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12 Healthy Ground Turkey Recipes

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Published: August 8, 2025

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These Healthy Ground Turkey Recipes are the perfect thing to make for a quick weeknight dinner or meal prep for your family! They are healthy and balanced meals packed with protein and are sure to leave you satisfied.

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You’ll Learn: How to make weeknight cooking feel effortless

Worth It: It’s a satisfying, protein-forward option that actually keeps you full

Bonus: Great for meal prep and make-ahead

Why choose ground turkey?

  • Healthy lean protein – ground turkey is one of the healthiest protein choices you can make. It is naturally low in fat and higher in protein than things like ground beef and ground pork. I like to get the 93/7 variety that is 93% fat free and 7% fat. You can use this version in any recipe!
  • Affordable – ground turkey is usually much more affordable than other proteins like chicken breast and ground beef. You can also buy it in larger quantities and freeze for later to save even more money.
  • Easy to cook with – It is SO easy to cook with ground turkey and makes cooking meals so fast. No need to cut, chop or marinate the meat. Just pull the container out of the fridge and start cooking!

Ground Turkey Recipes that your family will love!

1
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Sweet Potato Shepherd’s Pie
Use ground turkey to make a healthy shepherds pie filling and top with mashed sweet potatoes that have extra protein thanks to greek yogurt.
Check out this recipe
2
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Easy Baked Gnocchi Recipe
Mix ground turkey with zucchini, gnocchi and marinara sauce. Top it all with cheese and bake for the perfect balanced dinner.
Check out this recipe
3
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Oven Baked Turkey Meatballs
These oven baked turkey meatballs are great for meal prep or weeknight eating.
Check out this recipe
4
Air fryer turkey meatballs in red sauce on rigatoni
Air Fryer Turkey Meatballs
Tender and flavorful meatloaf made a little leaner by using ground turkey!
Check out this recipe
5
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Turkey Meatloaf Recipe
Easy homemade meatloaf made with ground turkey
Check out this recipe
6
Hidden Veggie Turkey Tacos
Healthy ground turkey taco meat with veggies hidden inside! This one is great for picky eaters 🙂
Check out this recipe
7
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Pesto Baked Turkey Meatballs
Baked turkey meatballs made with pesto sauce and mozzarella cheese.
Check out this recipe
8
Turkey chili no beans in a dutch oven
No Bean Turkey Chili
No beans in this healthy turkey chili! Its still thick, hearty and loaded with flavor.
Check out this recipe
9
Greek Turkey Burgers
Juicy and flavorful Greek turkey burgers that you can make in your home or on the grill.
Check out this recipe
10
Sun Dried Tomato and Turkey One Pot Pasta
Creamy and delicious sun dried tomato pasta with ground turkey
Check out this recipe
11
Turkey Sausage, Tomato and Goat Cheese Breakfast Casserole
This easy breakfast casserole recipe is made with simple and healthy ingredients like ground turkey, tomatoes, onions, goat cheese and whole eggs.
Check out this recipe
12
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Cottage Cheese Egg Bake
Make a fluffy and delicious breakfast casserole that has tons of protein thanks to the cottage cheese and ground turkey!
Check out this recipe

I hope you try out some of these amazing and healthy ground turkey recipes for meal prep or to feed your family!!

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  • 1 lb ground turkey
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