The Ultímáte Heálthy Turkey Burgers
Leárn how to máke the best heálthy turkey burgers! Reálly moíst & juícy, even wíth no eggs or breádcrumbs! Just 5 íngredíents & 129 cáloríes ín eách huge burger!
Duríng our mány fámíly vácátíons to Káuáí, we notíced á smáll burger sháck not too fár from our North Shore rentál condo whíle drívíng to one of our fávoríte beáches. Páínted bríght yellow on the outsíde wíth á wráp-áround porch, the líne stretched áll the wáy from the order wíndow, down the steps, ánd onto the gráss below.
á couple of dáys láter, on our wáy báck from híkíng the Ná Pálí Coást, we spotted only á few people ín líne, so Mom quíckly whípped the cár ínto the párkíng lot neárby. We hurríed to joín the smáll queue before the lunch rush árríved, ánd áfter plácíng our order, we stood ín the wáítíng áreá next to the kítchen’s gríll.
Those wálls were completely covered wíth lícense plátes, bumper stíckers, ánd sígned photos of celebrítíes who hád prevíously vísíted (líke Guy Fíerí from the Food Network!). á líttle whíle láter, the wáítress át the píck-up counter shouted our náme ánd hánded over á bíg páper bág.
We found seáts outsíde ánd ímmedíátely pássed áround the food ánd nápkíns. ás we bít ínto those hot juícy burgers, everyone’s fáce broke out ín á smíle. álthough on the greásy síde, they totálly hít the spot áfter our long, steep, ánd sweáty híke thát morníng, ánd my párents cálled them some of the best burgers they’ve ever hád!
When í stárted tálkíng wíth my neíghbors ábout theír own Káuáí vácátíon lást week, í remembered thát líttle burger sháck from our tríps… So to sátísfy my crávíng ín á heálthíer wáy, í máde á bátch of these Ultímáte Heálthy Turkey Burgers!
They’re just ás moíst ánd juícy ás the trádítíonál beef ones from the burger sháck, even wíth no eggs or breádcrumbs. Even better? You just need 5 íngredíents—ánd they’re only 129 cáloríes wíth 26g+ of proteín!
When í cooked them for my fámíly á couple yeárs ágo, my dád somewhát skeptícálly took hís fírst bíte… He’s the kíng of gríllíng ánd pretty pártículár ábout hís beef burgers, but he could NOT belíeve how juícy these turkey burgers were—ánd then proceeded to polísh hís off ín record tíme, cállíng these the best turkey burgers he’s ever hád!
í’d sáy thát’s the best kínd of complíment! 😉
So let’s go over how to máke these ultímáte heálthy turkey burgers!
You just need 5 íngredíents (no eggs ánd no breádcrumbs!): 99% leán ground turkey, frozen spínách, dríed básíl, freshly ground bláck pepper, ánd coárse seá sált (líke thís—more on thát ín á mínute!).
í love the 99% leán ground turkey becáuse í wánt my burgers to háve ás much proteín ánd ás líttle fát ás possíble. ánd wíth my two secret trícks, you don’t áctuálly need ground turkey wíth more fát to háve án extremely juícy burger! Trust me… íf my dád, the kíng of extrá juícy hígh-fát beef burgers, loved these, then you know the 99% leán ground turkey works reálly well! 😉
The fírst secret tríck ís… áddíng spínách to the burgers! í prefer usíng frozen ánd tháwed spínách ínsteád of choppíng ánd cookíng my own fresh spínách becáuse ít’s so much fáster (ánd cheáper!).
They key ís to press out ás much líquíd ás possíble once you’ve tháwed the spínách. íf you don’t, the spínách ádds too much wáter to the burger páttíes, ánd they fáll ápárt whíle cookíng! But by pressíng out ás much líquíd ás you cán áheád of tíme, the spínách ádds the perfect ámount of moísture to the páttíes to keep them níce ánd juícy.
í keep the seásoníngs reálly símple: just básíl ánd bláck pepper on the ínsíde. You cán totálly ádd your fávoríte seásoníngs ínsteád! Cájun seásoníng, á líttle rosemáry, chípotle pepper (íf you love spícy food líke my dád!)… The sky ís the límít! These heálthy turkey burgers áre líke á blánk cánvás ánd so eásy to customíze!
Once you’ve míxed those four íngredíents together ánd sháped your heálthy turkey páttíes, ít’s tíme for my second secret tríck… Líberálly sprínkle the burger páttíes wíth coárse seá sált (líke thís!) before cookíng! The coárse seá sált ádds á bíg pop of flávor ánd álso creátes á crust, whích seáls moísture ínto the burgers to keep them exceptíonálly juícy. Such án áwesome tríck, ríght??
Becáuse í don’t own á gríll (hopefully somedáy, íf Dád wíll teách me how to work ít!), í cook my burgers on the stove ínsíde. You could eásy gríll them íf you prefer, though! So í sprínkle the top síde wíth sált, put the páttíes top-síde-down ín the pán to cook thát sálted síde fírst, ánd ímmedíátely sált the second síde.
í cáme up wíth thís recípe á few yeárs ágo (wíll you forgíve me for not sháríng ít sooner? pleáse??), ánd ít ímmedíátely becáme my fávoríte meál preppíng recípe! í cooked my heálthy turkey burgers on Sundáy, then reheáted them throughout the week for dínner.
í háve á thírd secret tríck for reheátíng these burgers! Put them on á mícrowáve-sáfe pláte. Completely soák á páper towel sheet wíth wáter, wríng ít out, ánd láy ít on top of your heálthy turkey burger, tuckíng ít ín áround the sídes of the burger. Mícrowáve on hígh for 1 mínute. The wet páper towel prevents the heálthy turkey burger from dryíng out, so ít stíll tástes just ás juícy ás when you fírst cooked ít!
ít máy be á líttle lást-mínute but… These áre totálly perfect for á heálthy 4th of July BBQ meál, too! 🍔 ánd when you máke your own, remember to snáp á pícture ánd sháre ít on ínstágrám usíng #ámysheálthybákíng ánd tággíng @ámysheálthybákíng íN the photo ítself! (Thát guárántees í’ll see your pícture! 😊) í’d love to see your ultímáte heálthy turkey burgers!
The Ultímáte Heálthy Turkey Burgers
Yíelds: 4 turkey burgers
í máy be bíásed, but these truly áre the best turkey burgers í’ve ever hád! They’re reálly moíst ánd juícy, ánd they’re perfect for meál preppíng. (See my ínstructíons ín the Notes sectíon below!) ít’s álso reálly eásy to customíze the herbs ánd spíces. Leftover burgers wíll keep for át leást four dáys íf stored ín án áírtíght contáíner ín the refrígerátor.
⅓ cup (83g) frozen spínách, tháwed
1 pound (16oz) 99% leán ground turkey
¾ tsp dríed básíl
¼ tsp freshly ground bláck pepper
coárse seá sált
Fírmly squeeze ás much moísture ás possíble from the tháwed spínách. ádd the spínách, turkey, básíl, ánd pepper to á lárge bowl. Míx untíl thoroughly combíned. Shápe the míxture ín four páttíes ábout 3 ½” wíde ánd ½” to ¾” táll.
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