# Any recipes that are better with ground turkey than ground beef?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 13, 2004, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-recipes-that-are-better-with-ground-turkey-than-ground-beef/259619 "2004-08-13T00:23:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![SmackFu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@SmackFu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmackFu)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2004, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-recipes-that-are-better-with-ground-turkey-than-ground-beef/259619/1 "2004-08-13T00:23:39Z")

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I like the “concept” of ground turkey. Lower fat and calories. But the taste is so bland. Not objectionable or anything, but it doesn’t seem to add much of anything to a dish. Every recipe I have that uses ground beef isn’t as good with ground turkey.

Anyone have one where the ground turkey version is better?

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**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2004, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-recipes-that-are-better-with-ground-turkey-than-ground-beef/259619/2 "2004-08-13T00:26:04Z")

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I actually like turkey burgers better than beef, but I realize I’m in the minority on that one.

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**Author:** ![Dangerosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2004, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-recipes-that-are-better-with-ground-turkey-than-ground-beef/259619/3 "2004-08-13T00:36:44Z")

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We make a turkey feta meatloaf.

Ground turkey,  
Feta cheese  
Egg  
Garlic Croutons.  
Salt and pepper  
(Brainiac4 adds Italian salad dressing - I skip it).

Mix together, bake. Its never occured to me I should try this with ground beef, that sounds gross.

We also do a great turkey spaghetti sauce…by the time you spice spaghetti sauce and chunk it up real good with peppers and mushrooms and big pieces of tomato - the turkey tastes really good.