Ground turkey...some new ideas plz

I serve the Meatballs and Sauce over the Cauliflower Rice - it is really good!

Hawaiian Meatballs in Sauce
Meatballs
1 lbs Lean ground turkey or chicken
2/3 cup fine dry bread crumbs
1 large egg
2 tsp prepared mustard
1 garlic clove minced
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp splenda sugar
1/4 cup finely chopped green onion
14 oz or 398 ml can of crushed pineapple with juice or just pineapple juice

Sauce
3 tbsp chilli sauce or chilli flakes (amount to your liking)
2 tbsp low sodium soy sauce
2 tbsp brown sugar splenda
1 tbsp cornstarch
1/4 cup water

Meatballs: combine first 9 ingredients with 1/4 cup undrained pineapple until mixed well and evenly moist. Reserve remaining pineapple and juice. From chicken or turkey mixture into forty 1 inch balls. Place on greased baking sheet. Bake at 400 degrees F for 12 minutes until no longer pink. Makes 40 meatballs

Sauce: Combine chilli, soy sauce, brown sugar, cornstarch, water and remaining pineapple with juice in small saucepan. Heat and stir on medium until boiling and slightly thickened. Combine with meatballs. Makes 1 1/3 cup sauce.

Nutrition Info: 1 meatball with 1/2 tbsp of sauce
34 calories, 0.4 Total Fat, 12 mg Cholesterol, 114 mg sodium, 3 g protein, 4g carbohydrate

Cauliflower Rice with Fried Onions
1 T olive oil
1 small onion, diced small
1/2 large head cauliflower, chopped in food processor or grated by hand so the texture resembles rice
pepper for taste

Heat olive oil in small but heavy frying pan, add onion, turn heat to medium and let onions cook, prepare cauliflower

Cut cauliflower in half, remove leaves and most of the core from the half your using. cut into slices 1/2 inch thick put in food processor gently pulse.

onions are brown (8-10 minutes) add cauliflower season with pepper turn heat to medium high. Cook turning often until lightly brown (4-5 minutes)

What about turkey burgers? I do ground turkey (spices) chopped onion, chopped celery, chopped red pepper and garlic. Mix it all together and I add a little hot sauce to make it spicy! Make on the grill with lettuce and tomato and a slice of avacado! Yummy
I add the veggies in to "beef" it up a little so I am not packing too much turkey into one burger. Also you can use only half a roll with it....

I also do turkey burgers where I mix in chopped jalapenos, onion, red pepper and cook. Really tasty!

How about Asian Lettuce Wraps? I tried this recipe I got from Whole Foods & it was good! I too wanted something different to do with my ground turkey. To reduce some sodium you can use less sauce.

1 tablespoon olive, peanut or sesame oil
1 pound ground turkey or chicken
2 tablespoons minced garlic
2 tablespoons finely minced ginger
2/3 cup Teriyaki Sauce
Vegetables for filling: grated carrots, mung bean sprouts, sliced Radish, julienned cucumber
Boston lettuce leaves, rinsed and dried
Hoisin Sauce

Heat oil in a large skillet and brown ground turkey. Add garlic and ginger and saute briefly. Add teriyaki sauce and simmer for 10 minutes while preparing vegetables. Place filling and vegetables in center of a large platter, then surround with lettuce leaves. Serve with Hoisin sauce for dipping. Each person can wrap leaf with their choice of fillings, then dip in the sweet and spicy Hoisin sauce. Serves 4.

Ok- this was 8 points per serving with the old way and it serves 4

Southwestern Sloppy Joes

1 tbsp canola oil
1 onion, chopped
1 garlic clove, minced
1 jalpeno, seeded and chopped
1 tsp chili powder
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
3/4 lb lean turkey breast
1 7-ounce can mexican style corn
1 1/2 cups mild chunky salsa
1 tbsp dark brown sugar packed
4 hamburger rolls

heat the skillet over medium heat. Swirl in the oil and add the onion, garlic and jalapeno. Cook, stirring until soft- about 4 minutes. Add the chili powder and oregano and cook 1 more minute. Add the turkey and corn and cook until mixture is nearly dry about 4 minutes. Stir in the salsa and brown sugar and cook stirring until thick and the turkey is cooked about 4-5 minutes. Serve on the rolls.


ENJOY!! I hope you like it.

anything you can do with ground beef you can do with ground turkey, its just the healthier option.. but my mom just cooks it with seasoning any kind you like and we put over shredded lettuce and eat that for lunch.. its really good and isnt heavy which is why its good for lunch cause you dont feel tired after..

I use mine to make turkey burgers. They are delicious! Other than that, we usually do tacos with it.

i don't have an idea for you as to what you can do with ground turkey but i really like your comment about anything you can do with ground beef u can do with ground turkey .. that is so true.