Turkey and Red Pepper Roll Ups

This is a take off of one of Rachel Ray's recipe. Next time I will not make them with phyllo dough. Phyllo dough gets on my nerves. I'm sure it's delicious and all, but by the time I've torn those thin little sheets of dough apart and tried to get them back into one sheet by applying gobs of butter, I pretty much just want to throw it out the window. Next time I will try with pie shells or something. Pretty much anything but phyllo dough.


Turkey and Red Pepper Roll Ups
1 lb ground turkey
3 scallions, chopped
1 cup grated Romano cheese
1/2 tsp minced garlic
1 tblsp tomato paste
1 or 2 large roasted red peppers, chopped
salt and pepper
phyllo dough (if you have the patience for it)
2 tblsp melted butter
Mix together ground turkey, scallions, cheese, garlic, tomato paste, red peppers, and salt and pepper. Put in a ziploc bag with one corner cut off. Lay down one thin little piece of phyllo dough. Brush with melted butter. If you're as bad at this as I am, you then need to fix the dough. Put one more piece of phyllo dough. Brush with melted butter. Repair tears. Curse phyllo dough. Top with one more piece of phyllo dough. Butter. Repair. Curs. Threaten to order carryout. Then one more piece. Squeeze turkey mixture out along long edge of phyllo dough - approximately 1/2 inch from edge. Roll up the phyllo. Brush with butter. Repeat to make a second roll up. Bake in a 400 degree oven for 15 minutes.