South Beach Recipes - Looking for ground turkey ideas

We have a freezer full of ground turkey because it was on sale $1.99/lb last week, and I'm a little worried we're going to get bored! :) Any good ideas for South Beach things to make with it? So far we're doing chili tonight, and later this week we'll do turkey meatballs (using Kalyn's recipe) and taco salad.

What else can I do? Preferably Phase 1, but Phase 2 ideas are ok too, since it will keep a couple weeks in the freezer.

That's a really good price? Is it breast meat only? If not, you can always simmer it and then strain off the fat.

I find ground turkey and chicken can be substituted for ground beef or pork in most recipes. I use it in meatloaf, spaghetti sauce and chili plus as plain old burgers. Experiment!

It's not breast meat only, we're typically straining the fat. It's 93% lean though so to my mind it's lean enough to skip it sometimes. Like for the crock pot chili I'm making tonight I just tossed it in there with a couple cans of Ro*Tel tomatoes and one can each of black and red beans (thoroughly rinsed), and a bit of extra spices. Am I right to be doing that, or do you think it's still too fatty?

How would you make meatloaf without bread crumbs? Parmesan cheese maybe, like the meatball recipe?

I've tried to do burgers with parm subbing in for breadcrumbs, with catastrophic results. It works for meatballs because they are smaller; for a loaf, maybe wait for P2 and use WW breadcrumbs or wheat germ or something similar.

I just posted a Chicken Chili recipe in P1 Soups and Stews last week that is delicious, and could totally be made with turkey...

Ground turkey with green olives, feta cheese, and tomatoes & basil! Yummmmm.

I use it in the Taco Bake recipe.

Do we really need breadcrumbs in a meatloaf? I usually add an egg along with milk and oatmeal which would be OK for Phase II. I'd try a loaf with some finely chopped or shredded veggies instead. I think we've been adding crumbs or oatmeal to stretch the pound of beef.

I think you're right Ruth. I always thought crumbs were needed for binder, but recently I've done meatloaves and meatballs with no crumbs or oatmeal, and they held together just fine. My family isn't crazy for straight turkey loaf though, so I usually mix it with some lean ground beef.