Turkey Club Burger
Lighten up your traditional hamburger with lean ground turkey — less saturated fat, without less flavor.
- Prep: 20 min
- Cook: 20 min
- Total: 40 min
- Servings: 4
- Cuisine: American
- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: $3.13/serving
Dietary
- Dairy-Free
- Nut-Free
- High-Protein
- Low-Sugar
Tags
- quick
- healthy
- savory
- classic
- crowd-pleaser
Ingredients
- 12 ounce ground turkey (99 percent fat-free)
- 0.5 cup scallions (rinsed, sliced)
- 0.25 teaspoon black pepper (ground)
- 1 egg (large)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoon mayonnaise (light)
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 4 ounce spinach (rinsed, dried (or arugula))
- 4 ounce portabella mushroom (rinsed, grilled or broiled, sliced)
- 4 whole-wheat hamburger buns
Instructions
- Preheat oven broiler on high temperature (with the rack 3 inches from heat source) or grill on medium-high heat.
- To prepare burgers, combine ground turkey, scallions, black pepper, and egg, and mix well. Form into ½- to ¾-inch thick patties, and coat each lightly with olive oil.
- Broil or grill burgers for about 7–9 minutes on each side (to a minimum internal temperature of 160 °F).
- Combine mayonnaise and Dijon mustard to make a spread.
- Assemble ¾ tablespoon spread, 1 ounce spinach or arugula, several slices of grilled portabella mushroom (optional), and one burger on each bun.
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories: 299
- Protein: 29 g
- Carbohydrates: 26 g
- Fat: 11 g
- Fiber: 5 g
- Sodium: 393 mg
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Sugar: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 89 mg