Ground Turkey Recipes

What do you use ground turkey for? I know you can just replace it for ground beef. Does anyone have any good recipes? I rarely buy ground beef, but I'm getting in a rut with the same ol recipes..so thought I'd try some ground turkey.

I am making turkey spaghetti tonight. :) I have also used it for tacos. I can't tell the difference.

umm...I have a recipe for a turkey pot pie casserole somewhere - it wasn't too bad (I added too many peas & carrots to mine). I'll have to dig it up.

Kristy and Vanessa,
Those dishes sound great ~ could I get the recipes from you?

I just go the quick and easy route, since Jake is usually grabbing at my legs. :) For the spaghetti, I brown the turkey and add it to spaghetti sauce (I like Classico Sun Dried Tomato) and for sides we have salad and low-fat crescent rolls. For the tacos, I just brown the turkey and follow the directions on the taco seasoning. I usually chop us some onion & tomato to go on top. Let us know how your dishes turn out! :)

You can replace turkey for beef in any recipe, I think. I've made meatloaf patties, dirty rice w/beef (turkey) lately. Tastes really good!

Turkey Biscuit Potpie

1 lb groud turkey
3 TBSP flour (all-purpose)
2 C milk
2 1/2 C frozen peas & carrots, thawed
1 tube (11 oz) refrigerated buttermilk biscuits

In a large skillet, cook turkey until no longer pink; drain.

In a large saucepan, combine the milk and flour until smooth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in vegetables and turkey. Transfer to a greased 8-in square baking dish.

Separate biscuits; place over turkey mixture. Bake at 400 for 12-15 minutes or until biscuits are golden brown. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.

I think it would be good if you added some chopped up potatoes and some other veggies.Also I used two small tubes of biscuits instead of the big tube and it turned out fine. It's a fairly quick recipe too, which is what I like about it. And feel free to add salt/pepper to the milk - I just didn't put it in the recipe.

I make turkey chili alot and I also recently made rachael rays tex mex mac and cheese with beef and peppers substituting turkey.... yummy! :)

I mix ground beef and ground turkey together so its about half the fat and taste really good!

Thanks ladies!! I made a dish with ground turkey and no one even noticed the difference that it wasn't ground beef :D

We have turkey feta burgers alot.

1 pound ground turkey
1 package of tomato basil crumbled feta cheese

Mix it together and make patties and grill. They are YUMMY!

A friend of mine used ground turkey for a lettuce wrap recipe. It was yummy. I am sure a recipe can be found online somewhere. :)

Okay so is my family the only family that DID notice a difference? I can tell one, though I don't think it was a bad difference personally however the rest of the fam did notice and didn't seem to like it as much?

I use groud turkey all the time. Tonight I'm making Fiesta casserole (turkey, salsa, mac&cheese, black beans). I always use turkey in lasagna, chili and for meatballs. I also like to mix turkey with salsa, make patties and broil. Top with sauted mushrooms and yum!

OOOHHH Kandi do you think you could get the recipe from her for the lettuce wraps.

[QUOTE=Cyndie] I'm making Fiesta casserole (turkey, salsa, mac&cheese, black beans). QUOTE]

Can I get the measurements on this? I think they would like this :upthumb

I don't use ground beef at all anymore. I use turkey for everything - burgers, tacos, meatballs, meatloaf, etc. It does have a different texture though so I usually add more breadcrumbs to the meatloaf & burgers. And I think I also season more heavily than I do beef.