Although ground turkey is a tasty and healthful substitute for beef, it can be a little tricky to determine how long to cook it. If you cook it for too long, it can get tough and dry; if you cook it for too short a time, it can get undercooked and potentially harmful to eat.
So, how long should you cook ground turkey? This post will go over the recommended cooking times for ground turkey so that, whether you’re making tacos, meatballs, or burgers, you can always guarantee a juicy, flavorful, and safe meal.
A common option for people seeking a white meat substitute for ground beef is ground turkey. With fewer calories and fat, it’s a great option when looking to keep dishes lighter.
Like chicken, ground turkey has two different meat types: dark meat and white meat. The turkey’s legs and thighs provide the dark meat, while the breasts are mainly where the white meat is found.
Compared to white turkey meat, dark meat has more calories and fat but also has a stronger flavor.
Since the cooking times and methods for both ground varieties are the same, pick the one that seems most appropriate for your dish. You can usually find both varieties in grocery stores.
White ground turkey works well for this lighter turkey cauliflower skillet dish, but dark ground turkey is fantastic in turkey meatballs.
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Cooking turkey on the grill
If you decide to grill ground turkey, it will probably end up as a turkey burger. The best way to determine the doneness of ground turkey meat on a grill is, similar to chicken burgers, to insert an instant-read meat thermometer into the thickest part of the burger. Ground turkey is done when the internal temperature reaches 165°F.
Depending on the size of the burger, this can take anywhere from 7-12 minutes over a medium-high flame.
How to know when ground turkey is overcooked
While you certainly don’t want to undercook ground turkey, overcooking it is also a concern.
Overcooked turkey meat is tough, crumbly and dry. When cooking turkey meat on a stovetop, oven, or grill, it’s critical to monitor it closely during cooking. Pulling it right after the last residual pink is gone is key to not overcooking ground turkey.
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