Turkey Cutlet Recipes: Wild Turkey Marinade

Looking for some new turkey cutlet recipes? Start with this wild turkey marinade for juicy and flavorful seared turkey cutlets every time.

Regardless of whether you raise your own turkeys, hunt for them, or purchase prepared birds, the meat from these animals is ideal for cast-iron cooking. Cast-iron cookware reigns supreme at sealing in moisture and cooking meat long and slow. This is essential with wild birds especially, because their meat is extremely lean, and if it’s cooked too long or improperly, it can become dry and lose much of its flavor. Turkeys’ leg meat is the toughest part, but when these appendages are simmered in a cast-iron pot, you can easily separate the meat from the bone, and it’s juicy and flavorful.

Another advantage of cast-iron utensils is that they cook food evenly, distributing heat more consistently than other kitchen devices. And this is true whether you’re using a pot, skillet, or grill pan on the stovetop or in an oven — or a Dutch oven over a campfire. Here are some of our favorite recipes for cooking turkey in cast iron.

Breast meat is often the preferred part of a turkey, and this dish is one of our favorite ways to use this cut. We like to pair the cutlets with new potatoes, broccoli, and pineapple spears.

Cast Iron Turkey Recipes

Want a tender turkey? Cook it in cast iron! Make the most of turkey season with these recipes for juicy, flavorful meat every meal.