14 Ground Turkey Recipes, Because You Have Protein Goals To Meet

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.