Ground Turkey -How do you eat it?

shellrae1973

In my effort to eat more healthy and experiment with different foods I thought I would try ground turkey. The only place I could find it was at costco so of course I had to buy a huge amount. I made spagetti sauce with it last night and I really didn't like the taste of the ground turkey. Now I have all of this ground turkey and I am not sure what to do with it. If I mix some of the ground turkey with ground beef will the beef flavour overpower the ground turkey flavour? Does anyone have any good recipes with ground turkey that doesn't take so "turkeyish"?

GRRR I really hate wasting food!!!!!

cdemoura14

turkey meatballs, turkeyloaf, turkey tacos, ground turkey lasagna! since i discovered ground turkey I rarely use ground beef!

BrettPGH

Turkey burgers mate. They're responsible for a whole lot of my weight loss. Just use it like you would ground beef. Add some seasoning and cook up some patties.. voila!

Hedone

I use groung turkey all the time. I make turkey meatballs with some tandoori spice in it. I stuff peppers with it and bake it in the oven. Pretty much anything you can do with ground meat, you can do with ground turkey. Good luck.

Lutiebelle

Anything you can do with ground beef you can to with ground turkey. Adding spices helps the blandness.

MamaDee2

Anything you use ground beef for you can use ground turkey for. It's great!

Rviernow

Try tacos or chili with it. My family doesn't notice much difference when I cook it that way.

louisyanna

maybe a chilli that should help overpower the turkey taste, and try adding a beef stock cube whne you fry off the meat.

sc1572

skinnytaste.com

jwaitman

I use it to make chili and have also used it in taco's.

Legalchica

chili

gettingstronger

Anywhere I would have used ground beef. I have never noticed a difference in taste. I love turkey burgers myself. If you don't like the taste, add in some spices to liven them up. Most of the things I use ground turkey in are already flavored well. Like in casseroles, soups, stews, tacos, sloppy joes, chili, ect.

hazelbliss6

Ground turkey sausage has much more flavor than plain ground turkey, so maybe next time you shop get that instead until you are more used to the flavor. Ground turkey can be a lot like tofu... not much flavor until you learn how to spice it up, but that's a good thing too b/c it opens up tons of options. Enjoy your discoveries!

p.s. Garlic powder or onion powder can be a great way to get the flavors started in the right direction!

marycmeadows

check out this recipe I posted on my blog..... It's delish!
http://marysforkandspoon.blogspot.com/2011/08/three-bean-turkey-chili.html

I also use ground turkey to make taco salads. put low sodium taco seasoning on it - you'd never know it was turkey!

Skinnymomma11

I use ground turkey in anything!! Once u used to it, u will love ground turkey. Ground Beef is history! it make me sick when Ground Turkey doesnt... so try www.skinnytaste.com...
good luck!

Katbaran

I'm making turkey chili today: Ground turkey, red and green peppers, onion, diced tomatoes, plain tomato sauce, a little garlic and spices. I've made it before and it was good! Turkey meatballs, turkey burgers--both with lots of herbs and spices.

catundra75

I make a turkey meatloaf that tastes really good. The trick to using turkey is to SPICE the heck out of it. I also add some tabasco sauce (not a lot) to the meatloaf and it helps.

AHealthierRhonda

I make sloppy joes or Manwich's with ground turkey. I find my daycare kdis eat more when I make it this way than with beef! I lvoe the flavor and prefer ground turkey over beef. Have used it with tacos, meatloaf, meatballs, burgers, fajitas,..... anyway you use beef!!

lucyrose_

YUM!! Minced turkey is delicious... I use it to make burgers! Mix up the mince with some grated onion, garlic and then add some thai green curry paste! Serve it wrapped in a lettuce leaf with some roast sweet potatoes and you've got my favourite meal!!

12skipafew99100

Ground Turkey BREAST is so much better than plain ground turkey in flavor and texture.

Hirundo

In my effort to eat more healthy and experiment with different foods I thought I would try ground turkey. The only place I could find it was at costco so of course I had to buy a huge amount. I made spagetti sauce with it last night and I really didn't like the taste of the ground turkey. Now I have all of this ground turkey and I am not sure what to do with it. If I mix some of the ground turkey with ground beef will the beef flavour overpower the ground turkey flavour? Does anyone have any good recipes with ground turkey that doesn't take so "turkeyish"?

GRRR I really hate wasting food!!!!!

Yes i see what you mean with the spagetthi sauce... You can't really just replacing beef with turkey hoping it'll be the same, the taste is really different... Wait a day or2 and taste your spaghetti sauce again without expecting your sauce to taste as usual and you might find it just different and actually like it .. that's how it happened for me ...

Now i love ground turkey and its a very good option for burgers, tacos, rice, macaroni, meat balls and what not... It's a very good and healthy lean meat...

jillcwhite

To get used to the taste of turkey meat, try buying the ground dark turkey meat instead of the breast. I get mine at Whole Foods. Family likes the taste better when cooking with it. We use it in burritos, spagehetti, meat loaf basically anytime you used ground beef.

Ambrogio1

Buy that bulk stuff at costco. I get the one at sams.

I take 40 oz if that mix it in a bowl with 3 slices whole wheat, 1-2 eggs (maybe whites)
SEason the hell out of it. And make a loaf. a searving is 4 oz but I do 8-12. Some nice meals for the week.
If you do not like the taste of then season the HELL out of it. You can get createive with that too. Add Veggies, Cheese, Onions, Peppers...Whatever your little heart desires.

ALSO!

Make a burger.
4 oz turj burger on arnolds 100 cal bread
1 slice of american cheese
Then I make sauce to pumble on top!!!
1 tbpsn of low fat mayo, 1 tbpsn of ketchip, 1 tbspn of relish. ITs like big mac sauce and comes out to like 65 calores.
I throw 2 4 0z burgers on that and feel like I am cheating when its sick healthy for you

Turkey Meat=GAME CHANGER!!! So good for you

Good Luck

rblair_22

make turkey salsa! I found this recipe in the biggest loser family cookbook. you take 1 pound of ground turkey (salt and pepper it) and cook it in a skillet like you would for tacos. Then while it is still warm take 1 cup of your favorite salsa and mix them together. Put it in the fridge so it will cool and then enjoy. The cookbook says to spoon the turkey salsa into tostitos scoops (10 scoops is a serving) for a healthy snack. I'm sorry, I'm at work so I don't know what the calories are, but if you are interested, let me know and once I get home I will post the nutritional value.

rita27ny

Try ground chicken if you don't like the taste of ground turkey. I prefer ground chicken.

YogiGirlLucy

Turkey burgers. Definitely add some spices. I like Cumin a lot, with some pepper and garlic powder. I also add in a dash of Trader Joe's Sweet Chili Sauce for flavor and to make it moist. I take my "burger" and put it in a iceberg lettuce leaf, with some mustard, heirloom tomato slices, cucumber slices, avocado and a slice of mozzarella cheese.

Also, chili, tacos, turkey meatloaf and spaghetti sauce. You can cook some spaghetti squash to use in place of pasta for a super low cal meal. Just bake a whole spaghetti squash at 450 for 45-60 minutes, cool, cut open and scrape (be sure to remove seeds first). Drain, plate and pour some sauce on top.

You can do wraps -- cook ground turkey in a pan with spices and chopped up veggies, use iceberg or butter lettuce to create wraps. I like to use spicy spices for this, and add a little ground up peanuts on top of the turkey mixture once you put it in your wrap.

You have a lot of options, be creative ... and definitely use spices and other foods to enhance the experience!

Lucy

SouthernArt77

I have found that adding a beef bouillon cube or two while browning the turkey helps mask the turkey taste that seems to overpower some dishes to me. Of course, it will increase the sodium, so you'll want to cut back the salt in the rest of your recipe.

czechsmate

I use ground turkey in place of ground beef for any recipe...we can't tell the difference anymore!

JacMarieSTL

Just like you would Ground Beef.

My FAVORITE, is my "mock" Chipotle bowl.

ground turkey made with taco seasoning (I add extra cayenne pepper)
When the turkey is done, add 1/2 cup black beans, and 1/2 cup corn (I prefer frozen) and just heat until the beans and corn are hot.

I then add 1 tbsp of Philadelphia Santa Fe Cooking Creme. It's almost like a sour cream/salsa all in one!

I mix it all together with lots of crunchy romaine lettuce. This is one of the many turkey staples I have in my house.

lupa01

I don't eat beef or pork so I use ground turkey for everything that requires beef. Turkey burgers are the best! With about two pounds of ground turkey, I use Lipton onion soup mix, a little worcestershire sauce, minced garlic, seasoning salt, pepper, and one egg. You don't need much of the seasoning salt, and the mixture may come out kind of 'loose' (not exactly soupy but not firm either), but shape them into patties anyway, and trust me, they will be moist and juicy, just good!! I put them in a pan on medium heat and cover them up. If you are using a pan that is not non-stick, you may want to spray it with a little cooking spray. Let them cook for about ten minutes on each side, and uncover them for a few more minutes, flipping them over just to brown them on each side. Delicious! Or, you can always grill them, which I also love. You can also use ground turkey to make enchiladas, tacos, turkey meatballs (just do the same thing for the burgers but add breadcrumbs; I use broken up whole wheat bread and that works fabulous!), queso dip, all kinds of stuff.lol Oh yeah, and, you can also add chopped bell pepper and onions to ground turkey for any dish. It really enhances the flavor. The key to ground turkey is knowing how to season it. I hope this helps! Good luck!:-)

idauria

To get used to the taste of turkey meat, try buying the ground dark turkey meat instead of the breast. I get mine at Whole Foods. Family likes the taste better when cooking with it. We use it in burritos, spagehetti, meat loaf basically anytime you used ground beef.

Except the dark meat has a lot more fat and cals in it. It's no better than buying regular ground beef. In fact 93% lean ground turkey is pretty similar to 93% lean ground beef in terms of fat and cals. I say as long as you're buying as lean as possible it doesn't matter if you're eating beef or turkey.