Hamburgers - out, Turkey Burgers - in

By: Laura

Yeah, so you might be thinking, turkey burgers, blah.  I've had them before, they're dry and tasteless.  Well, you may have been right before, but turkey burgers are the modernized hamburger-juicy and delicious.  Frankly, I make them almost weekly in the summer and for some reason, even though there is a whole lot of cheese in them, I feel "healthier" for eating them instead of the usual beef burger.  The recipe I follow is simple and turns out great every time.  I think you'll enjoy it, so give it a whirl on the old grill today.

Here's how it goes...

First, grab a pound of ground turkey.  (This is only half a pound, but you get the idea)

Add some flava, garlic, chili powder and salt and pepper. (Yep, that's it!)

Now for the cheese, just use what you have on hand.  I used about a half a cup of "pizza cheese" (provolone and mozzarella).  I've also used plain mozzarella and Swiss cheese; both are great choices too. 

Mix the ingredients together with your hands, but just until mixed, you don't want to overwork that bird.

Fire up your awesome, amazing new grill.  (Yep, that's our new grillin' machine.)

And grill the burgers over medium high heat for 6-8 minutes per side.

Finally, add your fixins' and enjoy!

So, there you have it, a great burger-modernized.  Who wants a plain old burger when you can have this tasty patty?  Get grillin'!


Turkey Burgers
Recipe adapted from Real Simple Magazine

1 lb. of ground turkey (dark meat or 93% lean or less)
1/2 to 3/4 cup of cheese (mozzarella, Swiss, or the like)
1 tsp. of garlic powder
1 tsp. of chili powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper

Mix the above ingredients together and form into patties.  Make a shallow well in the top of each patty.  Season with salt and pepper.

Grill the burgers turning once (do not press or flatten), 6 to 8 minutes per side.  Yum! Yum!