New Meal Prep! - Ground Turkey Breast 4 Ways!

Stay on track! Meal prep does not need to be boring.  You can make almost any type of cuisine healthier and meal prep friendly.  Here we take boring old ground turkey and give you 4 easy, quick, affordable, healthy and tasty meal prep recipes to swap out that boring ground turkey and hot sauce you have been having all month!

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Chinese Ground Turkey Lettuce Wraps:

• Cooking Spray
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 pound lean ground breast turkey
• 3 Tablespoons hoisin sauce
• 2 Tablespoons coconut aminos
• 1 Tablespoon rice vinegar
• 2 teaspoons roasted red chili paste
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 6 romaine lettuce leaves
• 4 green onions, sliced

Instructions

1. Add cooking spray and sesame oil to a pan along with turkey, garlic and ginger. Cook until turkey is cooked through. Drain the fat.
2. In a small bowl, mix hoisin sauce, soy sauce, rice vinegar, red chili past and salt. Pour the mixture over the turkey and toss to coat completely.
3. Divide turkey among 3-4 food prep containers, garnish with green onion, and place with lettuce leaves in the containers.

Healthy Ground Turkey Sloppy Joes Meal Prep Bowl:

• Cooking spray
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 small onion, finely diced
• 1 red pepper, finely diced
• 1 pound lean ground breast turkey
• Salt and pepper, to taste
• red pepper flakes, if desired
• 1 cup (8 oz) tomato sauce
• 1/2 cup bbq sauce of choice
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 3 Tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon hot sauce
• 1 Tablespoon brown sugar, if desired
• 1 medium sweet potato
• Cooked green beans (canned or fresh)

Instructions

1. Heat cooking spray in a large pan. Add onion, garlic, red pepper and turkey to the pan and cook until turkey is cooked through. Drain the fat. Season with salt, pepper and red pepper flakes.
2. In a small bowl, combine tomato sauce, bbq sauce, Worcestershire, chili powder, tomato paste, hot sauce and brown sugar. Add sauce to the pan and mix to coat. Continue cooking for about 5 minutes.
3. Slice the sweet potato into even slices with a sharp knife. Place slices in the toaster on High and continue toasting until the slices are soft. Use these to create "buns" for the sloppy joes.
4. Divide sloppy joes, sweet potato slices, and cooked green means among 3-4 food storage containers.

Korean Ground Turkey and Quinoa Meal Prep Bowl:

• 1 cup quinoa, dry but rinsed
• Cooking Spray
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground ginger
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 pound lean ground turkey breast
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup low sodium soy sauce, divided
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, or more if you like it spicy
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 2 green onions, thinly sliced
• 2 bunches Bok Choy
• Sesame seeds

Instructions

1. Place the quinoa in a small stock pot and cover with 2 cups water or chicken stock. Bring to a full boil, then reduce heat to a simmer, cover, and let cook for 15 minutes.
2. While the quinoa cooks, heat the cooking spray in a large pan. Cook the garlic and ginger for about 1 minute, stirring constantly. Add the ground turkey and brown completely. Drain the fat.
3. In a small bowl, combine brown sugar, 1/4 cup soy sauce, sesame oil, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper.
4. Add the soy sauce mixture to the ground turkey and let cook for 3-5 minutes to allow the flavors to set.
5. Once the quinoa is done, take off the heat and fluff with a fork.
6. Divide quinoa and turkey among 3-4 meal prep bowls. Garnish with green onion.
7. In the same pan you cooked the turkey in, add 1 Tablespoon olive oil. Cook the bok choy until soft, toss with 1/4 cup soy sauce, and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Divide among the bowls.

Ground Turkey Taco Meal Prep Bowls:

• Cooking Spray
• 1 pound lean ground turkey breast
• 1 small onion, finely diced
• 1 red pepper, finely diced
• 1 jalapeño pepper, finely diced (optional)
• 1 1/2 tablespoons chili powder
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon ground paprika
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 avocado, diced
• 1/2 red onion, finely diced
• 1 can black beans, rinsed
• 1 can whole kernel corn, rinsed

Instructions

1. Heat cooking spray in a pan and add turkey, onion, red pepper and jalapeño. Cook until turkey is cooked through. Drain the fat.
2. Add seasonings with a splash of water and stir to combine.
3. Divide taco meat among 4 food storage containers. Add avocado, red onion, black beans and corn to each container. Garnish with lime and cilantro if desired.