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Easy Turkey Recipes: Ground Turkey to Holiday Roasts

These easy turkey recipes cover everything from weeknight ground turkey dinners to your Thanksgiving centerpiece. You’ll find turkey chili, meatballs, burgers, sloppy joes, and casseroles, plus slow cooker turkey breast and tips for roasting a whole bird. Pick a recipe and enjoy a lighter twist on family favorites!

Turkey Main Dishes and Dinner Ideas

Whether you want to cook your turkey in the Instant Pot, slow cooker, or traditional oven roasting, we have got you covered with turkey recipes for roast turkey, turkey legs, turkey thighs, and others like turkey casserole.

A plate with two slices of meatloaf, mashed potatoes, and mixed peas and carrots sits on a yellow floral tablecloth next to serving utensils and a casserole dish.

Turkey Main Dishes

Easy Turkey Meatloaf

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Shredded Turkey breast on a white serving platter. A gold serving spoon and fork on the side.

Turkey Main Dishes

Crockpot Turkey Breast

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Top view of Instant Pot Turkey Breast on a serving plate.

Turkey Main Dishes

Instant Pot Turkey Breast

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Two bowls with Mexican rice, beans, lettuce, tomatoes, avocado, and tortilla strips, surrounded by small bowls of lettuce, sour cream, and toppings, plus a halved avocado.

Turkey Main Dishes

Turkey and Rice Taco Bowls

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A bowl of white rice topped with stir-fried vegetables and ground meat, garnished with chopped green onions and sesame seeds; bowls of rice, green onions, and sesame seeds nearby.

Turkey Main Dishes

Turkey Teriyaki Rice Bowls

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Plates of sliced turkey with gravy, mashed potatoes, and stuffing on a table, accompanied by bread rolls.

Turkey Main Dishes

Slow Cooker Turkey and Stuffing

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Turkey Handhelds

Our favorite sandwiches and burgers with a healthier protein – turkey!

juicy bbq turkey burgers

Sandwiches, Burgers, + Wraps

Juicy BBQ Turkey Burgers

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A Hawaiian Turkey Burger on a wooden plate.

Sandwiches, Burgers, + Wraps

Hawaiian Turkey Burgers

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Homemade Turkey Meatball Sub on a wood cutting board.

Sandwiches, Burgers, + Wraps

Homemade Turkey Meatball Subs Recipe

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Sandwiches, Burgers, + Wraps

Slow Cooker Ground Turkey Sloppy Joes

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Turkey Soups, Stews, and Chilis

A range of hearty, nutrient-dense soups, from a robust ground turkey chili packed with smoky spices to a light, aromatic Italian ground turkey soup with fresh herbs.

A bowl of chili topped with beans, ground meat, tomatoes, cheese, and cilantro, served with cornbread on the side. Two spoons and a napkin are placed next to the bowl.

Ground Turkey Chili

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Top view of a bowl of Quick Italian Ground Turkey Soup with a spoon.

Italian Ground Turkey Soup

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Bowl of turkey chili topped with shredded cheese, next to a bowl of more shredded cheese and an orange napkin.

Ground Turkey Taco Chili

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Plates of sliced turkey with gravy, mashed potatoes, and stuffing on a table, accompanied by bread rolls.

Turkey Main Dishes

Slow Cooker Turkey and Stuffing

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Bowl of turkey chili topped with shredded cheese, next to a bowl of more shredded cheese and an orange napkin.

Ground Turkey Taco Chili

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Top view of Air Fryer Stuffed Peppers on a dark background.

Turkey Main Dishes

Air Fryer Stuffed Peppers (30-Minute Meal)

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Sandwiches, Burgers, + Wraps

Turkey and Swiss Cheese Sliders

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A plate of glazed meatballs arranged in a circular pattern, served with a small bowl of dipping sauce on a wooden table with a yellow cloth.

Honey Garlic Glazed Turkey Meatballs

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A cast iron skillet filled with a colorful Mexican-inspired casserole topped with melted cheese, tomatoes, lettuce, cilantro, and lime slices, surrounded by lime wedges and herbs.

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Tex-Mex Ground Turkey and Rice Skillet

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Homemade Turkey Tetrazzini in a casserole dish.

Homemade Turkey Tetrazzini

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juicy bbq turkey burgers

Sandwiches, Burgers, + Wraps

Juicy BBQ Turkey Burgers

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Breakfast sandwiches with sausage, egg, and cheese on biscuits, placed on parchment paper. In the background are a glass of orange juice and fresh strawberries.

Savory Breakfast

Turkey Sausage Breakfast Sliders

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slow cooker baked ziti

Slow Cooker Baked Ziti Recipe

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A bowl of chili topped with beans, ground meat, tomatoes, cheese, and cilantro, served with cornbread on the side. Two spoons and a napkin are placed next to the bowl.

Ground Turkey Chili

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Top view of a bowl of Quick Italian Ground Turkey Soup with a spoon.

Italian Ground Turkey Soup

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A roasted Turkey on a serving platter on top of a table.

Turkey Main Dishes

How to Roast a Turkey in a Convection Oven

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Turkey Mexican casserole in a dish along with a serving on a plate

Turkey Main Dishes

Turkey Mexican Casserole

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A plate with slices of slow cooker turkey breast and a larger unsliced portion covered in a cranberry sauce.

Turkey Main Dishes

Slow Cooker Cranberry Turkey Breast

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Shredded Turkey breast on a white serving platter. A gold serving spoon and fork on the side.

Turkey Main Dishes

Crockpot Turkey Breast

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Roast turkey on a white platter, garnished with orange slices, grapes, and fresh herbs, with carving utensils nearby on a dark surface.

Turkey Main Dishes

5 Ways to Cook a Thanksgiving Turkey

A close-up of a casserole dish filled with a mixture of shredded turkey, greens, cheese, cranberries, and stuffing mix.

Turkey Main Dishes

Turkey Cranberry Spinach Casserole

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Sliced, marinated turkey breast garnished with herbs, served with roasted potato slices and a side of fresh spinach leaves on a white plate.

Turkey Main Dishes

Easy Marinated Turkey Breast

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Pizza Pasta Casserole in a white casserole dish.

Pizza Pasta Casserole

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ground turkey sloppy joes

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Ground Turkey Sloppy Joes

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Sliced meatloaf topped with a glossy sauce and sprinkled with chopped parsley, resting on parchment paper.

Turkey Main Dishes

Glazed Ground Turkey Meatloaf

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A baking dish filled with cooked glazed meatballs, garnished with chopped green onions.

Honey Sriracha Ground Turkey Meatballs

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A plate with an enchilada topped with melted cheese and sliced cherry tomatoes, accompanied by a side of Mexican rice and a wedge of lime.

Turkey Main Dishes

Turkey Enchiladas

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Top view of homemade Turkey Gravy in a red and white gravy boat.

Turkey Gravy

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A cooked whole turkey with herbs in a white dish is placed in front of an Instant Pot with a visible control panel.

Turkey Main Dishes

How to Cook a Frozen Turkey in the Instant Pot

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A roasted turkey garnished with leafy greens and cherry tomatoes on a dark surface.

Turkey Main Dishes

Roasted Thanksgiving Turkey

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Top view of Instant Pot Turkey Breast on a serving plate.

Turkey Main Dishes

Instant Pot Turkey Breast

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Three bowls of chicken chili topped with shredded cheese, sour cream, and chopped green onions.

Ground Turkey and Pumpkin Chili

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Top view of a serving of Zucchini Taco Casserole on a plate with sour cream.

Turkey Main Dishes

Zucchini Taco Casserole

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Spaghetti noodles on a white plate topped with Instant Pot Bolognese Sauce.

Instant Pot Bolognese Sauce

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A plate with 3 Monte Cristo Slider Sandwiches with one turned on it's side.

Sandwiches, Burgers, + Wraps

Monte Cristo Slider Sandwiches

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Homemade Turkey Meatball Sub on a wood cutting board.

Sandwiches, Burgers, + Wraps

Homemade Turkey Meatball Subs Recipe

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Top view of Creamy Sausage and Tomato Pasta in a bowl.

30 Minute Creamy Sausage and Tomato Pasta

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Sandwiches, Burgers, + Wraps

Slow Cooker Ground Turkey Sloppy Joes

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A bowl of white rice topped with stir-fried vegetables and ground meat, garnished with chopped green onions and sesame seeds; bowls of rice, green onions, and sesame seeds nearby.

Turkey Main Dishes

Turkey Teriyaki Rice Bowls

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