Turkey Burgers with a twist
Mar 29, 2010 Food Things, Sandwiches
Today I did something completely uncharacteristic. I woke up at 6:00 so I could have time to work out, make breakfast, get ready, and write a blog post. I think one of the biggest struggles in my life is that I want to be a morning person, but I am through and through a night owl. It has always been really hard for me to fall asleep and really hard for me to wake up. No matter what time I go to bed, I rarely wake up feeling ready to get up. It’s terrible.
I have motivation though for waking up early now. I’m working on writing a book, and I’ve noticed ever since I started planning it out that I haven’t had a lot of time to do other things. I want to sit and write on this blog or do laundry or spend time with Brian, but the book is taking up a lot of my time. I think having an extra 2 hours in the morning might help me get a little more done. I also want to tone my arms and lose about 5 pounds before my friend Melissa’s wedding in June, so working out is an important part of that. I was pleasantly surprised this morning when I started my Wii Fit (for the first time in several months) to discover that since I switched jobs I’ve lost 9.5 pounds. I had no idea though, so it really doesn’t make that big of a difference, You would think I would notice 9.5 pounds leaving, but I didn’t at all.
Maybe it has something to do with the fact that we’ve been eating really healthy lately. Last week, for example, we made Turkey Burgers instead of regular hamburgers, and I wanted to share the recipe with you. It’s based on Rachel Ray’s recipe for Cranberry Bog Turkey Burgers, and I thought they were delicious. If you want a twist on a turkey burger, this is a good recipe.
Cranberry Turkey Burgers
Ingredients:
Makes 4 Burgers
- 1 1/3 pounds ground turkey breast
- 1/3 cup McIntosh apple, finely chopped
- 1/3 cup white onion, finely chopped
- 1/3 cup celery from heart of the stalk, finely chopped
- 1 rounded teaspoon poultry seasoning
- Salt and pepper
- Vegetable Oil for drizzling
- 4 slices provolone cheese
- 4 whole wheat hamburger buns
- 1/2 cup cranberry sauce
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise or reduced fat mayonnaise
- 8 leaves Bibb lettuce, cleaned
Directions
Combine turkey, apple, onion, celery, poultry seasoning, salt, and pepper in a bowl and form into 4 large patties. Preheat a large skillet or a grill pan to medium high heat. Drizzle skillet or brush grill with vegetable oil and cook patties 5 to 6 minutes on each side. When the burgers are almost done, place a slice of provolone cheese on top of each patty and heat until melted, about 1 minute. Toast open hamburger buns. Mix together cranberry sauce and mayonnaise. Spread bun halves with cran-mayonnaise and pile in burgers and Bibb lettuce.
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