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Southwestern Roasted Turkey with Green Chile Piñon Dressing

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Red and green being the go-to colors of Christmas, bringing them to the dinner table for the holiday is a no-brainer. Colorizing your turkey with them can be an interesting exercise. It’s not hard to dress a dead bird in edible flora and call it a day. We’re not all about easy, though. At least, not when it comes to food. This holiday, try out this Southwestern Roasted Turkey with Green Chile Pinon Dressing and some of these other red and green recipes at your table.

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Mole: Turkey in Chocolate Chile Sauce

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If you want your Thanksgiving bird to be a stand-out, try Mole Poblano de Guajolote (aka Turkey in Chocolate Chile Sauce). It’s just one of the great Mexicanized Thanksgiving ideas she put forth in this article at our main site. Although this recipe is for sliced poultry and only serves 4-6 people, I’m sure you can do the math and scale it up if need be.

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Mole Poblano de Guajolote (Turkey in Chocolate Chile Sauce)

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In an 1870s cookbook from Puebla there were recipes for 44 different moles but only one, Mole Poblano de Guajolote, or turkey in mole sauce, is called the National Dish of Mexico. This mole has descended from an Aztec chilemolli dish and although it’s called poblano, it doesn’t contain any poblano chiles. In this case poblano refers to the people of Puebla, birthplace of this dish. For an authentic taste, lard is used, but if that’s offensive to you, substitute vegetable oil. Also, Mexican chocolate can be used, but if you do, be sure to eliminate the cinnamon from the recipe.