What to do with Ground Turkey!

katielove1624
katielove1624 Posts: 4 Member
edited November 17 in Recipes
I have so much ground turkey right now and I'm getting bored of turkey tacos. If anyone has any other recipes, I would greatly appreciate it!
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  • rawk_fairy_666
    rawk_fairy_666 Posts: 103 Member
    Turkey Bolognese is good. Do what you would with Ground beef.
  • wolfsbayne
    wolfsbayne Posts: 3,116 Member
    you can substitute that turkey for ground beef in anything.
  • blankiefinder
    blankiefinder Posts: 3,599 Member
    We really enjoyed this recipe from Skinny Taste Turkey Patties

    In fact, my 16 year old daughter pretty much polished them off on me :s
  • SueInAz
    SueInAz Posts: 6,592 Member
    wolfsbayne wrote: »
    you can substitute that turkey for ground beef in anything.

    You definitely can. Chili is a great option. I know it's what I'm making tonight.
  • shrinkingletters
    shrinkingletters Posts: 1,008 Member
    Turkey meatballs!

    In my Recipes I have a pretty basic one I like to use with whole wheat spaghetti and a light tomato sauce. I didn't include spices because I like to play with those.

    I also like doing turkey burgers on sandwich thins with salsa and avocado.
  • shrinkingletters
    shrinkingletters Posts: 1,008 Member
    edited April 2015
    whoops double post
  • katielove1624
    katielove1624 Posts: 4 Member
    blankiefinder wrote: »
    We really enjoyed this recipe from Skinny Taste Turkey Patties

    In fact, my 16 year old daughter pretty much polished them off on me :s
    ^^^^These look so good! Thank you for positing!

    And thank you everyone for all the great ideas!
  • Zx14chick
    Zx14chick Posts: 255 Member
    Turkey meatloaf is yummy! Or put it in a vegetable soup?
  • MamaFunky
    MamaFunky Posts: 735 Member
    Baked Egg rolls. I made them last night and they were so good. I used ground chicken breast, but you could also use ground turkey. I added chopped cabbage, carrots, water chestnuts then sauteed everything with a little bit of soy sauce and cornstarch mixed together, then rolled the mixture up in the egg roll. This was my first time making them and they were so good! Hubby loved them too!
  • avskk
    avskk Posts: 1,787 Member
    I like to just saute it up with plenty of seasoning and use it throughout the week for whatever. I'll have it the night I cook it over a bed of quinoa with salsa, toss some on a salad the next day for lunch, float another portion in some soup the next night... it's actually pretty versatile stuff and makes it easy for me to punch up my protein numbers.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    Turkey meatloaf
    Turkey bolognese
    Turkey meatballs
    Stuffed peppers
    Burgers
  • mbauer013
    mbauer013 Posts: 34 Member
    Try Jamie Eason's Turkey Muffins (google it) I love those things and I throw in a little cajun seasoning for extra spice.
  • kellyfrasher
    kellyfrasher Posts: 8 Member
    Turkey loaf!! It's like thanksgiving wrapped into a loaf. Mix the ground turkey with dry stuffing mix, chopped celery & onions, a beaten egg, milk or water to moisten & poultry seasoning, salt n pepper to taste. Bake like a typical meatloaf. So yummy!
  • Lourdesong
    Lourdesong Posts: 1,492 Member
    I make turkey meatloaf, turkey burgers, turkey tacos, and turkey chili very often.

    I attempted turkey meatballs, but I got annoyed with how much wetter ground turkey is vs. beef, and didn't feel like using more breadcrumbs to get it to the right texture. My attempt at meatballs ended up as a meatloaf, lol.
  • mrowrmeowmrowr
    mrowrmeowmrowr Posts: 288 Member
    I can attest to this. IT IS SO AMAZING.

    http://www.bigtastetrimwaist.com/2014/03/17/egg-roll-in-a-bowl-s-e-or-fp/

    Egg Roll in a Bowl- S, E, or FP
    Mar 17
    5.0 from 9 reviews

    Author: Diana
    Recipe type: Dinner
    Cuisine: Asian
    Serves: 4

    Ingredients
    2 teaspoons sesame oil (or oil of your choice if you don’t have sesame, but the sesame really makes the dish!)
    1 lb. ground pork or beef (S) or lean ground turkey (E or FP)
    6 cups finely sliced cabbage (about 1 medium head)
    1 cup shredded carrots (4g carbs per ¼ cup serving so fine for this S meal)
    1 medium onion
    chopped 3 cloves garlic
    finely chopped or minced 1 teaspoon ground ginger/ginger powder
    (if you choose fresh ginger for this recipe, you’ll need to use quite a bit and be sure it’s grated/minced very fine; I love fresh, but ground really works better in this recipe)
    ¼ cup coconut aminos (soy sauce alternative) or Bragg’s Amino
    Salt and black pepper to taste
    Chicken Broth
    Optional: 2-3 green onion stalks, finely chopped
    Optional: ¼ tsp red pepper flakes adds a nice kick!

    Instructions
    Brown the ground pork (or beef) in large frying pan until fully cooked.
    Turn heat to medium-high and add chopped onion (not the green onions yet) and sesame oil, increase heat to lightly brown the onions.
    In a small bowl, mix together the garlic, ginger and aminos and add to pan, and then immediately add the sliced cabbage and stir.
    Cook for a few minutes, stirring often, so that it doesn’t burn and so all cabbage slightly wilts and reduces in size.
    Then add shredded carrots and cook for another few minutes.
    Turn off heat, add chopped green onions, salt and black pepper to taste, stir one last time and serve warm.
    Same great taste you’ll get in an eggroll, minus the deep fried wrapper, so MUCH healthier!
  • njitaliana
    njitaliana Posts: 812 Member
    I love these and they are so easy:

    Cheesy turkey burger

    1 lb ground turkey breast
    1 cup reduced fat shredded cheddar
    1/8 tsp black pepper
    1 tsp soy sauce
    Nonstick spray

    Mix together and form 4 patties. Cook in frying pan that has been sprayed with nonstick spray. Cook on both sides, until the center of the thickest patty is cooked.
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
    We're having taco soup tonight - it's in the crock pot now.

    Browned ground turkey
    Corn
    Kidney beans
    Tomato sauce
    Taco seasoning

    Throw it the crock pot in the morning - dinner ready when you get home.

    Top with shredded cheese, sour cream, whatever you like. Scoop up with chips. We use Baked Tostitos scoop chips. Mmmm, making my mouth water...
  • punkrockgoth
    punkrockgoth Posts: 534 Member
    Damm those eggrolls sound delicious!

    I make a lot of turkey chili or I fry it up and use to top salad. You could also make a turkey salad sandwich. If you're trying to go low carb, you could wrap it in a big lettuce, chard or kale leaf. Personally, I've been on a sandwich kick as of late...
  • mistikal13
    mistikal13 Posts: 1,457 Member
    I use it like you would ground beef in casseroles, chilli, stuffed peppers, etc
  • AnikaP81
    AnikaP81 Posts: 59 Member
    I always make lasagne with ground turkey instead of ground beef and I use whole wheat lasagne noodles. Like someone said... you can do anything you would do with ground beef...
  • bstoudt369
    bstoudt369 Posts: 76 Member
    Allrecipies Black Bean Turkey Burgers. Yummy and very filling.
  • MKSamra
    MKSamra Posts: 24 Member
    bump
  • republicofsmurf
    republicofsmurf Posts: 7 Member
    Skinnytaste and Jerusalem both have good turkey burgers with shredded zucchini.
  • theresaTerriM
    theresaTerriM Posts: 28 Member
    Turkey Chili!! I found a great recipe online...

    http://allrecipes.com/recipe/simple-turkey-chili/

    Made it a few weeks ago, and my fiance and kids loved it! They added shredded cheese and had crackers on the side. I just ate it as is and it was still really good, yum! And, what I loved was how I just had to copy/paste the ingredients into MFP and it calculated all the servings and how many cal per serving too.
  • lucys1225
    lucys1225 Posts: 597 Member
    These are two good ones:

    http://thelemonbowl.com/2012/07/szechuan-green-beans-and-ground-turkey.html

    http://elanaspantry.com/green-chili-turkey-burgers/

  • dee0914
    dee0914 Posts: 1 Member
    Turkey meatballs. With or without the spaghetti.
  • amandabullock120
    amandabullock120 Posts: 110 Member

    turkey picadillo lettuce wraps
    Greek turkey gyros
    Keema with green-beans
    Curried ground turkey with potatoes(Sweet-potatoes work really well!)
  • dawn_noelle29
    dawn_noelle29 Posts: 114 Member
    dee0914 wrote: »
    Turkey meatballs. With or without the spaghetti.

    Turkey meatballs for sure - you can make all sorts of different varieties! Check out Pinterest for some meatball inspiration! https://www.pinterest.com/search/?q=turkey+meatballs
  • MsMargie1116
    MsMargie1116 Posts: 323 Member
    Hmm, lets see, Meat loaf, Spaghetti, Turkey Burgers, Chili, "Sloppy Joes", Stuffed Bell Peppers, the options are limitless... :smile:
  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    i treat it like ground beef. just be careful, its drier than beef. for that reason, i perfer to mix it with ground beef or pork. mixing the 3 together creates a great taste for meatballs, meatloaf, even hamburgers.

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