes until they’re golden and crispy. Serve immediately and enjoy!

Chef’s Tips

To cook properly, the air in your air fryer has to be able to circulate around the bread completely. Place your slices of bread in one flat layer without any overlap or touching, otherwise you’ll end up with unevenly fried garlic bread.
Preheating the air fryer is not necessary, but for the quickest cook, make sure your fryer is preheated to 360°F before you put in your bread.
If you’re using an air fryer with racks instead of a basket, be sure to rotate the racks halfway through the cook time. The food closest to the heating element will cook faster, and rotating the racks ensures everything cooks evenly!
The butter can sometimes cause a little smoke in the air fryer as it melts. If you run into this issue, adding a little water to the bottom of the air fryer basket may help.

What Do We Mean By “Healthy?”

Our recipes focus on real ingredients and homemade elements. We try to avoid processed flour and sugar, like white flour or white sugar. Our recipes often swap less healthy options (like a commercial, deep-fried tostada) for an easy homemade version.

Our recipes are not necessarily low fat or low calorie, and we aren’t afraid of fat or carbs! Some of our recipes will be “skinny,” low carb, keto, paleo, dairy free, grain free, gluten free, Whole30, or vegan, and they will be labeled when they qualify for any of these diets. All our recipes are easy and family friendly!

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5 from 2 votes

Air Fryer Garlic Bread

This super simple recipe for air fryer garlic bread produces perfect crispy, buttery garlic bread each and every time. Ready in just 10 minutes, it's great as a side for pasta dinners or to dip into marinara for a quick snack or appetizer.

Prep Time3 mins

Cook Time5 mins

Total Time8 mins

Course: Appetizer, Side Dish

Cuisine: American, Italian

Keyword: freezer meal, pasta, pizza

Servings: servings

Calories: 255kcal

Author: Cheryl Malik

Cost: $5