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Southwestern Turkey Burgers
Today, let’s talk turkey!
Turkey burgers have come a long way right? They used to be this dried out “healthy alternative” to a REAL burger but now I find it’s just another iteration of poultry that I really enjoy. The only problem? If you have a red-meat-loving spouse at home it can be challenging to talk them out of the Turkey Burger = Fake Burger headspace.
For years when I’d suggest making turkey burgers Garrett would kind of groan and suggest that we eat something different. That is until I made these burgers one night. It’s a play on an old Rachael Ray recipe that I adapted when we went Paleo because it was that tasty! It’s been making appearances on my meal plans forever but I have never blogged it, which is silly because it is absolutely a staple in our house. The key to making it not taste like a “fake” burger? Tons of different flavors.
Turkey is a blank canvas and alone it can be a little bit bland. But that makes it the perfect type of meat to mix with smoky, spicy Southwestern flavors and crispy sweet peppers. Add a little touch of your favorite hot sauce and some jalapenos dialed up to your desired heat level and your turkey is all of a sudden a flavor force to be reckoned with.
The nice thing about this recipe is you just dump everything in a bowl and mix. I say just get your hands dirty, but you can also mix it up with a fork. Turkey is pretty forgiving and doesn’t get too tough like ground beef does if you overmix it. Grill or fry up in a pan and serve over a giant bed of greens. Your dinner will be done in less than a half hour and you won’t feel at all like you are eating a healthified version of something. If you want to get really spicy top it off with some smoked jalapeno kraut. That stuff is the real deal and so is this burger!
Southwestern Turkey Burgers
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Prep time: 15 mins
Cook time: 15 mins
Total time: 30 mins
Ingredients
- 1.25 lbs of ground turkey, preferably dark meat
- 2 cloves garlic, finely minced
- 1 large shallot or 1/4 red onion, finely diced
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- 1 small bell pepper, finely diced
- 1 jalapeno pepper, finely diced
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 2 teaspoons hot sauce
- 2 teaspoons grill seasoning
- 1 Tablespoon Coconut oil
Instructions
- Combine turkey, garlic, shallot, thyme, parsley, bell pepper, jalapeno, cumin, hot sauce and grill seasoning in a medium bowl and mix until combined
- Dived mixture into 6 equal mounds and then form into patties.
- Heat coconut oil in skilled over medium high heat
- Add patties and cook 5 to 6 minutes per side
- Serve on a giant bed of lightly dressed greens
- Enjoy!
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