Healthy Turkey Burgers Recipe
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The Best Healthy Turkey Burgers Recipe that is juicy, moist and absolutely delicious! A must try for an easy dinner!
These healthy turkey burgers are the perfect recipe for your next cookout, whether you grill them or make them on the stove!
Tender, juicy, and packed full of flavor from grated garlic and onion, tangy worcestershire sauce and smoked paprika. This is a recipe your whole family will love!
Top these burgers with your favorite toppings (like homemade bbq sauce) and serve with fries or pasta salad. A warm weather meal you can feel good about eating!
With 43g of lean protein per serving, these turkey burgers are super satisfying, never bland, and easy to make gluten or dairy free with simple substitutions!
tyler’s tips for healthy turkey burgers
- Use moistened hands when making the patties will help to keep the mixture from sticking to your hands.
- Preheat your grill or cast iron pan for a good crisp on the outside of your burgers.
Ingredients
substitutions and additions
Ground Turkey: Using a leaner ground turkey will create a dryer burger that is more likely to fall apart. For the best turkey burger, use 93% lean meat. You can use this recipe with ground beef if you’d like. We also love ground turkey meatloaf.
Panko Bread Crumbs: Panko helps to hold the burger together. You can use almond flour, but your burgers will be more delicate.
Egg: We haven’t tried making this recipe without the eggs but I think it may work.
Milk: You can use regular dairy milk or nondairy milk.
Onion/Garlic: The addition of the grated onion and garlic helps to add more moisture to the burger, but you could substitute the fresh for 1 teaspoon each of garlic and onion powder.
Spices: This recipe is very flavorful, but has a basic burger flavor profile so feel free to experiment with additional spices!
Lower Carb: You can serve these burgers without the bun! These Lettuce Wrapped Burgers are delicious!
How to make Healthy Turkey Burgers
- In a large mixing bowl combine the panko, egg, milk, onion, garlic, worcestershire, and seasonings. Mix to combine and let sit for 2 minutes. Add the ground turkey and mix lightly until just combined.
- Divide mixture into 4 even portions and using slightly wet hands, form into even patties. Chill patties in the fridge until ready to cook.
- Cook burgers until deeply charred, cooked through and a thermometer reads 165℉. About 10-12 minutes. Remove burgers and let rest for 4-5 minutes.
- Serve with preferred toppings and condiments. Some of our favorite suggestions are below.
How long to cook turkey burgers
Turkey burgers need to be cooked to an internal temperature of 165 degrees.
On the stove: they need to be cooked for 3-4 minutes per side.
How long to bake: Bake at 350° for 20 minutes in the oven.
How long to grill: Grill at 10-12 minutes over direct medium heat.
How to serve Ground Turkey Burgers
- This recipe is delicious over a salad for an easy lean protein. We love it with our Avocado Ranch Salad and our Taco Cauliflower Rice Bowls
- You can also serve it with Healthy Oven Baked French Fries, Crispy Sweet Potato Fries, Healthy Coleslaw, Grilled Veggies, Greek Pasta Salad, Garlic Parmesan Corn, Grilled Veggies in Foil, Vegetable Kebabs
- For even more ideas, check out these Healthy Side Dishes
Turkey Burger toppings
Because this burger recipe is pretty standard, you can use this as a base for all different kinds of burger toppings:
- Classic burger: with red onion, tomatoes, and lettuce, plus mustard and ketchup
- Southwest burger: with pepper jack and guacamole
- Bbq burger: with cheddar, BBQ sauce, and fried onions
- BLT burger: with bacon, lettuce, and tomato
- Taco burger: with Pineapple Mango Salsa and lettuce
- Southern burger: with pimento cheese and bacon (or next level with bacon jam!)
- Caramelized Onions and Pickles
How to store
These turkey burgers are best when freshly made.
Storing: Cooked turkey burgers can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days. Uncooked patties can be stored in the fridge wrapped tightly for 2 days.
Freezing: You can freeze cooked or raw burger patties in the freezer for up to 3 months.
Reheating: You can reheat this recipe in the oven, at 350℉ for around 10 minutes until heated through.
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Healthy Turkey Burgers
Ingredients
- 1 ½ pound ground turkey 93% lean
- ½ cup panko bread crumbs
- 1 egg lightly beaten
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 2 tablespoons finely grated onion
- 2 cloves garlic finely grated
- 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
- ½ teaspoon fresh cracked black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl combine the panko, egg, milk, onion, garlic, worcestershire and seasonings. Mix to combine and let sit for 2 minutes to absorb the liquid and create a kind of paste. Add the ground turkey and mix lightly until just combined.
- Divide mixture into 4 even portions and using slightly wet hands, form into even patties. Chill patties in the fridge until ready to cook.
- Preheat your grill or heat a heavy cast iron pan over medium heat and cook burgers until deeply charred, cooked through and a thermometer reads 165℉. About 10-12 minutes. Remove burgers and let rest for 4-5 minutes.
- Serve with preferred toppings and condiments.
Notes
- These turkey burgers are best when freshly made, but can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days and reheated in the oven, at 350℉ for around 10 minutes until heated through. Uncooked patties can be stored in the fridge wrapped tightly for 2 days, or in the freezer for up to 3 months.
- Using a leaner ground turkey will create a dryer burger that is more likely to fall apart. For the best turkey burger, use 93% lean meat.
- The addition of the grated onion and garlic helps to add more moisture to the burger, but you could substitute the fresh for 1 teaspoon each of garlic and onion powder.
- Using moistened hands when making the patties will help to keep the mixture from sticking to your hands.
- Panko helps to hold the burger together. You can use almond flour, but your burgers will be more delicate.
I really liked this recipe! Great flavor and good consistency in the burger.