Garden Vegetable Turkey Burgers
Author: 
Recipe type: Worknight Dinners, Weekend Cooking
Prep time: 
Cook time: 
Total time: 
Serves: 4 burgers
 
Ingredients
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • ½ white onion, diced
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 large carrot, diced
  • ½ red bell pepper, diced
  • ½ yellow bell pepper, diced
  • 1 - ¼ pound lean ground turkey
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ⅛ teaspoon pepper
  • 1 handful fresh herbs (parsley, basil and/or cilantro work best), chopped $1 for a bunch
Instructions
  1. Heat olive oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring, until it begins to soften and turn opaque. Add diced red and yellow peppers and carrot. Cook, stirring often, until vegetables are tender, about five minutes. Add in the garlic and cook, stirring, for another minute or two, until the carrots have softened slightly and the mixture is fragrant. Remove from the heat.
  2. In a large bowl, mash the ground turkey with a wooden spoon -- or just use your hands. Add salt, pepper, sautéed vegetables, chopped fresh herbs and mix until combined. Shape into four patties, about ¾-inch thick. Chill 30 minutes or so before cooking -- patties will be easier to handle.
  3. Heat a large nonstick frying pan over medium-high heat and brush with a small amount of canola oil, or prepare a medium-hot grill. When you can feel the heat when you hold your hand above it, cook the patties for 5 minutes on each side, or until a meat thermometer inserted into the center of the burgers registers 170 degrees F.
  4. Serve on whole-grain buns or in lettuce wraps with your favorite condiments or slaw.
Recipe by In Good Taste at https://ingoodtaste.kitchen/garden-vegetable-turkey-burgers/