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With a bright & tasty orange ginger sauce, this nutritious ground turkey stir fry with cabbage will be an absolute hit at your dinner table. It calls for unfussy prep and is ready in less than 30 minutes!
Table of Contents
- Why You’ll Love This
- Ground Turkey Stir Fry Ingredients
- Recipe Variations & Modifications
- How to Make Ground Turkey Stir Fry With Cabbage
- Recipe Tip
- How to Serve Ground Turkey Stir Fry
- Storage, Freezing & Reheating
- Frequently Asked Questions
- More Tasty Ground Turkey Recipes to Try…
- Easy Ground Turkey Stir Fry With Cabbage Recipe
We love a good stir fry in this house and this yummy ground turkey stir fry with cabbage is no exception. It lets you pack veggies and protein into an exciting 30-minute meal with tons of flavor. It’s also quick and easy to whip up, which is exactly what we all need for our weeknights, whether they be busy or wonderfully lazy.
If you’d like more easy and delicious stir fry recipes to try, check out my beef stir fry with Ramen noodles or this sesame shrimp stir fry with Ramen noodles. They’re also worth bookmarking for simple dinner ideas.
Why You’ll Love This
- It’s quick and simple—Prep can be done in 10 minutes. Ground turkey cooks quickly, and you can whip up the sauce while it simmers.
- It’s light—The stir fry sauce here isn’t thick and gloopy, so this doesn’t feel like a heavy dish.
- Great flavor—Orange and ginger go so well together! It’s bright, savory, and refreshing.
Ground Turkey Stir Fry Ingredients
A full ingredient list with exact measurements can be found in the recipe card below.
- Ground turkey—I like using a 93/7 blend.
- Orange—Fresh orange zest and juice is great, but in a pinch you can use good quality orange juice from a jug.
- Sriracha—This adds the slightest kick, but of course you can add more if you like a lot of heat. You could also sprinkle on some red pepper flakes. If you aren’t a fan of heat, you can omit it entirely.
- Cashews—You’ll love the salty, rich crunch these bring to the dish.
Recipe Variations & Modifications
- Protein—You could easily substitute the turkey with ground chicken. Or even ground beef if you’re looking to change things up every once in a while!
- Vegetables—This recipe can be adapted by using different veggies. You could add mushrooms, sweet onion, shredded carrots, zucchini, squash, chopped broccoli, snow peas, etc. You could add about one cup’s worth of veggies to this dish as is before having to consider increasing the amount of sauce. To increase the sauce volume, add about 1/4 cup of chicken broth to it.
How to Make Ground Turkey Stir Fry With Cabbage
Step 1. Heat sesame oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add the ground turkey, season with a bit of salt and pepper, and cook for 5-7 minutes or until cooked through. Transfer the meat to a paper towel-lined plate and rid of any liquid left in the pan.
Step 2. While the ground turkey cooks, place all of the sauce ingredients into a small bowl and whisk until well combined.
Step 3. After transferring the turkey to a plate, heat the rest of the sesame oil in the pan over medium high heat. Add the vegetables and fry for 3-5 minutes, or until tender but still crisp.
Step 4. Bring the ground turkey back into the pan, pour in the stir fry sauce, add the cashews, and stir well. Let the sauce come to a low simmer and keep stirring to ensure everything is evenly coated. Taste; if necessary, add a few extra splashes of soy sauce. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and chopped cilantro (optional). A drizzle of crispy chili oil is also great!
Recipe Tip
I recommend using a mandolin to shave the cabbage into thin, uniform slices so that it all cooks evenly. To save time, you could also buy a bag of coleslaw! These work great in a pinch.
How to Serve Ground Turkey Stir Fry
We love serving this over plain jasmine rice, but if you want to amp things up, you could serve it over this coconut ginger Instant Pot rice. Or even quinoa! And though this dish incorporates veggies, you could add more to your plate with seared baby bok choy or garlic ginger sautéed broccolini. For a cool and crisp alternative, this smashed cucumber salad would be perfection!
Storage, Freezing & Reheating
- Leftovers can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days.
- You can freeze this recipe in freezer-friendly containers for up to 3 months. To thaw, place it in the fridge the night before. Keep in mind that with veggies, texture can lose quality after being frozen.
- To reheat, pop leftovers onto a microwave-safe plate and reheat in 30-second increments until warmed through.
Frequently Asked Questions
The right amount of salt, seasoning and sauces will create a flavorful ground turkey dish. This recipe incorporates sesame, soy, ginger, garlic, and orange to create an awesome ground turkey stir fry.
A lot of people ask, “Is ground turkey healthy?” And yes, it is! Both can be nourishing options, depending on preparation methods, but ground turkey is low in saturated fat and contains more polyunsaturated fat than ground beef.
Typically, if someone is choosing ground turkey over ground beef, it’s for heart health or simply because they’re looking for a leaner meat option.
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Easy Ground Turkey Stir Fry With Cabbage
Ingredients
STIR FRY SAUCE
- 1/3 cup low-sodium soy sauce
- 1 large orange, juiced & zested, You're looking for about 5 TBSP of orange juice.
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 TBSP Hoisin sauce
- 1 TBSP grated ginger
- 1 TBSP toasted sesame oil, Regular sesame oil is also fine
- 2 tsp raw honey
- 2 tsp Siracha, Can also use hot chili sauce, like Sambal Oelek
- 1 tsp rice vinegar
GROUND TURKEY STIR FRY WITH CABBAGE
- 2 TBSP sesame oil
- 1 lb ground turkey
- 2 cups thinly sliced red cabbage, Preferably sliced with a mandolin
- 1 sweet bell pepper (red, orange, or yellow), cut into bite-sized pieces
- 4 scallions, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1/3 cup chopped salted cashews
- Sesame seeds for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Heat 1 TBSP of sesame oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add the ground turkey, season with a bit of salt and pepper, and cook for 5-7 minutes or until cooked through.
- While the ground turkey cooks, place all of the stir fry sauce ingredients into a small bowl and whisk until well combined; set aside.
- When the turkey is done, transfer the meat to a paper towel-lined plate and get rid of any liquid left in the pan.
- Heat a second TBSP of sesame oil in the pan over medium-high heat. Add the vegetables and fry for 3-5 minutes, or until tender but still crisp.
- Decrease the heat to medium-low. Transfer the ground turkey back into the pan, pour in the stir fry sauce, add the cashews and stir well. Let the sauce come to a low simmer and keep stirring to ensure everything is evenly coated. Taste and adjust seasoning if needed. Sprinkle with sesame seeds (optional) and serve.
Wow… so if you love making recipes from « killing thyme « as much as I? Allergies or not you make it work!!! Dana has been there for all of my questions 100% and I am so grateful! So here’s my tweak… I omitted the sauce on the most part but used a sprinkle of the naked soy sauce, a tich of rice vinegar, and a splash of real maple syrup just to try and make things work for my husband. Thank you Dana for all of your support, I love your recipes ♥️ it was delicious even by tweaking 🥰
I had a cabbage in the fridge that needed using and I had no idea what to do with it. This was the perfect solution! Thank you so much for sharing :)
This was such a simple and inexpensive stir fry that does not disappoint! Turned out easy, hearty and delicious; my kind of comfort food, indeed!
This is absolutely delicious! I love that this is healthier than the usual takeout, but still so flavorful. :)
The whole family loved this! tons of flavor and texture, super easy to make, too!
I love how healthy this recipe is without losing all the great fried rice flavor I love so much. This is a big time winner!
So glad you enjoyed it Beth! :)