Ground Turkey Potstickers Recipe - Sugar Spices Life (2024)

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Ground Turkey Potstickers. Pure comfort food that is on the healthy side. Easy to make potstickers that are filled with deliciously seasoned turkey and vegetables.

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Trader Joes

I lived in Boston for several years. When I first moved there, I was a little upset about the grocery store situation. I lived about a mile away from a traditional grocery store, and without a car, that was a long way to carry my groceries. There was a Trader Joes just a block away from my apartment, but I had never heard of the place before, and thought it looked too small to be useful.

Sooner after moving to Boston though, I began to hear good reviews of Trader Joes. I was becoming quickly annoyed with being cold and tired from walking to the far away grocery store, and also had an unfortunate food poisoning incident due to a said grocery store’s bakery cake, so I decided to give Trader Joes a try. Everyone probably knows what happened next … I fell in love.

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Potsticker Beginnings

Before going to Trader Joes, I had not eaten potstickers. On a random trip to TJs one day, I saw an intriguing bag of Potstickers, and decided to give them a try. Again, I fell in love. As a student loving quick, easy meals, potstickers fell quickly into my weekly rotation.

At some point I began to make potstickers myself, which allowed me to put whatever flavors I was craving into them. For whatever reason, probably the fact I have two tiny kids, potstickers have fallen out of my rotation over the last few years. Recently though, I saw someone making them on Diners Drive-ins and Dives, and started craving them again. So, it was time to get back at them.

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Ground Turkey Potstickers

I’m going to be honest, I’m a little nervous about posting this potsticker recipe. I love Asian food. But, when I make Asian food, it’s a lot of “Asian ingredient A plus Asian ingredient B plus this random thing I like tastes delicious to me, so I’m putting them together!”I’m worried that someone who truly knows Asian cooking will read this and say, “this chick has no idea what she’s doing.”

And I’m going to be honest again. My husband did not care for these. But, me, I loved them … and my kids, they loved them too. I asked my friend Erin to eat some and give me her honest opinion. Erin ate some the day after I made them, cold, straight out of the fridge, at 10am, and still said she was team ‘these are great!’ So, since my husband is wrong here, and I know these ground turkey potstickers are awesome, I’m sharing the recipe with you!

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Ground Turkey Potstickers. Pure comfort food that is on the healthy side. Easy to make potstickers that are filled with deliciously seasoned turkey and vegetables.

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Course: Dinner

Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes minutes

Servings: 6 people

Calories: 235

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Ingredients

  • 1.25 pounds ground turkey
  • 4-5 tbsp vegetable oil divided
  • 1 tbsp fresh ginger grated
  • 2 cloves fresh garlic
  • 1 medium onion diced
  • 1 cup shredded carrots
  • 1/2 cup jarred roasted red peppers
  • 1 teaspoon Chinese 5 Spice
  • pinch red pepper flakes
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tbsp reduced sodium soy sauce
  • 32 dumpling wrappers
  • Teriyaki Sauce or soy sauce for serving I have a strong preference for Kikkomam Teriyakia (original Takumi collection)

Instructions

  • Heat 1 tbsp oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add ginger and garlic. Cook for about 30 seconds.

  • Add onion and shredded carrots. Cook until vegetables start to soften, about 3 minutes.

  • Add ground turkey, roasted red peppers, Chinese 5 spice, red pepper flakes, salt, and soy sauce. Stir constantly until turkey is cooked through, about 4-5 minutes.

  • Transfer ingredients to a large blender. Pulse several times, until ingredients are well mixed, but some clumps remain.

  • Working in groups of 4 to 6 dumpling wrappers, place about 1 tbsp of turkey mixture into center of each wrapper.

  • Use water to wet outside of wrapper. Use your fingers to fold wrapper into a taco shape, then bunch edges together from the outside in. Place each potsticker on a baking sheet or plate.

  • Heat 1-2 tbsp of oil over medium-high heat in large skillet. Place potstickers flat side down in skillet and cook for about 1 minute, or until lightly browned. Remove and place aside. Add more potstickers, and oil as needed, until all are cooked (you will be able to fit around 20-24 potstickers in a 12 inch skillet). NOTE: If you do not want to use all potstickers right away, you can freeze the remaining potstickers in a single layer. Once they have frozen for a few hours, you can place them in a large Ziplock bag.

  • Add 1/3 cup water to skillet and reduce heat to low so that the water is simmering (this assumes you are using about 24 potstickers in a 12 inch skillet). Place lid on skillet, but tilt it up so that steam can escape. Let steam until most of the water has evaporated, which will be about 5 minutes. Remove potstickers from skillet.

  • Serve with soy sauce or teriyaki sauce. I prefer teriyaki sauce.

Nutrition

Calories: 235kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 53mg | Sodium: 607mg | Potassium: 396mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 3025IU | Vitamin C: 7.5mg | Calcium: 31mg | Iron: 1.9mg

Disclaimer: All nutritional information provided on this website is an estimate only and is not guaranteed.

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FAQs

How do you make frozen potstickers taste better? ›

No matter where you stand in terms of culinary abilities, here are some ways to upgrade frozen dumplings into a restaurant-quality meal.
  1. Make a homemade sauce. ...
  2. Put them in soup. ...
  3. DIY dim sum. ...
  4. Give them a crispy dumpling skirt. ...
  5. Add them to a stir-fry. ...
  6. Serve them on a salad. ...
  7. Air fry to crispy perfection and smother them in sauce.
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Can I freeze homemade potstickers? ›

You can even make a huge batch of potstickers and pop them right in the freezer – that way, you can indulge in your Asian food cravings whenever you want!

How long does it take to cook potstickers? ›

In a nonstick pan over medium-high heat, add ½ cup of water and 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil. Place the frozen potstickers flat side-down and cover the pan with a lid for 8 to 12 minutes, until all the water has evaporated and the flat side of each potsticker is golden.

What are potstickers made of? ›

Potstickers are a type of dumpling. They are often filled with pork and cabbage, but can be customizable based on personal taste and preference. Potstickers are often seen folded into a pleated crescent shape, but can also be folded in half with no pleats for simplicity.

What tastes good on potstickers? ›

Chef John's dipping sauce for pot stickers is super simple and delicious. Just combine soy sauce and rice vinegar in a bowl. To dress up the sauce, you can also add hot sauce, garlic, minced green onions, or ginger.

What is the difference between potstickers and dumplings? ›

Potstickers are a type of dumpling that is pan-fried on one side, giving it a crispy texture. They are typically filled with meat and vegetables and served with a dipping sauce. Dumplings, on the other hand, can be boiled, steamed, or pan-fried and are usually filled with meat or vegetables.

What is the best oil for potstickers? ›

sesame oil: toasted sesame oil is best but you can use regular if that's what you have on hand. Asian chili sauce: this will not make the potstickers spicy, just flavorful because it is such a small amount. chicken broth: I use chicken broth instead of water to steam the Potstickers and it makes a HUGE difference!

Should frozen potstickers be thawed before cooking? ›

Do you need to defrost frozen dumplings? No, you do not need to defrost frozen dumplings before cooking, you can take them straight from the freezer to the pan. If you wanted a faster cooking time, let the dumplings partially thaw for 10 minutes before cooking.

How many potstickers should you eat in one sitting? ›

First off, Chen suggests that 30 dumplings per person is a reasonable quantity for a single sitting. And then, mysteriously, as if conjured out of thin air somewhere in the depths of the kitchen, they arrive in little cloud-like formations, wave after wave of them, to burst in a bewildering array of flavours.

How to tell if potstickers are done? ›

Pan fry until the pot stickers have reached the desired degree of brownness on the bottom. For us, this is about 3 minutes after the remnants of water have boiled off, or 4 minutes total.

Why are my potstickers rubbery? ›

Too much hot water softens dumpling wrappers so that they're hard to shape; too much ice water (or just using room-temperature water) can make them chewy.

Do potstickers have sugar? ›

INGREDIENTS: ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], PORK, CABBAGE, WATER, SOY SAUCE (WATER, WHEAT, SOYBEANS, SALT), CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: GREEN ONIONS, SUGAR, SOYBEAN OIL, SPICE, SALT, GARLIC, CITRUS FLOUR, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, EGGS, ...

What is another name for potstickers? ›

Potstickers, or jiaozi, are crescent-shaped Chinese dumplings that are first pan-fried and then steamed, which results in a dumpling that is crispy on one side and soft and chewy on the other. Fillings vary but are usually a combination of minced meat and/or vegetables, plus aromatics for enhanced flavor.

How to get potstickers crispy? ›

Pour a little oil into the pan then add the potstickers. When the bottom part of the potstickers turns light brown, pour in cold water or slurry (explained later) then immediately cover with a lid. Uncover when the water evaporates. Cook another 30 seconds or so to crisp up.

How to make frozen potstickers crispy? ›

For Crispy Dumplings Use the Classic Steam-Fry

Essentially, you fry the frozen dumplings, then add water to the pan and cover them to steam through, then fry them again once the water evaporates. This double-frying creates an extra-crisp bottom crust.

How do you cook frozen fully cooked potstickers? ›

Place frozen potstickers in a skillet or wok, and heat on MEDIUM HIGH for 4 minutes or until skins turn lightly brown. Reduce heat to MEDIUM. Carefully add 4 tablespoons of water to skillet or wok, cover and steam potstickers for 5 minutes or until water has evaporated and potstickers begin to brown*.

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