Southwestern Turkey Burgers
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About a year ago I was distraught to find that Trader Joe’s discontinued one of may favorite summer treats, their Southwestern Turkey Burger. I think they replaced it with some chicken burger but it’s just not the same.
This is my recreation. I cooked mine on the George Forman but I can’t WAIT to get them on the BBQ this summer!
but I can’t WAIT to get them on the BBQ this summer!- 8oz extra Lean Ground Turkey
- 1/3 of a red bell pepper diced small
- 1/3 of a green bell pepper diced small
- 1/3 of a yellow bell pepper diced small
- ½ of a small onion diced small
- 1 medium button mushroom diced small
- 1 egg white
- ¼ cup quick oats
- 1 tsp chili powder
- ¼ tsp red pepper flakes (or to taste)
- ½ tsp cumin
- 1 tsp dried cilantro
- Salt & pepper
Put all ingredients in a bowl and combine with hands.
Form the mixture into 4 equal sized patties approximately 4 ounces each.
Grill about 4-5 minutes a side or about 6 minutes on the George Forman Grill.
I served it on a Whole Wheat Potato Roll (a whole wheat English muffin would work too) with a bed of baby spinach and some ketchup. I also cooked up the other 3 and froze them for lunches.
What about the husband? well, he had a regular old burger. BORING! ;~P
| Servings | Amount per Serving | Calories | Fat | Fiber | WWPs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 turkey patty | 100 | 2g | 2g | 2 |
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Looks good i’ll have to try it soon.
you’ve done it again, roni! this looks like my ideal burger, perhaps with a little pepper jack cheese on top. no, there’s no way i can wait until summer to grill one of these babies up–nice job!
I love the Trader Joe chicken patties with the lime and I’m sorry I missed the Southwest Turkey burgers!!! The seasonings in these sound so good! Once again, I gotta try these! Thanks!
Roni-
These do look good. What % of turkey do you use? Is it turkey breast or the 93%? I always stand in front of the meat case debating what one to buy. I like the 96% ground beef but my super market is out a lot of the time. Plus it is about $5 a pound.
These look really good, Roni! I’ll be giving these a try soon
wow these look AMAZING - i love turkey stuff like this. I will definitely try!
I love turkey burgers…these sound like a great version!!
Happy Valentine’s Day!!
Thank you so much for doing this! I was furious when Trader Joes took them off their shelves. Not a fan of the new Chicken Chile Lime burgers. Can’t wait to try these! Thanks Roni!!!
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I had never tried the turkey burgers, but the chicken chile lime burgers rock my world! I could eat one everyday!! These burgers you created look really good as well, I will have to try them sometime.
I tried these yesterday and what a great burger!!!
I am seriously addicted to your page!
This looks like a great recipe…I’ll be making them this week!
Also thanks for adding the ww pts column …saves me some time!
Once again this was really good. I made some little adjustments for what I had on hand, used a light english muffin with mustard, lettuce, cucumbers, grilled mushrooms and onions, and pickles on top. I will definitely make this again, especially when I have a burger craving.
Just tried the burgers last night. YUMM!! I was so suprised. It had been about 7 years since I cooked turkey burger. I didn’t like how it smelled while it was cooking. This time no problems. It was great. Thanks again.
These burgers are great! Even hubby loved them - he ate two! I LOVE your website and will be trying many more recipes in the days to come. Thanks!!!!!!!
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Made these last night with sweet potato fries…and they were so good!!! I had been craving a burger and this totally satisfied my craving!!! Thanks again for all the great ideas!
As I was cleaning out the freezer, I came across a good idea when you want to make this but have not gone to the store for peppers… use a frozen stir fry! It has red, yellow and sometimes green peppers as well as onions. This is what we are having for dinner tonight… what a great idea!
That IS a great idea! Thank Laura!