A while back I tried a delicious Weight Watchers recipe for Salsa Burgers. They were fantastic, made from beef, and used a couple ingredients we didn't have. I knew they would make awesome turkey burgers because the green chilis add a lot of moisture; hence, these Salsa Turkey Burgers were born.
Salsa Turkey Burgers
Ingredients
- 1 lb. Ground lean turkey
- 1 lg. Egg
- 1 small onion diced
- 3 tbl Seasoned dried bread crumbs
- 3 tbl Flaxseed Meal
- 2 1/2 tbl Canned chopped green chiles, drained
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 tsp Dried basil
- 1/4 tsp chili powder
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1/4 tsp Pepper
- 4 Multi grain sandwich thins
- 1/2 c Fat free salsa/ Rotel/ homemade salsa (tomatoes, onions, garlic, green chilis)
- Instructions
- Combine first 11 ingredients in a medium bowl. With damp hands, form the mixture into 4 (1/2 inch thick) patties.
(Ok, these are huge - go for it if you want, they're still pretty low-cal, but they could easily make 6 decent-sized patties.)
- Spray a medium nonstick skillet w/ nonstick spray and set over medium-high heat. Add patties and cook until an instant-read themometer inserted in the side of each patty registers 160 (about 5-6 min each side for medium). We also covered with a piece of foil and added a bit of water to stem them a bit and keep them juicy - worked like a charm.)
- Place the burger in the buns w/salsa. (The WW recipe called for salsa, last time we made it we did Rotel which was great, and this time we combined diced tomatoes, the rest of the green chilis, onion, and garlic - also good. Whatever you prefer.)
Yum! These were 1/4 pounders - HUGE and super filling! They calculated out to about just over 330 cals and 18g of fat. Like I said, these would be equally as filling at a smaller size. I think I will split the recipe to serve 6, instead of 4, next time around.
**Along with these awesome burgers, I also got in an amazing workout today! 100 squats, 100 wall push-ups, 100 jumping jacks, and a 9.5-minute-mile run after! I shaved almost 5 minutes off my time when I take the kids in the stroller!**
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