This is the perfect turkey burger. Pinky swear!
Do you love turkey burgers? Specifically, turkey burgers?! After the turkey potstickers I made the night before last, I couldn’t help but think of all the delicious things I could make with ground turkey, and last night felt like a burger night. And for the record, that’s a salad plate. It’s the only plate that will fit on my makeshift photo studio, aka the shelf under the lamp in my dining room!
So I did a bit of research on how to make a better turkey burger, i.e. not a dry one, and stumbled across Lauren’s Latest who made a turkey burger with a pat of butter among other things. I didn’t want to add any more points to my dinner, so I went with this burger below – which served just me!
The Perfect Turkey Burger
Ingredients
- Ingredients
- 6 ounces raw Jennie-O extra lean ground turkey breast
- 3/4 teaspoon butter
- salt and pepper
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- 1/2 teaspoon favorite bbq rub (I used Penzey’s 33rd & Galena rub)
Instructions
Mix the turkey breast, dried parsley and bbq rub together. Form two 3 ounce patties and generously salt and pepper both sides. Put one patty on your cutting board, add the butter, then top with the second patty and press down until the burger is about 1/2 – 3/4 inch thick. Cook over medium low heat about 5 minutes per side, or until a meat thermometer reaches 165 degrees. I used a clear lid on top so once I could see that the burger was cooked half way through, I flipped it.
For the last couple minutes I added my trusty meat thermometer and went to refill my water and came back and my burger was done!
I served mine on a toasted bagel thin with romaine and dill pickles on the bottom, then topped with sautéed mushrooms, a bit of Plochman’s angry mustard, some hot sauce and parsley. Holy cow, was this a great burger. I am still team beef, but I have to say, I’d chow down on one of these burgers any day of the week, and I am pretty sure this will be heavy in the dinner rotation. Can you see how juicy this burger is?!
Perfect for a weeknight dinner, especially if you form the patties in the fridge before work, and just let them sit on the counter for 15 minutes before cooking while you check the mail and switch into your pajamas as soon as you walk in the door. Thanks Jennie-O for letting me be a 2017 Ambassador – and hoping I can share my new found love of ground turkey with all of you. You can check out their Facebook page and Twitter page for more recipe inspiration.
And because dinner was such a snap to put together, I had time to do a 20 minute Jillian ab work on YouTube – she still kind of annoys me, but it was a good workout – I have a feeling I’ll be feeling ab muscles I haven’t felt in a long time today!
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I like turkey burgers a lot. I add a little smoked gouda and some buffalo wing sauce and they are delish! 🙂
You are so killin’ it this year! Now I have to get on track! This turkey burger looks like a great way to start! And hey…it isn’t called the windy city for nothin’!
Bravo on the photo! You made that burger look incredible. Your readers have some great ideas too. You have the best followers! Congrats on being in CONTROL 🙂
Thanks Kym! The burger tasted as good as it looked – seriously I could eat this every week, and probably will 😀
I remember seeing Oprah do a segment on a turkey burger once. It was from some famous spa in California (I think). Sooo fancy! Anyway, the “secret ingredient” was CHOPPED APPLE. Yum!
That’s a great idea too Susan!!
Love your playlist. Handclap ! Can’t help but move when that comes on. Add Proud by Heather Small. It’s theme from Biggest Loser and also you must have the only playlist in America without Can’t Stop the Feeling by Justin Timberlake lol. Keep moving sister, you got this.
Thanks for your suggestions – I forgot about that sound from Heather Small 😀 Thanks for being such a great cheerleader!
I know what you mean about turkey burgers being dry. And they can get that really tight, rubbery texture. My trick is to shred zucchini into the turkey, work it in with my hands, and as the turkey cooks, so does the zucchini and it releases liquid into the meat. Keeps the texture a little looser and the meat moist. Best part? Virtually no extra calories. 🙂
I once tried to make my husband a meatloaf with veggies, including zucchini and let’s just say, that didn’t go so well 😀 But I will definitely try that – thanks for the tip!
I don’t always love Turkey Burgers, but the butter idea is genius! One of my resto faves has a poblano pesto on it… mmm…
Thanks for the playlist. One of the things I like to do when I’m losing weight to reward myself, is for each pound lost, allow myself to by a new, upbeat song for my running playlist! Always looking for ideas.
Wow, poblano pesto sounds amazing! I love spotify, so far there isn’t a song I’ve wanted on there, and it’s worth the $13 a month I pay for it 😀
BUTTER! Interesting – I will have to remember that trick.
We were super windy yesterday (and today as well) and I ran in it – not easy when those gusts hit! Sounds like it was an adventure just walking in it – but then, you were in the Windy City!
That’s true, I am used to a bit of wind in the city, but that was redic!
I’m kind of new to Spotify…. Did you name the playlist, such that I can search for it and follow it?
#livefully is the name of the playlist – I’ll have to see if anyone can follow it – I didn’t know that was possible ???
The turkey burger looks yummy! You have motivated me to get my bu** in gear again. I go to WW and from Thanksgiving on it has been down hill. Since Monday I have been focused staying within my points, moving, & drinking my water. Thanks for taking the time from your crazy schedule to write your blog, you are my favorite! Hugs, Michelle
Morning sunshine! ???? congrats on getting back on track – and thanks for taking the time to comment – hugs back ?