10 Nutritious Turkey Recipes You Must Try


Wondering what you can prepare for this Christmas? Whatever it is, it has to be the best and should be remembered by your friends and relatives for years to come, right? If that is what you want, then you have arrived at the right place.
These amazing turkey recipes will for sure make this Christmas the most memorable one! Can’t wait to check out what they are, can you? Read them and prepare one of the best dishes you would have ever tasted!

1. Turkey Cheeseburger Meatloaf:


Ingredients:
  • Turkey bacon
  • Ground turkey
  • Oil
  • Cheese
  • Egg
  • Chopped onion
  • Egg
  • Brown sugar
  • Tomato ketchup sauce
  • Ginger garlic powder
  • Black pepper
How To Make?
  1. Heat oil in a pan.
  2. Roast turkey bacon in oil until it turns crisp.
  3. Mix ketchup and brown sugar. Keep the mixture aside.
  4. Mix cooked turkey with ground turkey, chopped onion, cheese, egg, ginger garlic powder and black pepper. Mix well.
  5. Transfer the mixture into a baking tray. Add the ketchup and brown sugar mixture to it.
  6. Bake in a preheated oven (175 degree Celsius) for 30 minutes.

2. Turkey Chilli:


Ingredients:
  • Ground turkey
  • Oil
  • Tomato puree
  • Beef broth
  • Chopped green chilli, coriander and onion
  • Green bell pepper
  • Sour cream
  • Cheddar Cheese
  • Tomato paste
  • Chilli pepper flakes
  • Taco seasoning
How To Make?
  1. Heat oil in a deep pan.
  2. Add turkey, taco seasoning, tomato paste, chilli pepper flakes and coriander. Beat well for 30 minutes.
  3. Add beef broth, tomato puree and chopped green chillies. Beat well for 15 minutes.
  4. Heat oil in a pan. Fry onions and green bell pepper in it.
  5. Transfer fried mixture to the pan. Stir for 15 minutes.
  6. Transfer the cooked mixture in a bowl. Garnish with sour cream.

3. Turkey Stuffed Peppers:


Ingredients:
  • Green bell pepper
  • Ground turkey
  • Olive oil
  • Chopped onion, tomato red bell pepper and yellow bell pepper
  • Tomatoes puree
  • Italian seasoning
  • Sliced mushrooms
  • Spinach
  • Garlic powder, salt and pepper
How To Make?
  1. Cook turkey in a pan with oil till it turns brown.
  2. Drain it in a bowl.
  3. Take fresh oil in the pan. Add chopped onions, mushrooms, spinach and red and yellow bell pepper. Cook well. Add the turkey to the pan. Mix chopped tomatoes, tomato puree, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, pepper and salt. Cook well.
  4. Bake green bell pepper in a preheated oven (175 degree Celsius) for 10 minutes.
  5. Stuff the mixture from step 3 in baked green bell peppers.
  6. Cover stuffed green bell peppers with aluminium foil. Bake for 15 minutes.

4. Ground Turkey Casserole:


Ingredients:
  • Ground turkey
  • White sugar
  • Tomato sauce
  • Sour cream
  • Cream cheese
  • Raw egg noodles
  • Cheddar cheese
How To Make?
  1. Mix sour cream and cream cheese. Keep aside.
  2. Heat oil in a pan. Cook ground in it.
  3. Keep turkey aside. Take fresh oil in the pan. Add tomato juice and sugar to it. Cook well.
  4. Mix mixture in step 1 and step 3.
  5. Cook egg noodles as instructed.
  6. Keep one layer of cooked noodles in a baking tray. Place turkey layer over it. Coat with the mixture made in step 4.
  7. Garnish with cheddar cheese.
  8. Place the baking tray in preheated oven (175 degree Celsius) for 40 minutes.

5. Pumpkin Turkey Chilli:


Ingredients:
  • Oil
  • Chopped onions, green and yellow bell pepper and tomatoes
  • Ground turkey
  • Minced garlic
  • Salt
  • Sour cream
  • Black pepper
  • Chilli powder
  • Pumpkin puree
  • Cheddar cheese
How To Make?
  1. Heat oil in a deep pan. Cook chopped ingredients and garlic in it.
  2. Add ground turkey.
  3. Add chilli powder, pepper, pumpkin puree and salt. Beat for 20 minutes.
  4. Garnish with sour cream and cheddar cheese.

6. White Chilli With Ground Turkey:


Ingredients:
  • Chopped onions and green chilli
  • Ground turkey and chicken broth
  • Dried oregano
  • Cumin and cinnamon
  • White pepper
  • Shredded cheese
  • Minced garlic
How To Make?
  1. Heat water in a deep pan.
  2. Add chopped ingredients, turkey, cumin, white pepper, garlic, cinnamon and oregano.
  3. Add chicken broth and cook for 20 minutes.
  4. Add Cheese and let it melt.

7. Ground Turkey Soup:


Ingredients:
  • Ground turkey
  • Water
  • Beef cube
  • Pearl barley
  • Potato cubes
  • Shredded cabbage
  • Sliced carrots
  • Oil
How To Make?
  1. Heat water in a deep pan.
  2. Add cabbage, potatoes, beef cube and carrots. Cook them for 20 minutes.
  3. Cook ground turkey in a pan for 60 minutes.
  4. Add Barley and cooked turkey to the deep pan and cook for 25 minutes.

8. Healthy Turkey Loaf:


Ingredients:
  • Chopped onion
  • Yellow and red bell pepper
  • Ground turkey
  • Egg
  • Bread crumbs
  • Lemon pepper
How To Make?
  1. Mix all ingredients to make a dough.
  2. Make small loaf shapes with the dough.
  3. Bake for 30 minutes in preheated oven (175 degree Celsius).

9. Turkey Burgers:


Ingredients:
  • Ground turkey
  • Feta cheese
  • Sliced kalamata olives
  • Dried oregano
  • Black pepper
How To Make?
  1. Mix all ingredients to make patties.
  2. Fry in a preheated grill for 15 minutes. Cook on both sides.

10. Thanksgiving Deep Fried Turkey:


Ingredients:
  • Oil
  • Whole turkey
  • Creole seasoning
  • White onion
How To Make?
  1. Heat oil (200 degree Celsius) in a turkey fryer.
  2. Cover turkey (with 2.5 inches neck hole) with Creole seasoning.
  3. Place onion and greased turkey in a drain basket.
  4. Insert basket in turkey fryer.
  5. Let it cook for 50 minutes.
Hope these recipes have already enticed your taste buds! So get onto your feet and start preparing these wonderful turkey dishes! Do you have a specific turkey recipe of your choice to tell the world? Share it with us!