Stuffed Turkey Burgers

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Stuffed Turkey Burgers
Wed, 08-20-2008 - 1:42pm

Stuffed Turkey Burgers with Apples, Onions and Peppers


If you’re making these burgers for children, you may want to serve the apples and peppers raw, on the side. Some children prefer their fruit and veggies that way.


¾ pound ground white meat turkey (see dietician's note at bottom)
1/8 teaspoon kosher salt, optional
Freshly ground pepper
Canola cooking spray (or other legal spray)
½ ounce low-fat Cheddar cheese, very thinly sliced
2 large cooking apples, such as Braeburn, Granny Smith, or Macintosh, cored and cut into thin slices
¼ cup thinly sliced red onion
1 medium red bell pepper, seeded and cut into julienne strips
4 whole wheat sandwich rolls, split and toasted (or sub legal ww grain)
Mustard, optional
Low-sodium ketchup, optional (nsa ketchup)


1. Shape the ground turkey into 4 round uniform patties. Season with salt, using, and pepper.


2. Lightly coat 2 large nonstick skillets with cooking spray. Cook the patties over medium-high heat in one skillet for 4 minutes. Flip the burgers and top with cheese. Continue to cook another 4 minutes, or until the burgers are done or register 170 degrees on an instant meat thermometer. Meanwhile, cook the apples, onion, and pepper in the other skillet approximately 10 minutes, until soft.


3. To serve, place a turkey burger on each roll and top with apples and vegetables. Pass the mustard and ketchup, if using.


Dietitian’s Note: Don’t forget to purchase ground white meat turkey. Not all ground turkey is lean, so be choosy.


Makes 4 servings


Per serving:
250 calories (12.5% calories from fat)
3.5 g total fat (0.5 g saturated fat)
26 g protein
34 g carbohydrate
5 g dietary fiber
35 mg cholesterol
277 mg sodium
278 mg potassium



To learn more about Cleveland Clinic's "Healthy Heart, Lifestyle and Cookbook" please click here.


Nancy


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