Here is an oh-so-simple weeknight dinner that is SO deliciously easy — Ginger and Peanut Butter Ground Turkey Stir Fry!
Yeah, yeah…I know exactly what you are thinking — ground turkey is not good. Well, when it is lathered in delicious flavors IT IS! And I can promise you that this Ginger and Peanut Butter Ground Turkey Stir Fry is particularly flavorful and absolutely delicious. It has a hint of ginger, a hint of spice and a touch of nuttiness from the peanut butter that all come together for a flavorful bite. Served the ground turkey over rice (or cauliflower rice if you prefer) and top with a variety of fragrant fresh herbs, and you will have an absolute home run dinner that you’re going to want to add to your weekly dinner rotation.
And if you are still not quite convinced, even my husband Clayton — someone who typically snickers when I say I’m cooking with ground turkey — absolutely LOVED this dish! I have some other fun, delicious recipes using ground turkey that are wonderful if you want to check them out!
Ground Turkey Recipes to Try
5-INGREDIENT TURKEY, GREEN BEAN AND BASIL STIR FRY
Ginger and Peanut Butter Ground Turkey Stir Fry

Ingredients
For the Ground Turkey Stir Fry:
- 2 tbsp avocado oil
- 1 large shallot finely diced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 inch knob ginger peeled and finely grated
- 2 pounds ground turkey preferably dark meat
- 1 ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- 2 tbsp creamy peanut butter or almond butter *use unsweetened Almond butter to keep Whole30
- 2 tbsp coconut aminos
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar
- ½ tsp toasted sesame oil
- 2 tbsp lime juice
- 2 tbsp sriracha
- 4 green onions thinly sliced (white and green parts)
For Serving:
- Steamed White Rice *Use Cauliflower Rice for Whole30
- Fresh Mint Leaves
- Fresh Thai Basil Leaves
- Fresh Cilantro Leaves
Instructions
- Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the shallot, garlic, and grated ginger and cook, stirring and being careful not to burn, until soften, about 2 minutes.
- Add the turkey, salt and pepper and cook, breaking up the meat with the edge of a wooden spoon, until the turkey is cooked through and no longer pink, about 7 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine the peanut butter, coconut aminos, rice vinegar, toasted sesame oil, lime juice and sriracha. Whisk until well combined and smooth.
- Pour the sauce into the ground turkey mixture along with the sliced green onions. Continue to ok, stirring, until the turkey is well coated and the green onions are just tender, about 3 more minutes.
- Serve over steamed rice, if desired, and top with fresh herbs.
20 Comments
Cathy
April 13, 2021 at 2:42 amThis was great! Served with Cauli Rice and Carrots….worked very well to not add the Sriracha so kids would eat it 🙂
Linsey
April 12, 2021 at 1:23 amOMG!!! This is incredible. Perfect in lettuce wraps! This will definitely be on repeat!!
Alex
April 8, 2021 at 1:04 amShe does it again!! This will be one of our new favs. We literally only eat out of Defined Dish so love it when we find another weekly fav, because we love everything Alex makes!
Alex
April 8, 2021 at 12:51 pmThank you so much!! Glad it was a hit!!
April
April 8, 2021 at 12:03 amanother win, Alex! So good and easy!!!
Claire
April 7, 2021 at 3:42 am5 stars! This was a delicious and flavorful dish. Maybe next time I will measure the peanut butter since it was a little sticky. I threw in some leftover green beans from Easter which also went over well.
tkdrago
April 6, 2021 at 10:15 pmthis looks great and easy! if I wanted to add a veggie to this stir fry, what would you recommend? and would you increase any of the seasonings? thank you!
Alex
April 7, 2021 at 1:08 pmI would add green beans, sliced zucchini or snap peas!!
Amber
April 6, 2021 at 5:08 pmI don’t have fresh ginger. How much ground do you think I should use?
Alex
April 6, 2021 at 5:51 pmid use 1 tsp!
Amber
April 7, 2021 at 2:07 pmMy husband and two teenage daughters all liked this dish. That almost NEVER happens! This is going in to my rotation. The ground ginger seemed to work great. Thanks for sharing!
Wendy C
April 7, 2021 at 9:24 pmAny thoughts on making it a little spicy? What would you add?
I added a handful of chopped mushrooms & 1/2 a thinly sliced orange bell pepper at the end. Was delicious!
Alex
April 8, 2021 at 12:52 pmMore sriracha should do the trick! Or top it was thinly sliced jalapenos/serranos if you prefer!
Hannah
April 6, 2021 at 2:54 amIs this too spicy for a toddler?
Alex
April 6, 2021 at 11:58 amI’d hold off on adding the sriracha. and adults can add a squeeze of sriracha on top of their individual bowls!
Clcryer
April 5, 2021 at 10:26 pmWow! This was absolutely delicious and will be in our 2 week meal rotation now. I recently went peanut free so I used almond butter which was delicious.
Alex
April 5, 2021 at 11:22 pmso glad you love it!!!
KJ
April 5, 2021 at 3:17 amI’m not sure why I’m even suprised, but Alex made ground turkey taste delightful. I used almond butter and it came out so good. If you like spice, be sure to top with fresh jalapenos..yum yum yum!
Phyllis G
April 3, 2021 at 10:21 pmAlex, this looks great. Can’t wait to make it. One quick question though -,is it 2lbs of ground turkey or 1lb ? Thank you.
Alex
April 5, 2021 at 1:08 pm2 pounds!