Ground Chicken Anyone?
By AnjaP
@Rollo1 (16679)
Boston, Massachusetts
April 15, 2016 7:01pm CST
One of the things we've had to change since The Man had his surgery was his diet. He's got to keep to the low-sodium, low-fat, low-sugar, heart healthy diet.
I don't know how you feel about it, but for me, if you remove the salt, the sugar and the fat, there's really nothing left. Healthy means tasteless, I think.
Of course, I also have a teen Boy, so I can't always cook the same thing for all of us. Teen boys insist on food tasting like something.
Anyway, I have made ground turkey into nearly every kind of thing one can make ground turkey into. And yes, I season it quite a lot - because otherwise, it doesn't taste like much, but what flavor it does have is not appetizing.
Turkey tacos.
Turkey chili.
Turkey meatballs.
Turkey meatloaf.
Turkey burgers.
In fact, I am getting sick of the smell of ground turkey cooking. And I mean sick. It nauseates me. Come Thanksgiving, I won't be looking forward to cooking a turkey, even though a roast turkey smells nothing like this noxious ground mound of slimy greyish meat.
So, I am thinking of trying ground chicken to give our taste buds a change.
Does anyone have experience in cooking ground chicken? Is it better than turkey? And if you know of some good ground chicken or even ground turkey recipes, let me know.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
16 Apr 16
I hate ground turkey and ground chicken. Can't you use really lean beef? Pork is a lean meat too and to me far better than either turkey or chicken. I am so sorry about this, my hubs would never eat it that I do know. I think I would become a vegetarian first!!
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
16 Apr 16
@Rollo1 If it is lean and you put it on a rack so no fat attaches it should be okay, I made one last week these days they have very little fat which is a bummer when I was wanting to make Yorkshire pudding!! Turkey is pretty tasteless no matter what you do to it though I used to inject chicken for my rotisserie and it was really delicious you would just need to make your own marinade to control the sodium.
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@Rollo1 (16679)
• Boston, Massachusetts
16 Apr 16
@BelleStarr I never manange to have beef drippings, but I don't bother with them in my Yorkshire pudding. I just use vegetable oil and it comes out fine - just have gravy to put on it. I know it's fine because The Man approves and he's British. Although, now he probably can't have that anymore, either, will all those eggs. Darn, The Boy is fond of it, too. I have to check out a way to make it lighter in cholesterol...
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@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
16 Apr 16
Turkey is healthier than chicken, but variety is good. By the way, low fat, low salt and low sugar does not equal tasteless. You just have to add spices, onions, or other tasty ingredients, if you do not like the way food tastes.
Personally, I don't need to add anything, since I can taste the flavor of non adulterated foods. You might too, once you get used to them. Good luck. (By the way, I love salt, but use it only in moderations now, since I know it is not good for us.)
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@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
16 Apr 16
@Rollo1 I have low blood pressure, so I can eat salt, but in excess, it isn't good for bones. Therefore, I'm pretty careful.
@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
16 Apr 16
We do a version of this
http://www.healthywomen.org/content/blog-entry/how-season-your-food-without-salt
Trust me, salt is not necc. I eat low carb, so I had to cut out tons of sugar and things, just gotta start digging for recipes!
Chicken Pizza Crust, Gluten Free, Pizza Crust, Chicken, Low Carb, Cheese, BBQ Chicken, Paleo, Chicken Crust, Pizza, Crust, BBQ Chicken Pizza
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@Rollo1 (16679)
• Boston, Massachusetts
16 Apr 16
I have this problem with bread... I LOVE IT! I have seen ideas for replacing pizza crust and pie crust, etc., but I really love my bread. I know that's wrong. But I will consider the above for The Man, who has to be careful with things. Luckily, I usually have the opposite problem - my sodium is always too low. I feel the urge for some potato chips right now!
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@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
16 Apr 16
@Rollo1 you may need to experiment to get it right, but the Parmesan and ground chicken crust is AMAZING. I love my bread (cant have tons) and this was still good!
@1creekgirl (40515)
• United States
16 Apr 16
Due to high Triglycerides, I have to cut down on fat and sugar. (There went my sausage, bacon, and cheese.) But I make sausage patties with ground turkey, a little olive oil and sausage seasoning. It's pretty good if you don't over-fry it.
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@1creekgirl (40515)
• United States
16 Apr 16
@Rollo1 I really don't like the already made turkey products, but the sausage seasoning does have a lot of salt. It has sage and black pepper so maybe you could use just those.
@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
16 Apr 16
I have no idea. neither sounds like something I want to eat. Good luck I hope for your sake it tastes better.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
26 Apr 16
I never had a dish with ground chicken . It's the first time actually i have heard of ground chicken .
@Teep11 (7674)
• United States
16 Apr 16
We jad ground chicken a couple of times and I'm not so fond of it but ground turkey is healthier. Yes, teens want their food seasoned, sometimes loads of salt. I don't need all of that salt but if it's not seasoned right. Leave it to a teen to let you know.
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@mom210 (9036)
• United States
25 Apr 16
My hubby has high blood pressure and is diabetic, so I understand how you feel. I really have to watch what I cook for him. All the things I use to stretch a meal for a large family, like rice, potatoes, and noodles are bad for him. Makes things difficult.
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@Rohvannyn (3098)
• United States
16 Apr 16
Use chicken like you would turkey - there's more flavor and on the whole it's altogether better.
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@Rollo1 (16679)
• Boston, Massachusetts
16 Apr 16
I think I will try it. And maybe I will do both in different dishes at times. I think that there's just so much ground turkey you can eat before you revolt. I may try getting extra lean ground beef and just mixing a bit in with the turkey? I don't know. It can't be healthy to want to regurgitate your food...
