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June 24, 2006
A Twist on Turkey Burgers
Fajita Turkey Burgers
Put together these turkey burgers for a speedy supper after a late-afternoon or early-evening workout. Use prechopped onion and bell pepper, if you prefer, so the burgers come together even more quickly. Garnish with fresh lettuce, tomato, and red onion, if desired.
1/4 cup bottled tomatillo salsa
2 tablespoons chopped avocado
1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro
2 (1-ounce) slices white bread
Cooking spray
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
1/2 cup finely chopped red bell pepper
1/2 cup finely chopped green bell pepper
2 teaspoons fajita seasoning, divided
1/4 teaspoon salt, divided
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1 pound ground turkey
1 egg white
4 (1 1/2-ounce) whole wheat hamburger buns, toasted
Combine tomatillo salsa, chopped avocado, and cilantro; set aside.
Place bread in a food processor; pulse 10 times or until crumbs measure 1 cup.
Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add onion and bell peppers; sauté 5 minutes or until tender. Stir in 1/2 teaspoon fajita seasoning and 1/8 teaspoon salt. Cool.
Combine breadcrumbs, onion mixture, remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons fajita seasoning, remaining 1/8 teaspoon salt, tomato paste, turkey, and egg white in a large bowl. Using damp hands, divide turkey mixture into 4 equal portions, shaping each into a 3/4-inch-thick patty. Heat pan over medium heat. Recoat pan with cooking spray. Add patties; cook 4 minutes on each side or until done. Place 1 patty on bottom half of each bun. Top each serving with 1 1/2 tablespoons salsa mixture; top with remaining halves of buns.
Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 burger)
CALORIES 349(30% from fat); FAT 11.5g (sat 3.1g,mono 1g,poly 1.1g); PROTEIN 30.4g; CHOLESTEROL 71mg; CALCIUM 110mg; SODIUM 876mg; FIBER 4.6g; IRON 2.7mg; CARBOHYDRATE 34.5g
Cheesy Turkey Burgers
1/2 cup bread crumbs
1/2 cup finely shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
1 egg white
1/8 tsp salt
1/8 tsp black pepper
1/8 tsp garlic powder
1 pound lean ground turkey meat
Preheat the grill to medium-high heat. In a large bowl, stir together bread crumbs, cheese, egg white, salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Knead in ground turkey meat to mix well. Shape into 5 patties. Grill 7-9 minutes on each side, or until cooked trhough. Serve on whole wheat buns with favorite burger toppings like lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles, ketchup and mustard.
Yield: 5 burgers
Per burger: 180 kcal, 8g Carb, 28g Protein, 4g Fat, 1g Saturated Fat, 280 mg sodium, 1g Fiber
Posted by Lisa at June 24, 2006 08:37 AM
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