5 Ingredients: Mix-and-Match Turkey Burgers by Dana Angelo White in 5-Ingredient Recipes, April 4, 2011
- Sun-Dried Tomato and Olive Turkey Burger
The trick to delicious turkey burgers is keeping them tender and juicy. Since the meat doesn’t contain much fat (and therefore, not much flavor) you need to combine it with a few simple add-ins to give things a boost. We dreamed up 5 flavorful mix-ins for the turkey burgers, each with 5 ingredients or less!
Mix-and-Match Turkey Burgers
Start with 1-pound of ground turkey breast (make sure it’s breast meat and not the higher-fat “ground turkey”) along with some salt and pepper. Try any of the 5 options below and serve on a whole-grain English muffin.
Yield: 4 burgers per pound of turkey meat
Option 1 (pictured above): Sun-dried tomato and black olives (1/4 cup of each, finely chopped)
Toppings: Goat cheese (1/2 oz per serving) and fresh arugula
Calories per serving: 324; Fat: 8 grams
- Turkey Burgers With Mango Chutney
Option 2: Mango chutney (1/2 cup)
Toppings: Baby Spinach & mayonnaise (1 teaspoon per serving)
Calories per serving: 340; Fat: 7 grams
- Turkey Burgers With Balsamic Onions
Option 3: Balsamic onions*
(*1/2 cup chopped red onions sautéed with 2 teaspoons of olive oil and 2 tablespoons of balsamic vinegar – cool before adding to meat)
Toppings: Provolone cheese (1 slice per serving) and sliced tomato
Calories per serving: 370; Fat: 10 grams
- Bell Pepper-BBQ Turkey Burgers
Option 4: BBQ sauce and chopped bell pepper (1/2 cup each)
Toppings: Cheddar cheese (1 slice per serving) and mixed greens
Calories per serving: 362; Fat: 12 grams
- Turkey Burgers With Black Beans and Cilantro
Option 5: Black bean & chopped cilantro (½ cup each)
Toppings: Sliced avocado
Calories per serving: 270; Fat: 3.5 grams
Directions:
Preheat grill or grill pan to medium-high. Combine turkey meat and desired ingredients; season with salt and pepper and mix gently to combine. Form into 4 equal sized burgers and grill for 5 to 6 minutes per side. Serve on toasted whole-grain English muffins with desired toppings.
TELL US: What’s your favorite turkey burger recipe?
Dana Angelo White, MS, RD, ATC, is a registered dietitian, certified athletic trainer and owner of Dana White Nutrition, Inc., which specializes in culinary and sports nutrition. See Dana’s full bio »
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Love that Option 5 with the avocado!
Try goat cheese and frozen chopped spinach!
Try feta cheese and spinach so,awesome
Those look great and I can't wait to try them. I need to incorporate more easy burgers like these into our meals.
I make mine with grated onion, zucinni and carrot. They are very moist and tasty.
We usually like to add Cheddar or American cheese to our turkey burgers and season them to taste with salt, pepper, garlic powder, etc. to enhance the flavor of them. They definitely are a great substitute for beef since there is vitually no greasy taste with these burgers.
Will be trying these this weekend.
grated fresh ginger, chopped mushrooms, chopped red pepper and a little hot sauce- garnish with cilantro and a tablespoon of non fat greek yogurt
Oh that sounds awesome !!
We add can green chiles and cajun seasonings to meat topped with fat free cheese slices and fresh veggies served on multi grain sandwich thins…yummy
i add a package of ranch dressing, dry, to a pound of ground turkey.