The more time goes on, the more protein we’re supposed to eat, apparently — even just figuring out how much protein to eat is a chore since the numbers are so hotly debated on social media. Once you have your goal set and you’re recipe planning, though, it’s easy to get stuck in a rut with bland chicken breasts and protein pasta. But with these ground turkey recipes, you can eat lean protein meals all week long with pretty minimal effort in the kitchen.
With most recipes, you can easily switch between ground beef, ground chicken, and ground turkey. But I do think there are some special considerations to be made when you’re cooking with ground turkey, because honestly, it tends to get dry really easily. And nobody wants to eat their fifth meal of prepped ground turkey bowl knowing it’s going to be like chewing on eraser shavings (ask me how I know). These recipes all make the most of their main ingredient, and stay juicy and saucy and delicious despite turkey’s tendency to dry out. Chef’s kiss.
Greek Turkey Meatballs With Feta
One of the best antidotes to a naturally drier protein? Sauce! All The Healthy Things’ Greek turkey meatballs stay nice and juicy regardless, but with the addition of all those fresh veggies and homemade yogurt sauce, you could never accuse this turkey dish of being anything but delicious.
Turkey Bolognese
My Italian friends, please forgive me, but turkey bolognese is a recipe option for those not as dedicated to tradition. Well Plated’s recipe is ready in 45 minutes but tastes like it’s been simmering all day, which makes it a winner in my book.
Turkey Meatball Sliders
If you make a big batch of turkey meatballs for the last recipe, you have the hardest part of this recipe already done. Damn Delicious’ turkey meatball sliders are the perfect easy recipe to follow whether you have spare meatballs lying around or not, and they’ll take very little time to throw together on a busy school night.
Burger Bowls With Special Sauce
I don’t know about you, but I could quite literally always go for a cheeseburger. So, this burger bowl recipe from All The Healthy Things is high on my list to try in the coming weeks. You could get super creative with the toppings here — like bacon-and-bleu-cheese burger bowls or mushroom-and-Swiss — or keep it classic. This recipe calls for ground beef, but the blogger specifies that swapping in ground turkey is no issue at all.
Taco Sloppy Joes
Nothing on this planet gets drier than ground turkey when it’s overcooked, so a recipe like Tessie’s Table’s taco sloppy Joes is the perfect solution. Look at all that sauce! This feels like an easy kid- and adult-friendly recipe since you can customize your Joe with your choice of toppings.
Unstuffed Cabbage Rolls
All the flavor with none of the assembly? Sign me up. Princess Pinky Girl knows how to get at the heart of what makes a dish yummy, and then make the steps to getting there way easier. Her unstuffed cabbage rolls are no different. The recipe calls for ground beef, but elsewhere in her post, she says ground turkey or chicken works just as well (again, it’s a saucy dish).
Asian Turkey Lettuce Wraps
Damn Delicious’ lettuce wraps made with ground turkey might be the ultimate recipe. It comes together in one skillet, is super flavorful and high in protein, and it only takes 25 minutes start to finish. Grab some butter lettuce to scoop them up, and you really won’t even have any silverware to wash.
Easiest Burrito Bowl Meal Prep
Budget Bytes’ burrito bowls are so easy to make that it’s hard to believe they’re also so satisfying. Just brown and season your ground turkey, then add whatever burrito fillings you’d normally enjoy, like cheese, salsa, or pico, lettuce, rice, beans, you name it. This is precisely my kind of recipe — barely any cooking, plenty of flavor, and it’ll feed me many times.
Healthy Baked Ziti
Baked ziti is a satisfying, crowd-pleasing sort of dinner for when your family just wants some comfort food. This recipe from All The Healthy Things advises that you can keep the dish a little lighter and higher in protein by using ground turkey instead of the usual beef.
Easy 30-Minute Turkey Chili
Chili is a great way to use up ground turkey with pretty minimal effort, and Averie Cooks’ version is no different. It packs tons of flavor, too. Bonus points if you top it with a little Greek yogurt instead of sour cream (because protein), and yes, cheese is protein too.
Turkey-Chili-Smothered Sweet Potatoes
You will want to add some extra fiber to your diet to complement all that protein, and this dish from Budget Bytes is the perfect way to do that while also breathing new life into your leftover chili. Top a baked sweet potato (a high-fiber food) with a heap of tasty chili, then top with cheese and fresh cilantro, and serve it up.
Zucchini, Quinoa, & Turkey Sausage Stuffed Peppers
The title of the recipe is a little deceiving, but you can make this recipe with standard ground turkey — just add a little garlic and fennel to replicate that sausage flavor, Foodie Crush says. The juicy peppers help their contents stay tender, and you’ll definitely hit all your protein and veggie goals with this meal.
Turkey & Vegetable Stir Fry
Need a fast, filling, nutritious weeknight meal? Then Averie Cooks’ turkey and veggie stir fry is where it’s at. Ready in just 25 minutes, it’s a great way to curb your takeout cravings while also hitting your protein goal for the day.
Easy Tex-Mex Stuffed Acorn Squash With Ground Turkey
The acorn squashes take about an hour in the oven so this may not be a weeknight dinner solution, but Simple And Savory’s recipe is pretty easy to make. If you’re a squash lover, I think this Tex-Mex ground turkey situation will really do it for you.
20-Minute Teriyaki Turkey Bowls
Entirely Emmy is the queen of making delicious, nutritious bowls, and this ground beef bowl is the perfect recipe to sub some turkey into. It’s the perfect weeknight dinner that’s ready in 20 minutes, and you can use up all the random veggies in your produce drawer.
Juicy Grilled Turkey Burgers
I’m all for a turkey burger, but they usually come out flavorless and dry. Feel Good Foodie’s recipe calls for the perfect blend of spices to fix that and teaches you a little patty indentation trick to help them cook evenly (this helps them stay juicy).
Mini Turkey Meatloaf Muffins
Mini turkey meatloaves are not the first thing to come to mind when I’m wondering what to do with my thawed ground meat, but Haute & Healthy Living might be here to change that. They only take 20 minutes to bake, and the shredded apple and onion seem like they’d keep the final product moist. I think it’s worth a try!
Ground Turkey & Zucchini Skillet
Dinner does not have to be fancy to be good (or good for you). Budget Bytes’ turkey and zucchini skillet is filling and flavorful (you’ll need soy sauce, brown sugar, sesame oil, grated garlic, grated ginger, and chili garlic sauce). Plus, it’s ready in 25 minutes start to finish, which you really can’t beat.
So, which ground turkey recipes will you add to your repertoire?
source https://www.scarymommy.com/lifestyle/ground-turkey-recipes
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