Radical Savory Spiced Ground Turkey Recipes

SPICY TURKEY STIR-FRY WITH CRISP GARLIC AND GINGER

This quick-cooking stir-fry is packed with umami from fish sauce and soy sauce, and heat from both red-pepper flakes and fresh chile. Pungent and herbal, it's a terrific weeknight dish that's fast but never bland. The key here is to let the turkey get deeply brown, so don't move it around in the pan too much. Serve it over rice for a substantial meal, or a bed of crisp lettuce if you want something lighter.

Provided by Melissa Clark

Categories dinner, quick, weekday, poultry, main course

Time 25m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 16

Spicy Turkey Stir-Fry With Crisp Garlic and Ginger image

Steps:

In a cold 12-inch skillet, combine oil, garlic and ginger. Place over medium heat until sizzling, then continue to cook, stirring frequently, until garlic and ginger are golden brown, 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer with a slotted spoon to a paper towel-lined plate and sprinkle lightly with salt.
Add coconut oil to pan, then stir in scallion whites and cook until starting to brown, about 2 minutes. Stir in red-pepper flakes and cook for 1 minute.
Stir in turkey, raise heat to medium-high, and cook, breaking up meat with a spoon, until golden and crisp, about 7 minutes. Don't stir the meat too much, so it can turn deep brown.
Remove pan from heat and stir in lime juice, fish sauce and soy sauce. Taste and add more lime juice, red-pepper flakes, soy sauce and sugar or honey if you like.
Gently mix about two-thirds of the fried garlic and ginger into the turkey. Serve turkey over rice, topped with cilantro, basil, scallion greens and fresh chile, and garnished with remaining fried ginger and garlic.

Ingredients

2 tablespoons neutral oil, such as safflower or grapeseed
4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
1 (2-inch) knob ginger, cut into matchsticks
Fine sea salt
2 tablespoons coconut oil or more neutral oil
3 scallions, white and green parts separated, thinly sliced
1/4 teaspoon red-pepper flakes, plus more to taste
1 pound ground turkey, preferably dark meat (or use ground pork)
2 tablespoons lime juice, plus more to taste
1 tablespoon fish sauce
1/2 teaspoon soy sauce, plus more to taste
1/2 teaspoon sugar or honey (optional)
Cooked sticky or white rice, for serving
2/3 cup cilantro leaves and tender stems, for serving
1/3 cup torn basil leaves (or use more cilantro), for serving
1 fresh bird's-eye or serrano chile, thinly sliced, for serving

SAVORY TURKEY-RICOTTA MEATBALLS

I'm not one to usually do turkey in my meatballs, but I saw this recipe in the recent issue of Cooking Light and decided to try since they are lower in fat. These can be used in spaghetti, substitute for beef in Stroganoff, or serve as as appetizer with warmed marinara dip, as the magazine suggests. Ricotta helps keep the lean ground turkey breast moist. Prepare them in advance, if you like, and store in the freezer for up to three months.

Provided by CookingONTheSide

Categories High Protein

Time 35m

Yield 18 meatballs, 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

Savory Turkey-Ricotta Meatballs image

Steps:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Combine ground turkey breast with the other ingredients in a bowl and then shape mixture into about 18 meatballs.
Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
Coat pan with cooking spray.
Add meatballs, and brown on all sides.
Remove from skillet; transfer to a broiler pan coated with cooking spray, and bake for 15 minutes or until done.
To freeze: Follow cooking directions, then allow meatballs to cool to room temperature.
Place on a baking sheet, making sure they don't touch one another, and place in the freezer for an hour.
Next, transfer hardened meatballs to an airtight container, and store in the freezer.
Thaw meatballs in the refrigerator, then bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes or untinl heated.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 240.6, Fat 5.1, SaturatedFat 2.3, Cholesterol 126.4, Sodium 356.1, Carbohydrate 11.6, Fiber 0.7, Sugar 1, Protein 34.9

Ingredients

1 lb ground turkey breast
1/2 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
1 egg
1/2 cup dry breadcrumbs
1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt

SPICY AND SAVORY BROILED TURKEY BURGERS

These are some of my favorite turkey burgers. They begin with the beautiful trio of onion, garlic, and ginger and are accented with a wide range of spices. Most ground turkey comes in 20-ounce plastic-covered trays, so I usually just peel off the top, dump all the ingredients in, make patties, and throw away the package. No dishes to do, except for the cooking pan and utensil.

Provided by cdela12345

Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Turkey Ground Turkey Recipes

Time 25m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 13

Spicy and Savory Broiled Turkey Burgers image

Steps:

Set an oven rack about 4 to 5 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler. Lightly spray a broiling pan with cooking spray.
Combine turkey, onion, garlic, ginger, Worcestershire sauce, seasoned salt, Italian seasoning, cumin, coriander, chili powder, red pepper flakes, and black pepper in a mixing bowl. Mix by hand until uniformly combined. Form into 4 patties and place on the prepared pan.
Broil until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center reads 160 degrees F (71 degrees C), 6 to 7 minutes per side.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 245.1 calories, Carbohydrate 5 g, Cholesterol 112.6 mg, Fat 12.7 g, Fiber 1.2 g, Protein 28.2 g, SaturatedFat 3.2 g, Sodium 491.6 mg, Sugar 1.2 g

Ingredients

cooking spray
1 (20 ounce) package 93% lean ground turkey
½ medium onion, diced
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 (1 1/2 inch) piece fresh ginger, grated
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 ½ teaspoons seasoned salt
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1 teaspoon chili powder
½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper