What to Make With Ground Turkey and Potatoes: 3 Fast Weeknight Dinners
Ground turkey and potatoes can taste like cafeteria food if the turkey never gets salt or color. Give the potatoes a head start. They take longer. These three are a hash, a sheet pan, and a simple soup, each finished in half an hour, with the turkey cooked until the water it releases is gone. Got more in the fridge? Snap a photo and we'll pick dinner for you. Free.
Quick picks: 3 dinners with ground turkey and potatoes in 30 minutes or less
Fastest option: a 20-minute dinner
20 min
Turkey and potato hash
Total time, start to plate · One skillet · serves 4 · Kid-friendly
Small potato dice fry until crusty, then ground turkey cooks in the gaps of the same skillet.
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground turkey
- 1 lb potatoes
- 1 onion
- 1 tsp salt
Steps
- Dice the potatoes small and start them in oil. They need a head start on the turkey.
- When the potatoes have brown faces, add the onion and the ground turkey with the salt.
- Cook until the turkey's liquid boils off and the meat browns, not steams.
- Press the hash for a minute so the bottom crusts. Taste. Turkey needs that salt.
Keeps: Fridge for 3 days.
One-pan or sheet-pan option
30 min
Sheet-pan turkey and potatoes
Total time, start to plate · One sheet pan · serves 4 · Kid-friendly
Potato wedges roast first, then crumbled turkey joins them for the last stretch.
Ingredients
- 1 lb potatoes
- 1 lb ground turkey
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tbsp oil
Steps
- Heat the oven to 425°F. Toss potato wedges with oil and salt and roast 12 minutes.
- Crumble the ground turkey over the wedges. Dust with paprika.
- Roast until the turkey is cooked through and no longer pink, about 12 minutes.
- Taste a wedge with a bit of turkey. Add salt if it tastes only like paprika.
Keeps: Fridge for 3 days.
The other dinner
25 min
Turkey potato soup
Total time, start to plate · One pot · serves 4 · Kid-friendly
A half pound of turkey seasons a pot of potato and onion.
Ingredients
- 1/2 lb ground turkey
- 2 potatoes
- 1 onion
- 4 cups water
- 1 tsp salt
Steps
- Brown the ground turkey with the onion and salt until the pan is dry, not watery.
- Add diced potatoes and water. Simmer until a cube breaks, about 12 minutes.
- Mash a few cubes into the broth so it turns cloudy.
- Taste. Potatoes and turkey both hide under-salting.
Keeps: Fridge for 4 days. It thickens as it sits.
Make it with leftovers
Cooked turkey can warm through in the hash and the soup. Raw potato coins are for the sheet pan. Leftover roasted potatoes belong only in the hash, where you crisp them again instead of steaming them.
Pantry staples you'll need
- Oil
- Salt
- Pepper
- Onion
- Paprika
No potatoes: cabbage wedges on the sheet pan. No turkey: ground beef is the same shape of dinner and needs less extra salt.
Picky-eater and healthy tweaks
Salt, potato, and plain turkey is the hash without paprika. The soup is soft if crunch is the issue. Pepper can stay off the kids' bowls.
Turkey is lean. Don't add a cheese sauce to make it feel like beef. Drain any liquid and salt it. The potato is the filling part.
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Questions
What can I make with ground turkey and potatoes in 20 minutes?
Turkey and potato hash takes 20 minutes, start to plate. Small potato dice fry until crusty, then ground turkey cooks in the gaps of the same skillet.
What's the easiest dinner with ground turkey and potatoes?
Turkey and potato hash is the low-fuss one: one skillet, 20 minutes. Small potato dice fry until crusty, then ground turkey cooks in the gaps of the same skillet.
Can I make this with leftover or cooked ground turkey?
Cooked turkey can warm through in the hash and the soup. Raw potato coins are for the sheet pan. Leftover roasted potatoes belong only in the hash, where you crisp them again instead of steaming them.
What else can I add to ground turkey and potatoes for a full meal?
The cards already use ground turkey, potatoes, onion. A piece of fruit or a handful of frozen vegetables is enough if you want more on the plate. Don't make a second shopping trip.
Is ground turkey and potatoes a healthy dinner?
Turkey is lean. Don't add a cheese sauce to make it feel like beef. Drain any liquid and salt it. The potato is the filling part.
How do I make ground turkey and potatoes kid-friendly?
Salt, potato, and plain turkey is the hash without paprika. The soup is soft if crunch is the issue. Pepper can stay off the kids' bowls.
Can I make ground turkey and potatoes in one pan or a sheet pan?
Sheet-pan turkey and potatoes uses one sheet pan and takes 30 minutes. Potato wedges roast first, then crumbled turkey joins them for the last stretch.
What if I don't have potatoes?
No potatoes: cabbage wedges on the sheet pan. No turkey: ground beef is the same shape of dinner and needs less extra salt.