Southwest Turkey Burgers

Power Foods Cookbook, page 137

This is another one of my boyfriend's picks. With two guys in the house, burgers are always welcome here. 

I forgot to buy bread crumbs, so I used Panko.

Put everything in a bowl and mix it up.

I like to refrigerate it for a while to sort of marinade the meat.

Form into patties.

Cook on a skillet. Or grill. Whatever.

Flip and cook the other side.

Garnish with your favorite condiments.

If made to recipe and split into 4 servings, this recipe is 7 PointsPlus. I don't see too much wiggle room to reduce the PointsPlus value on these: you could split the patties into 5 servings and find the lightest whole wheat hamburger buns (or sandwich thins) that you can find. You can also substitute a low fat ground beef for minimum PointsPlus change.

I apparently had some kind of mental block when shopping for this recipe. I totally forgot to add ground turkey, buns, bread crumbs, jalapeno, and salsa to my shopping list. A second trip to the store helped, but it still wasn't everything. Working with what I had, this was still a hit in the house and we'll definitely be making it again! That lovely side dish you see is Citrusy Carrot Salad with Green Olives.

Shortcuts:

None

Substitutions (may affect PointsPlus value):
Panko instead of bread crumbs

Omissions:

Jalapeno
Salsa