Turkey Burger Request

I really like turkey burgers. You can buy pre packaged ones. Honeysuckle White makes some and they sell them at Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart has another brand they sell that has fewer calories. They usually have less fat than beef so when you cook them, you have to be careful that they don't dry out or you get a tough burger. I cook mine slowly on a griddle usually. I usually season them with a little s&p and a touch of garlic. Sam's sells some chicken burgers (frozen) that are really good as well.
I haven't bought beef in a long time; at least the past six months and I don't miss it at all.

Oh yes! What 4lafz said. Instead of high calorie hamburger buns, I also use the sandwich thins. Orowheat and Earth Grains both make them and they have only 100 calories for the whole bun. These are whole wheat and fabulous!!

Rachael ray is like the queen of turkey burgers. Find one of her recipes either online or in her cookbook at the store and make those! She has some to die for ones.

If you are interested in making your own, start w/ the leanest ground turkey breast you can find........I add 1/2 ground dry oats (put in blender or food processor) - or you could use them whole......you may need to add more oats depending on how much turkey you have, I just wing it....., dijon mustard - to taste, egg whites, splash of skim milk, fresh parsley, ground pepper and a splash of Franks hot sauce. Sometimes, I'll throw in fennel seed or other spices just to change things up a bit.......

If you use regular ground turkey instead of turkey breast, it has a bit more fat in it and you won't need as much liquid (egg whites & milk).

We really enjoy these. Low in fat, high protein.

Making your own is probably best. My grocery store carries two types of Jennie O brand turkey burgers. The one I like the best is made from white meat and is 190 cal/burger and pretty filling. My favorite thing to do with them through is to eat with brown rice and a concoction I make with black beans, chunky-style salsa, cumin, Tabasco, and diced tomatoes. I was desperate one night when I came up with this one, lol but I make it once a week now and use the leftovers when I need a quick meal during the week. For some reason, spicy stuff goes real well with ground turkey.

I'm not sure you are going to like turkey burgers as a substitute for a hamburger but it's worth trying.

Personally if I am going to have a burger I want it to taste like a burger. I was seeing a dietitian at the hospital a few years back & she told me she did not care if I ate extra lean ground beef every day. Besides 4 oz. of lean ground turkey is 160 calories, verses
4 oz. of extra lean ground beef which is 130 calories. It just does not taste the same to have a turkey paddy in my hamburger bun. I do not mind ground turkey in other things though. I make my own paddies from about 2 1/2 lbs to 3 lbs. of extra lean ground beef & add garlic & worshirester sauce, pepper & a beaten egg , also one slice of bread broken up & soaked in 1/4 cup of low fat milk.; mix & form in 4 oz. paddies, put wax paper between each paddy & freeze them. You can just break off a paddy as you need it. You can add any other spices to yours as you like, just be careful not to put in sodium rich spices. Enjoy

made turkey burgers on Friday night and my hubby loved them. Mixed the meat with just some garlic/garlic and some season salt (a tinny bit) then made burgers and cooked them in my non stick pan. If grilling spray each side with Pam as they stick. The I topped mine with low fat swiss and the hubby had cheddar. They were so good. I also had guacamole on mine. Super yummy. Hope you enjoy them.

I love them too and found this recipe last night..


Open-Faced Turkey Patty Melt


The traditional patty melt gets a makeover with ground turkey, but substitute ground chicken or ground sirloin, if you prefer. Pair sandwiches with vegetable chips.



Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 sandwich)


1 teaspoon olive oil
1 cup vertically sliced Vidalia or other sweet onion
1/4 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
1 1/2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 pound ground turkey breast
1 large egg white
Cooking spray
4 (1-ounce) slices reduced-fat Swiss cheese
4 slices light rye bread
1/4 cup country-style Dijon mustard

Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add onion to pan. Cook 5 minutes or until lightly browned; stir occasionally. Transfer onion to a bowl.

Preheat broiler.

Combine cheese and next 4 ingredients (through egg white). Divide turkey mixture into 4 equal portions, shaping each into a 1/2-inch-thick patty. Return pan to medium heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add patties to pan; cook 4 minutes or until brown. Turn patties over; cook 1 minute. Top each patty with 1 cheese slice; cook 3 minutes or until cheese melts and patties are done.

Place bread slices in a single layer on a baking sheet; broil 2 minutes or until toasted. Spread 1 tablespoon mustard on each bread slice; top each serving with 1 patty. Divide onion mixture evenly among sandwiches.



CALORIES 348 (23% from fat); FAT 9g (sat 4g,mono 2.2g,poly 2.6g); IRON 2.1mg; CHOLESTEROL 50mg; CALCIUM 325mg; CARBOHYDRATE 22.4g; SODIUM 848mg; PROTEIN 43.4g; FIBER 1.5g

If you like beef you could still enjoy beef burgers. Get the leanest ground beef and make your own! Or get the premade patties and they are American heart association recommended (in a red bag at Albertson's where I shop) and my husband and I compared the two and the beef ones were a better option than the turkey. As for seasonings, I like simple garlic powder, ssalt, and pepper...just a bit!

This is great advise... the leaner the better. And you can always use some olive oil to keep it from being too dry. I use the Jenny-O turkey burgers that are 97/3 and honestly, I might just like them better than beef. Same thing for seasonings... tiny bit of garlic powder, salt and pepper... and yumminess ensues! I still have yet to try a turkey burger at any restaurants, but that's on my list.

This my absolute favourite turkey burger recipe

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/10767/turkey-burgers-with-beetroot-relish

The beetroot relish really makes a difference - healthy too.

Lots of great recipes on the BBC site - probably because every other TV program on the BBC seems to be a cooking program LOL

Do you like Salmon? I found some awesome Salmon burgers at the store and they have 23g of protein each, they are made my Compliments

Taste great with a bit of home made tartar sauce

My husband and I just tried Jennie-O Turkey burgers (We bought the Savory Seasoned ones from Walmart). We cooked them out on the grill, put them on a sandwich thin and loaded it with raw green peppers, onion, and mild banana peppers along with a little mustard. They were very tasty!

You have to look at the turkey you are buying, the one you want is ground white meat turkey breast. Regular ground turkey is just like 80/20 ground beef.

My favorite TURKEY Burger is by far the Jenni-o patties that are seasoned with onion and garlic... I never had to add anything to them.. D-lish.. but for some reason they have been very hard to come by around here.

I found this recipe online and tried it out for a family get together, haven't made it for one person who hasn't liked it. Super yummy and super easy...

1 pound ground turkey
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon red pepper flakes
1 teaspoon dried minced onion (optional)
1 egg
1/2 cup crushed cheese flavored crackers (we use reduced fat cheese its)

Preheat a grill for high heat.
In a large bowl, mix together the ground turkey, garlic powder, red pepper flakes, minced onion, egg and crackers using your hands. Form into four fat patties.
Place patties on the grill, and cook for about 5 minutes per side, until well done.