Flakey Ground Turkey Pockets with Smoked Gouda

Flakey Ground Turkey Pockets with Smoked Gouda
Serves 4
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Ingredients
1 onion, diced
Extra virgin olive oil spray
1 pound lean organic free range ground turkey 
Salt and freshly ground pepper
3 tablespoons Dijon mustard 
3/4 tablespoon drained prepared horseradish
1-2 tablespoon honey
3-4 ounces of shredded smoked Gouda cheese
8 sheets Phyllo dough
 Directions


1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.  Spray a large skillet with olive oil and heat over medium high heat. Sauté the onion until soft, about five minutes.  Add the turkey and cook until just beginning to brown. Drain the meat and return to the skillet.  Season with salt and pepper.  Remove from heat and add the mustard, horseradish and honey.  (Taste now to see if you would like additional salt and/or pepper.)

2. Lay out one sheet of phyllo dough and spray with olive oil spray then lay the second sheet and spray again.  Mound 1/4 of the meat mixture and 1/4 of the cheese then fold the sides of the phyllo up and over so it makes a pocket.  Spray the top with olive oil spray.  Repeat with the remaining three.

3. Bake in the oven until the phyllo browns, 12-15  minutes.  

4.  Serve with steamed veggies and enjoy! 

The Story
 
The original recipe was from Bobby Flay's Turkey Burgers with Smoked Gouda but I'm all about the phyllo dough lately because it's so light.  So instead of buns I wrapped the ground turkey in a pocket and just mixed the ingredients in with it.  Instead of a higher calorie bun the two sheets of phyllo only adds 72 calories.

Let me just say this was so good the next day as well I had to take a photo of it. It stayed flakey even in the microwave.