Recipes for Ground Turkey??

Love_Is_My_Fuel
Love_Is_My_Fuel Posts: 211 Member
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Looking for some new recipes to use up some ground turkey :tongue: Thanks in advance everyone :love:
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  • ksprov
    ksprov Posts: 1 Member
    Last night I made turkey taco salad...brown up your meat and mix different spices (cumin, chili powder, salt, pepper, onion and garlic powder) mix with a little water and cook up with meat. made a cilantro lime dressing for salad!

    Now that veggies are in season you can cook up different squashes and scoop out middle. Add ground turkey with favorite herbs/seasons/ parm cheese and put back in squash then bake!
  • HeidiCooksSupper
    HeidiCooksSupper Posts: 3,833 Member
    There've been quite a few threads about ground turkey lately. Use the search function in message boards and you'll find a lot of good ideas. Meanwhile, here's the answer I gave to a similar questions the other day:

    Ground turkey can get dry without some veggies in it. I like to whir a bag of fresh spinach in the food processor and combine that with the ground turkey. Adds moisture and all the good aspects of spinach without much taste. It does make the color a little odder when cooked.

    Make meatballs out of the whole three pounds, cook them in the oven, and then throw them in the freezer. You can take out however many you want to eat and nuke 'em for instant hot meatballs.

    Here are some ground turkey recipes of mine:

    http://heidicookssupper.com/blog/2011/01/07/curried-turkey-meatballs/

    http://heidicookssupper.com/blog/2010/06/25/riccio-di-tacchino-turkey-hedgehogs/

    http://heidicookssupper.com/blog/2010/06/05/baked-turkey-meatballs-with-basil-lemon/

    http://heidicookssupper.com/blog/2009/03/06/moist-turkey-meatloaf/

    http://www.justapinch.com/recipes/main-course/turkey/cranberry-balsamic-turkey-meatloaf.html
  • eversosquidly
    eversosquidly Posts: 59 Member
    My mom makes turkey burgers with the 99% fat free turkey meat. She adds a little light mayo to the whole package and then divides the meat to make the burgers. They taste delicious, but I recommend pan frying and not grilling. When we grilled our burgers, they tasted like sawdust.

    My mom also made turkey meatloaf and they were FANTASTIC. She made them in muffin tins so that everyone could control their portion size. :) She added two tbsps of mayo, one egg, and two tbsps of parm cheese to two packages of ground turkey and then baked them. It was the BEST meatloaf I've ever had.
  • JamieG8991
    JamieG8991 Posts: 1,203 Member
    You know, I don't look for specific ground turkey recipes. I just use it in place of ground beef and everything I've tried so far has turned out yummy!!
  • Aquarius2242
    Aquarius2242 Posts: 8
    Google "Doc's Chilli" from the Biggest Loser, really delish and so low on cals
  • darintexas
    darintexas Posts: 20 Member
    I just made a ground turkey meatloaf w/melba toast, onion, egg whites and a diet-friendly ketchup/tomato sauce and it was super delish! Made enough so that I could freeze some and eat it later in the week. You should give it a try! Surprisingly yummy!
  • Love_Is_My_Fuel
    Love_Is_My_Fuel Posts: 211 Member
    Last night I made turkey taco salad...brown up your meat and mix different spices (cumin, chili powder, salt, pepper, onion and garlic powder) mix with a little water and cook up with meat. made a cilantro lime dressing for salad!

    Now that veggies are in season you can cook up different squashes and scoop out middle. Add ground turkey with favorite herbs/seasons/ parm cheese and put back in squash then bake!

    Thanks...both sound delicious and will try :)
  • stacyt83
    stacyt83 Posts: 14 Member
    I mixed ground turkey, shaved zucchini, and shaved carrots then made turkey patties. I grilled them on the George Foreman grill to get the extra grease out. I serve it on 40 calorie bread or by itself as an entree. You can get some great veggies and stretch your meat further.
  • Love_Is_My_Fuel
    Love_Is_My_Fuel Posts: 211 Member
    I just made a ground turkey meatloaf w/melba toast, onion, egg whites and a diet-friendly ketchup/tomato sauce and it was super delish! Made enough so that I could freeze some and eat it later in the week. You should give it a try! Surprisingly yummy!

    Never thought of using melba toast...awesome...making this tonight :) going to chop up some peppers to add too :)
  • senyosmom
    senyosmom Posts: 613 Member
    I use ground turkey in taco in place of beef. I find that no one can tell due to the taco seasoning (use low sodium for that)!
  • Maryv573
    Maryv573 Posts: 4
    This is my most favorite chili and it I stumbled upon the recipe when I was looking for a white chicken chili recipe!

    http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Terrific-Turkey-Chili/
  • FITIsTheNewPINK
    FITIsTheNewPINK Posts: 43
    Turkey Chili, not super healthy but oh so yummy.

    1 Pound Ground Turkey
    2 Cans Low Sodium Red Kidney Beans (drained)
    1 Can Low Sodium Diced Tomatoes
    A Packet Chili Seasoning
    1 Teaspoon Corn Starch
    Around 2/3 Cup Water
    1 Tablespoon Oil

    Brown ground turkey in oil, add all cans and seasoning. Add water, bring to simmer on medium/medium-high, add cornstarch and mix well. Simmer on medium for anywhere between 15 minutes to 45 minutes - the longer the better but it doesn't make a huge difference. Even better reheated the next day!
  • melindasuefritz
    melindasuefritz Posts: 3,509 Member
    spaghetti
    goulash
    sloppy joes
    any thing u w ould hamburger for just replace it with ground turkey
  • Ideabaker
    Ideabaker Posts: 528 Member
    Bump to keep the great recipes coming!
  • Mangopickle
    Mangopickle Posts: 1,509 Member
    I combined mine with a pack of pork neck bones and hominy to make Posole in the slow cooker. It was insane good. I find it is best used in wet recipes like sloppy joes and white bean chili
  • nicolen160
    nicolen160 Posts: 197 Member
    There is an excellent BBQ turkey meatloaf on Mr. Food website, hubby and I both love it!
  • dinaesia
    dinaesia Posts: 54 Member
    there are many excellent recipes for ground turkey on www.Just-a-Pinch.com.
  • dklibert
    dklibert Posts: 1,196 Member
    These were all very good.

    http://soupspiceeverythingnice.blogspot.com/2012/10/turkey-picadillo-lettuce-wraps.html

    http://soupspiceeverythingnice.blogspot.com/2013/03/turkey-lettuce-wraps.html

    http://soupspiceeverythingnice.blogspot.com/2014/05/cilantro-lime-turkey-burgers.html
  • Gidzmo
    Gidzmo Posts: 906 Member
    Looking for some new recipes to use up some ground turkey :tongue: Thanks in advance everyone :love:

    You can probably use ground turkey in any recipe that calls for ground beef. I don't know if you'd have to adjust the recipe any, though.
  • acpgee
    acpgee Posts: 7,988 Member
    Ma Po Tofu. Just replace the ground pork with turkey.

    http://chinesefood.about.com/od/tof1/r/mapotofu.htm
  • Phrick
    Phrick Posts: 2,765 Member
    I use ground turkey in any recipe that calls for ground beef, they're pretty much interchangeable. You don't need special ground turkey recipes.
  • Lozibeth
    Lozibeth Posts: 47 Member
    I love these turkey meatloaf muffins:

    http://danicasdaily.com/simply-filling-turkey-meatloaf-muffins-2-points

    And I make these spinach feta turkey burgers regularly:

    http://www.eatliverun.com/spinach-feta-turkey-burgers/
  • rlmassman84
    rlmassman84 Posts: 91 Member
    I do meatballs with a pound of ground turkey, half a cup of seasoned bread crumbs and two egg whites. Some times I will add spinach or other seasoning, but usually keep the core ingredients the same. Rather than bake them right away I freeze the meatballs individually and then I have a quick and easy meal I can grab right out of the freezer. Bake the meatballs at 375 degrees for approximately 15 minutes (until well browned).

    I will add these to spaghetti or make a meatball sandwich or even just throw them in a crockpot with some sauce for an easy appetizer.
  • terra32907
    terra32907 Posts: 33 Member
    Skinnytaste.com has some excellent recipes for ground turkey. They have an asian meatball recipe that is amazing. Earlier this week we had their sloppy joes and I substituted ground turkey for the ground beef and it was BEYOND FABULOUS! I ate the leftovers over spaghetti squash instead of on a bun to save the carbs and that was delish too!
  • dpwellman
    dpwellman Posts: 3,271 Member
    Brown and smother with Rotel Chili Fixins. . . instant chili! Woohoo!

    Also:
    1: Whisk four large eggs or 3/4 egg whites. Season with salt, pepper chives. Scramble cook until not quite done.
    2: season ground turkey with salt, white pepper, crushed red pepper and sage, brown, and set aside
    3: in same skillet, brown home fries, chopped green peppers and a bit of chopped red onion Don't forget to season with salt
    4: Re-incorporate turkey, eggs. Cook, folding occasionally until eggs are done.
  • ThinLizzie0802
    ThinLizzie0802 Posts: 863 Member
    https://www.hiddenvalley.com/recipe/990/ranch-meatloaf-patties-provided-by-food-networkreg/

    Ranch Meatloaf Patties (but I used a dry pack of ranch dip mix and fresh breadcrumbs instead)
  • raggiemom
    raggiemom Posts: 139 Member
    bump
  • ksy1969
    ksy1969 Posts: 700 Member
    Looking for some new recipes to use up some ground turkey :tongue: Thanks in advance everyone :love:

    Hmm, anything that you use ground beef in. Lasagna, spaghetti meat sauce, taco meat etc......
  • lore11a
    lore11a Posts: 166 Member
    Bump
  • sc003ro
    sc003ro Posts: 227 Member
    TURKEY MEATLOAF
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