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Grilled turkey burger

August 9, 2019

Recipe

Substituting ground turkey breast for ground beef reduces the calories and saturated fat in these burgers.

Serves 4

Substituting ground turkey breast for ground beef reduces the fat and calories in this recipe.

Combine the ground turkey breast, bread crumbs, chopped onion, parsley, Worcestershire sauce and hot sauce in a large bowl. Mix well. Divide turkey mixture into 4 equal portions and form into patties.

Prepare a hot fire in a charcoal grill or heat a gas grill or broiler. Away from the heat source, lightly coat the grill rack or broiler pan with cooking spray. Position the cooking rack 4 to 6 inches from the heat source.

Grill burgers until browned on both sides and heated through, about 7 minutes a side. Serve each burger on a bun topped with 1 tomato slice, 1 onion slice, 1/2 lettuce leaf and a dollop of fat-free mayonnaise.

1 pound ground turkey breast
1/4 cup dried plain bread crumbs
1/4 cup chopped onion
2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
4 whole-grain buns
4 slices tomato
4 slices red onion
2 bibb lettuce leaves, halved
2 tablespoons fat-free mayonnaise

DASH Eating Plan Servings

Dairy foods (low-fat or fat-free) Fats and oils Fruits 2 Grains and grain products 3 Meats, poultry and fish Nuts, seeds and dry beans Sweets 1 Vegetables

Diabetes Meal Plan Choices

Fats Dairy foods (low-fat or fat-free) Fruits 3 Meat and meat substitutes Milk and milk products 1 Nonstarchy vegetables 2 Starches Sweets, desserts and other carbohydrates

Mayo Clinic Healthy Weight Pyramid Servings

2 Carbohydrates Fats Fruits 1 Protein and dairy Sweets 1 Vegetables

Nutritional analysis per serving

Calcium 296 Calories 30 g Total carbohydrate 56 mg Cholesterol 4 g Dietary fiber Trace Monounsaturated fat Potassium 35 g Protein 1 g Saturated fat 1 prepared burger Serving size 389 mg Sodium 4 g Total fat