Anyone use ground up Turkey meat?

[Deez Nuggets]

I picked up 5lbs of it the other day and I still haven't done anything with it. It's in the freezer so it's alright but I'm curious if anyone uses ground up turkey meat? What's your recipe and how do you cook it?

I guess ground up turkey meat is like ground up beef or chicken so it shouldn't really matter how you season / cook it.

[Timma]

Like you said it's just like beef, just tastes a little different. One recipe I like to do is brown it in a pan, then add some gravy and put it over top of noodles. Fucking good!

[shiko24]

I have used turkey meat befor I make turkey burgers I just use some sort of seasoning for flavor

[K409G]

turkey burgers are good...so are tacos. if you want to make a taco salad with the seasoned turkey meat, thats always good too

[escapist]

Turkey Scramble!!!

Toss it in a pan with some egg whites, cilantro and black pepper. Mix it all up real good and add vegetables as your diet allows. I dig it with mushrooms and tomato pieces.

Also good with lime juice, hot sauce, and/or salsa fresca.

Oh yeah, be sure to use Pam in the pan.


If you can find it, ground buffalo meat is is leaner, higher in protein, and makes for a nice switch=up on occassion.

[figure_champ]

If you have a crockpot you can make turkey chili.

Brown the turkey, put it in the crockpot. Add 2 cans of brown beans, 1 can lentils, 1 can chickpeas, then pile on your spices (cayenne pepper and chili powder). Cook on low for 8 to 10 hours.

This makes a big batch which then you can put in Tupperware and freeze if you want.

[Kayak Jones]

Turkey meatballs and whole wheat pasta. Just use a an extra egg white and a little more bread crumbs if it's to lean to hold together.

[Puddles]

Turkey meatball soup. Brown some onions and garlic in a little olive oil. Deglaze the pan with some chicken stock. Add in the rest of the stock and some water and bring it to a boil and add in whatever seasonings you like. Drop in bite-sized turkey meatballs (no breadcrumbs but I add in a little egg whites and assiago cheese to make the meatballs). Then add in a couple packages of frozen chopped spinach, shreaded carrots, and chopped cellery. Let it cook long enough to cook the meatballs and to make the veggies tender. I also make brown rice on the side and add in half a cup into my bowl of soup if I want some carbs.


Ground turkey is also fantastic for stuffed peppers. Just mix some of the turkey with chopped onion, cellery seed or chopped cellery, salt, pepper and egg whites and stuff the peppers. Cover and bake at 375 for about half an hour to 45 minutes.

[mcalo4]

turkey meatloaf. out of "Eating for Life" by Bill Phillips. Good stuff.

Lots of other good recipes in there too, I recommend picking up a copy.

[BENCH355ANIMAL]

Originally posted by Kayak Jones
Turkey meatballs and whole wheat pasta. Just use a an extra egg white and a little more bread crumbs if it's to lean to hold together.

That is a staple in my diet. Yummmmm

Ground turkey is a very versatile meat. You can make chili, meatballs, meatloaf, and turkey burgers. Sometimes I roll the meat up like a hotdog, and grill them. Put'em on a hot dog bun with some low fat cheese, and coney sauce, and some diced onion......it's good. You can do pretty much anything with the ground turkey as you could with ground beef. I only used the ground turkey breast since it only has 1.5 g of fat per 4 0z serving. The regular ground turkey has somewhere like 6-8 grams of fat per serving. The turkey breast is $5.79 per lb. at my grocer, so it's get's pretty pricey.

Oh.....and it's also great for tacos, or burritos if you use the whole wheat or low carb tortillas. Damn I'm getting hungry now :)

[Megiddo]

Teriyaki turkey burgers.

I use ground white turkey, can usually get it at Wal-Mart.

I use about 2 tablespoons light teriyaki sauce and a cup of skim mozzarella per pound of meat. Mix it all up measure it out to 4 ounces each, throw it on the grill and viola. Very good stuff.

The only draw back to ground turkey is it takes forever to thaw out.

[imonboardtoo]

You can pretty much make anything woth ground turkey...love turkey burgers best. I also find you do best to cook it slightly less than ground beef so it doesn't dry out.