ground turkey recipe....................GO!

ashley1381

My brain doesn't want to work today...

what is your favorite thing to do with ground turkey. I need dinner ideas

angiegail78

I use it in tacos or taco bakes a lot.  Also chili.  I suck and have no recipes though.

dana1318a

Brown the ground turkey, then add it to rice.  Add salsa and black beans.  It's super easy and yummy (if you have good salsa) and actually really good for you!  When I used to work out with a trainer, he had me eat this CONSTANTLY.

CheriCO

either turkey burgers (with avocado, cheese and a sesame ginger soy sauce on a thin bun) or some kind of a throw together with veggies served with pasta or rice.  We often do zucchini, squash, spinach, mushrooms and sun-dried tomato pesto.

jjswife08

Tacos
Lasagna
Turkey Burgers
Turkey Meatloaf

I can't eat beef so we use ground turkey for anything that calls for beef.  DH even prefers ground turkey now!

LuvMyFurbaby

I love this turkey chili recipe: https://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Waistline-Friendly-Turkey-Chili/Detail.aspx

I omitted the beans, since I don't like them. It's very spicy as-is, if you're not a fan of spicy, omit the green chlies, and reduce the chili powder and red pepper flakes to a teaspoon each.

jessaug6

meat balls.

Augustbride

We have two fav's.

Turkey Sloppy Joe's 

Brown turkey Meat

Add about a 1/2 package of frozen peas and carrots. 

Add one can of tomato paste.  add one packet of sloppy joe spices (or use your favorite spices from your cabinet)  Add about a 1/2 cup of water then mix. (You might need more water. Simmer about 5 minutes and serve we like it with out bread but with cheddar cheese.

 

Turkey Feta Meatloaf 

Mix turkey with 8 oz of Feta and about 8-10 sprigs of fresh thyme (not the same flavor if you use dried) a cup or so of bread crumbs a little salt and pepper.  (if it's dry you can use an egg) Put it in the loaf pan and cook

 

Enjoy

jaminjeff

Rachael Ray has a recipe for Buffalo Chicken Chili that uses ground chicken but I've always used ground turkey and we love it.  Freezes well.

 

https://www.rachaelray.com/recipe.php?recipe_id=697

• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (EVOO)
• 2 pounds ground chicken
• 2 large carrots, peeled and finely chopped
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 4 ribs celery with leafy tops, finely chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 tablespoon smoked sweet paprika
• 1 bay leaf, fresh or dried
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 2 cups chicken stock
• 1/2 cup hot sauce
• 1 can tomato sauce (15 ounces)
• 1 can stewed, fire-roasted or crushed tomatoes (15 ounces)
• 1 sack whole grain tortilla chips, lightly crushed
• 3/4 pound Maytag Blue cheese, crumbled
• A handful of flat leaf parsley, chopped

Preparation

Place a large pot over medium-high heat with the EVOO, 2 turns of the pan. Add the ground chicken and break it up, lightly browning it for 5 minutes.

Add the carrots, onion, celery, garlic, paprika and bay leaf and season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring frequently, for about 7-8 minutes. Add the chicken stock and scrape up any brown bits on the bottom of the pot.

Add the hot sauce, tomato sauce and the stewed, fire-roasted or crushed tomatoes to the chili and bring up to a bubble. Simmer for 8-10 minutes more to let the flavors come together.

While the chili is simmering, pre-heat the broiler.

Spread the chips out on a cookie sheet. Top with the crumbled blue cheese and transfer to the oven to melt the cheese, 2-3 minutes. Remove from the oven and sprinkle with the chopped parsley.

Top each serving of Buffalo Chicken Chili with a few blue cheese chips.

purple4u

I make turkey tacos

turkey meatballs

or sometimes I just add spices and add it to plain marinara sauce and serve over pasta.  

MrsNash37212

This couldn't be easier. You know those Amy's Organic meals they sell in the freezer section? Buy 2 of the Mexican Casserole ones. Heat them up in the microwave while you brown the turkey with olive oil and gobs of chili powder. Mix everything together and serve. Makes a TON of food (enough for a super hungry DH, you, and leftovers for you for lunch) and literally takes 10 minutes.

ashley1381

You guys are so good to me! These all sound great! My usual go to turkey recipes are thai turkey lettuce wraps and turkey meatloaf.

I made meatloaf last week and don't have the hoison sauce of the lettuce wraps on hand. I'm obviously too lazy to grocery shop and love all of these ideas!

Mrs.NGM

This is really good and very quick and easy to throw together.  

 https://annies-eats.net/2010/04/27/creamy-taco-mac/

SoonToBeMamaP

Well, the recipe for Meatloaf on the back of the Lipton's Onion Soup Mix box is REALLY good.  I really don't like meatloaf, but I love this one!

Also, an easy chili recipe:

Ground turkey
3 cans of beans, not drained (I use garbanzo, canneloni and small white beans, and I drain them a little bit)
2 cans of diced tomatoes
1 can, Ro-Tel tomatoes
2 cans of corn (I use a bag of frozen)
1 packet taco seasoning
1 packet ranch dressing, powdered

In a stock pot, brown the ground turkey, then add the rest of the ingredients.  Simmer for 45 minutes, serve with Mexican cheese and tostitos. 

It's SO simple and SO good!!!!!!!

Jenny952

I'm not a huge ground turkey fan, but it's leaner than beef, so I use it for meatballs.  Mix a pound with about 1/2 c. breadcrumbs, a little bit of parm cheese and an egg.  Roll into little meatballs and simmer with your favorite jar sauce.  Takes about 20-30 minutes on the stove.

Otherwise, use it in anything you'd normally use beef for.

kgallia

This turkey burger recipe is THE BEST EVER.So yummy. Only thing I change is to use the WHOLE eggplant, skin and all. The skin's where most of the nutrients are.

https://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/turkey-burgers-with-roasted-eggplant-10000001995707

pghjen

turkey burgers, turkey tacos, turkey meatloaf are my go-tos.

muram0506

I use it as  substitute for grund beef all the time.  So, hamburgers, spaghetti meat sauce, tacos, stuffed peppers/cabbage, and chilli.  That's all I can think of off the top of my head.  Happy Cooking! 

KBBH

Brown it, drain it, and add some beef broth.  Add about 2 cups of elbow macaroni and simmer until the mac is soft/al dente.  Add salsa and Campbells cheese soup.  Mix it all together and you have a YUMMY tex mex type meal.

raechel25

Turkey burgers with BBQ sauce and blue cheese mixed in and avocado on the top.  So tasty, especially because I can eat the blue cheese since it gets cooked with the burger!  We also use ground turkey for pretty much anything that calls for ground beef, like lasagna (make it into roll-ups instead of one mass of lasagna, it cooks faster) and stroganoff.