37 Best Ground Turkey Recipes for Quick Satisfying Dinners
Baxter Miller
Recipe Roundup

Our 37 Best Ground Turkey Recipes for Easy Weeknight Cooking

A great turkey dinner doesn’t always mean it’s Thanksgiving—with these easy ground turkey recipes, you can enjoy fall’s favorite bird all year-round.

Let’s talk turkey. Specifically, ground turkey. Quick-cooking, whole-family-pleasing, and endlessly versatile, this weeknight dinner staple is the canvas for a treasure trove of tryptophantastic easy meals. Whether you’re looking for simple pasta dishes, hearty stews, or fun, flavorful spins on classiccomfort foodslike meatloaf andburgers, we’ve got ground turkey dinner ideas for literal days! (Especially those days when you need dinner to happen in a flash.)

We tend to favor regular ground turkey, which includes dark meat from the turkey legs. It’s richer and less prone to drying out than lean ground turkey breast. However, the two are relatively interchangeable, so feel free to use whatever you have on hand. You should also feel free to swap ground turkey into any of your favorite ground meat recipes likeshepherd’s pieor enchiladas—we love a turkeylettuce wrap. Below we’ve compiled a few of our favorite ground turkey recipes, each one primed and ready for dinner tonight.

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    Pistachio and Pomegranate Meatballs (Kufteh-Ye Pesteh-o Anar)

    Herby meatballs get flavored with pistachios, tangy pomegranate, and grape molasses in this easy ground turkey recipe fromNajmieh Batmanglij. Wrap each juicy bite in lavash and lettuce.

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    Turkey Chili

    Change this “no recipe” recipe up however you like, with additions like black beans or white, chopped sweet potatoes or frozen corn, and garnishes like cheese, chopped onions, and sour cream. Pack leftovers intostuffed peppers—or wrap in tortillas for unconventional turkey tacos.

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    Spaghetti Pie

    Spaghetti serves as the “crust” on this playful dish, which has a super cheesy blend of ricotta, mozzarella and Parmesan for richness and flavor.

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    Adobo-Glazed Mini Turkey Loaves

    Brush mini loaves of ground turkey with a smoky, sweet, and tangy glaze made with chipotle adobo sauce, honey, and lime juice.

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    Turkey Cheddar Burgers

    Slather thick, juicy, cheese-stuffed turkey burgers with sun-dried tomato mayo for a bright taste of summer in every single bite.

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