Ground Turkey -How do you eat it?

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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!

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.

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!!

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

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.

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.

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

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

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!:-)