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  • Make-Your-Own Turkey Burger

    Healthier Classics

Let family members help prepare the meal by choosing their own burger ingredients

Recipe Source: Deliciously Healthy Family Meals
Prep time Cook time Yields Serving Size
10 minutes 30 minutes 4 servings 1 burger with ¼ C mixed ingredients on a bun
Ingredients

  • 12 oz  99 percent lean ground turkey
    2 Tbsp fresh parsley, rinsed, dried, and chopped (or 2 tsp dried)
    4 whole-wheat hamburger buns
    Nonstick cooking spray

  • Burger ingredients:

    1 C  fresh tomatoes, rinsed and diced (or canned no-salt-added diced tomatoes)
    1 C  red onions, diced
    1 C  white mushrooms, rinsed and sliced
    1 C  part-skim shredded mozzarella cheese

308
calories
8 g
Total fat
3 g
Saturated fat
52 mg
Cholesterol
230 mg
Sodium
4 g
Total fiber
33 g
Protein
30 g
Carbohydrates
432 mg
Potassium
15%
Vitamin A
20%
Vitamin C
4%
Calcium
15%
Iron
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Directions

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 350 °F.

  • 2
    Arrange burger ingredients (tomatoes, red onions, mushrooms, and mozzarella cheese) in separate bowls.

  • 3
    Ask each person to select ¼ cup total of his or her choice of ingredients.  (You may have leftover ingredients after this step—keep or freeze for use in other recipes!)

  • 4
    Divide ground turkey into four parts on a plate.

  • 5
    Ask each person to combine his or her ¼ cup of burger ingredients with one portion of ground turkey and mix well to form a patty ½-inch to ¾-inch thick.

  • 6
    Brown burgers on a nonstick pan coated with cooking spray for 2–3 minutes on each side.  Then, transfer burgers to a baking sheet coated with cooking spray and place in the preheated oven for about 10 minutes (to a minimum internal temperature of 165 °F).

  • 7
    Assemble burgers on buns, and serve.

Note: Nutritional information may vary depending on selection of ingredients.

Chefs in Training Each “chef” can help set out the ingredients and make his or her own burger.

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