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Ground Turkey Ideas?
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cortguitarman
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I have some ground turkey in the freezer. I'm not a fan of turkey burgers and I just don't know what to do with it. Any thoughts?
Mark
Annville, PA
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I have made meatballs out of it before.
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Meatballs, tacos, sloppy joes, mix with pork for meatloaf.....pretty much anything you normally use ground beef for is fair game.
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It works OK in spaghetti.__________________________________________Dripping Springs, Texas.Just west of Austintatious
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I've frozen ground turkey before and it does't exactly come back the same .. It's a little too soft .. mushy ... I'd say go with a meatloaf .. use plenty of breadcrumbs.
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Ground turkey meat can taste very dry. I'd suggest a moist dish, like what mighty_quinn said - tacos, sloppy joes or mix with something that holds moisture - bread. You can always add fat, but that kinda defeats the purpose of a lean ground meat like turkey.
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I'm going with a variation of Griffin's zucchini boatsMark Annville, PA
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I only use ground turkey for chili. For me it is to dry for anything else. My sister in law and her husband don't eat beef (!!!) so they use 100% in place of beef. It is not as good IMO and I don't have any religious or health restrictions preventing me from eating the real deal. I do like in chili bc less oily so I'll go 1/2 and 1/2 with turkey and beef or 3 parts turkey to 1 part beef. And like TonyA said, it seems musher after being thawed outBoom
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cortguitarman said:I'm going with a variation of Griffin's zucchini boats
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A few weeks ago I tried a turkey burger recipe in the current Cook's Illustrated; I'm really liking them (although they were a lot of work boning your own turkey), and I don't know how frozen would work, but this recipe definitely changed my mind about turkey burgers:_____________
Tin soldiers and Johnson's coming...
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Thanks for all of the ideas. The zucchini boats were really good. I sauteed peppers and onions and mixed with the turkey after I browned it. Topped them with mozzarella. I also added Tasty Licks Burger Meister rub to the turkey.
I think that the next time I'll use Asiago cheese to give them a more salty and bold flavor.Mark Annville, PA -
Make sure you get ground turkey with about 15% fat added for use as a burger. Salt & pepper then put the patties in a skillet on the stove and cover with lid. The lid keeps them moist. Cook to an internal temp of 165F and enjoy.XL BGE
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Egg the veggies and give them a quick spin in the processor and otherwise follow the recipe, replacing all the meat for turkey.Mind bendingly good.
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