My Life in Meals

Spicy Turkey Burgers

A few years ago when I met my fiance I told him I was going to make him my famous turkey burgers. Expectantly, he made a face. He’s a beef kind of guy - steak, ribs, and of course real beef burgers. I promised him that these would be up his alley and he let me make them. He was expecting a dried out burger with no taste, but what he got was an extremely juicy, tender burger packed with spice. Now, he and his whole family only make turkey burgers in their house!

Of course, the main reason I started to replace ground beef with ground turkey is because it is much leaner and more healthy. You can even make these with ground chicken instead. If you have extra meat, make these into meatballs and freeze them until your next spaghetti dinner like I did!

Ingredients:

One package lean ground turkey
2-3 jalapeno peppers, diced
1 medium onion (red or yellow), diced
2 teaspoons garlic paste
2 teaspoons ginger paste
2 teaspoons red chilli powder
2 teaspoons dried oregano (or dried basil or thyme).
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1.5 tablespoons salt
1 tablespoon ground black pepper
Olive oil

Procedure:

Mix turkey, jalapenos, onion, garlic, ginger, red chilli powder, oregano, lemon juice and salt and pepper together in a mixing bowl.
Make the burgers into patties of desired size.
Set the oven on broil.
Place a small amount of olive oil on your hands and coat the burgers (or meatballs) on both sides.
Cook for 8-9 minutes on each side.

If you want to cook these on the BBQ, follow all the same instructions and cook patties 5 to 10 minutes per side. I put my burger on a 100 calorie Whole Wheat Sandwich Thin, and thoroughly enjoyed it!