Ground turkey...some new ideas plz

I love to make mine into patties and grill them like a burger.Throw a little cajun seasoning on them or lawry's seasoning salt for my flavor or try Mrs. Dash if you don't want the salt. Very yummy. I also love ground turkey in lasagne.

I like to make stuffed green peppers and instead of use ground beef, use ground turkey.

Do you like sloppy joes? I have a great recipe for that.

It's a weight watchers one...let me go see if I can find the book brb

Spaghetti or Lasagna... I also do the burgers and tacos.

Also, I know the helper is processed and all but I've used it in Whole Grain Hamburger helper before.

lettuce wraps, sloppy joes, sweedish meatballs, etc. Look up some recipes on here and other places for some new ideas.

Okay....I know you said no meatloaf recipes BUT even kids love these....

Mini BBQ Meatloafs

Mix ground turkey with bbq sauce and cracker or breadcrumbs....shape into balls

Spray muffin tin with Pam or Canola oil spray and put a ball into each muffin tin hole.....top with shredded cheddar

Bake at 350 degrees for 40-60min depending on your oven....just keep checking it! Yum!



Also your could use in place of beef to make Burger Bundles.....just shape meat into logs and brown them....
put in crockpot with cream of mushroom soup....very good with mashed potatoes!!

Turkey burger! Add onion and garlic to the meat. Top with a low fat slice of chese, some avacado and even salsa!

You can make small to medium meatballs with the ground turkey and use in dishes such as the following:
- brown the turkey meatballs in olive oil in a frying pan. When brown add rinsed and drained sauerkraut, 2-3 cups to 1 lb of turkey (sprinkle with caraway seed, cover and steam for 20-30 minutes). You can add chopped garlic and onion to the browning turkey.
- make curried turkey meatballs and serve over quinoa or brown rice (you can make your own curry with cumin, turmeric, coriander, ginger, paprika and chili pepper powder - leave out the chili pepper powder if you want a "sweet" curry). You can add plain yogurt to the curry sauce just before serving (stirring in gently); if refrigerating before serving leave out the yogurt until you heat the sauce before serving. Many curried lamb recipes give you the proportions for the spices, although about 1/2 tsp each is fine, except 2 tsps for the coriander (ground seed).

Turkey Burgers: mix in some fresh chopped cilantro and fresh chopped garlic (I love these and am not a big cilantro fan)
Lasagna: Use the ground turkey in place of beef/sausage. Replace some of the noodles with zucchini ribbons.

I just brown a pound of turkey... throw in some chili powder, 1 can of whole kernel corn and 1 can of unsalted diced tomatoes... its so simple but for some reason I love this turkey tex mex dish. Then I eat it on a tostada.. yum!

Turkey pita burgers with red onion, feta and tzaziki sauce!

I made these Sesame-Soy meatballs and they were phenomenal :

http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/sesame-soy-meatballs-50400000107425/

I made a pot of basmati rice and steamed broccoli, and some sesame sauce cooked up on the stovetop (think sesame oil, soy sauce, some cornstarch, etc, you can find a recipe online. I forget what I used).

oh my lord...Cauliflower Rice ? I cant wait to try it

Stuffedd bell peppers - I prefer the yellow and orange. Cut off the tops of the bells and dice them along with fresh mushrooms, an onion, garlic. Saute the turkey and all of the diced veggies until the turkey is pretty much cooked. Stuff each bell pepper with the mixture and bake at 350 for about 30 minutes or until the bell pepper is to your liking. Make sure to spray the cookie sheet under the peppers or the bottoms will burn. I'll sometimes add breadcrumbs to the mixture if I have extra calories that day - really helps soak up all the extra juice and is super yummy!

I have copy & pasted these from my blog- they are yummy!!


Indian Keema Mattar (Spicy minced (Ground) turkey with peas)

This tastes best with whole roasted spices ground in a pestle & mortar/ food processor. Failing that, use the ready ground powdered variety.

This is really quick but packed with flavour.

Serve this with some bread- I reccomend a mini naan bread (I have included the calorie count of 1 mini naan per person) but can also be served with pitta, chappati or other ethnic flatbreads. Also, serve with a fresh indian style salad, made with sliced tomatoes, red onions and fresh coriander (Cilantro)

220 calories per person- including mini naan bread

Ingredients:

1 pack lean minced (ground) Turkey- about 500g
1 large onion, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, crushed
Thumb sized piece of fresh ginger root, finely chopped.
1 tsp ground turmeric
2 tsp garam masala- or curry powder
1 hot chilli pepper, chopped
1 tin of garden peas
4 mini naan breads
2 beef or lamb stock (boullion)cubes, dissolved in water.
1/4 cup chopped fresh coriander (Cilantro)

Method:

Brown the meat in a non stick pan withthe onion, garlic, ginger & chilli. Add the stock and stir, add the turmeric, garam masala & peas. Simmer for about 10 mins until most of the liquid has dissolved. Serve hot with the naan bread & salad

AND

Greek Meatball Stew.

I love Greek flavours, the subtle spicing and herbs. I have made these Greek meatballs and tomato sauce before using lamb but they work very well with lean turkey mince (ground turkey).

As Turkey has a tendancy to fall apart- these meatballs are baked in the oven in a dish with the sauce added halfway through.

Serves 4: 265 cals per portion.

Ingredients- for the meatballs

500g (17.6 oz) Lean turkey mince (Ground Turkey)
1 egg, beaten
1 tsp Garlic Salt
1 tsp Ground Cinnamon
2 tsp oregano (Fresh, if you can get it- otherwise dried is fine).
1 tsp mint (Ditto above)
2 tsp grated lemon zest

Ingredients- For the Sauce

-1 large Jar tomato Passata, or 2 x cans chopped tomatoes (add extra cals if using these)
-2 cloves garlic, crushed
-1 tsp white sugar
-1 tbsp dried mixed herbs/ oregano
-Handful fresh flat leaf parsley (optional)
-1 large red onion, cut into wedges
-1 aubergine (Eggplant) cut into small wedges
-2 x Courgettes (Zucchini) Cut into small wedges
-80mls (1/3 cup) of red wine
-60g (4 tbsp) Crumbled reduced fat feta cheese
- 30 pitted black olives
- 2 tbsp lemon juice.

Method:

Step 1- In a large bowl, mix the turkey, garlic powder, cinnamon, lemon zest, mint, oregano, S&P & egg together. Chill mixture in the fridge for at least 30 minutes to firm.

Step 2: Heat the oven to 220 degrees celcius/ 425 degrees Farenheit. Meanwhile, shape the turkey mixture into meatballs- medium sized. Put the meatballs in a non stick, ovenproof casserole dish. Add the onion wedges, aubergine wedges (eggplant) and courgette wedges (Zucchini) in and around the meatballs & spray with 1 cal spray oil. Turn the oven down slightly and bake for 10 minutes.

Step 3: Meanwhile, in a separate pan on top of the stove, sautee the garlic & add the passata/tomatoes & warm through. Season with S&P, the sugar, the herbs & lemon juice. Add the red wine and stir through.

Step 4: Pour the tomato sauce over the meatballs & veggies. Continue baking for a further 15 minutes.

Step 5: Sprinkle the top with the olives, parsley & Feta cheese.

Serve with toasted wholemeal pitta & green salad (Not included in calorie count)


Optional- Add chilli flakes/ cayenne pepper to the meatball mixture and/or sauce for a kick!