12 Ground Turkey Recipes to Keep in Your Back Pocket

Sweet Italian turkey sausage and freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese lend an almost meatball-like flavor to this moist and marinara-topped turkey meat loaf.

These succulent meatballs are flavored with garlic, onion, Parmesan, parsley, salt, and black pepper.

Kathi rolls, a popular street food in India, are made by rolling vegetables or meat in roti, an Indian flat bread. In her fabulous take on the recipe, Padma Lakshmi wraps flour tortillas around a succulent filling of ground turkey, fresh ginger, curry and basil, then pan-fries the rolls until crispy for a decadent hors d'oeuvre.

In Laos, this laap (a ground meat dish) is usually made with duck and can be eaten alone or with sticky rice. This recipe substitutes ground turkey, which is more readily available in the US and less expensive.

This spectacular pasta dish combines pappardelle with a meaty ragu made with red wine, ground beef, ground turkey and dried porcini mushrooms.

Paula Wolfert learned this unusual dish from Burhan Cagda, the kebab master of Gaziantep, Turkey. Bulgur mixed in with the ground meat makes the kebabs light and tender. The two sauces—one tangy, herbal and nutty and the other creamy and garlicky—play off the smoky kebabs and off each other as well.

Rocco DiSpirito cuts back the meat and swaps in mushrooms in this meat loaf recipe. He uses earthy creminis along with ground beef and turkey for a loaf that's moist and tasty.

This soup is light enough to enjoy all year round.

Molly Yeh includes ground turkey in this version of tortilla soup.

This tasty turkey burger from F&W's Justin Chapple gets its great flavor from anchovy, scallions and lots of fresh herbs.

This turkey chili (a one-pot recipe!) comes together in two simple steps.

By adding two flourishes to a simple grilled turkey burger, Bobby Flay makes it fantastic. First he melts slices of smoky Gouda cheese onto the meat; then he spreads toasted buns with a sweet-spicy sauce of mustard, horseradish and honey.