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Drury's Favorite Spring Turkey Recipes

With family favorites such as wild turkey pizza, breakfast casserole, BBQ pasta and stuffed bell peppers, you'll be equipped with a few more ideas to cook up wild gobblers for years to come

Drury's Favorite Spring Turkey Recipes
Wild Turkey Stuffed Peppers Recipe (Taylor Drury photo)

If you’re into chasing big tom turkeys in the spring, as many of our Outdoor Channel stars do, keep in mind older turkeys tend to be less tender than younger birds. While the breasts may be just fine, the legs and thighs are usually tough and sinewy. But that doesn’t mean throw them away; there is so much meat on a turkey’s legs, even on wild turkeys, that it’s wasteful to do so.

One good way to utilize these parts is by grinding them. From there, you can do just about anything. Make your favorite ground beef recipes leaner and healthier by using ground wild turkey instead.

Turkey season is a big deal for the Drury family. Taylor, Mark, Terry, and...

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